Recruitment processes and strategies have evolved over the last few years. World events such as COVID-19 and technological advancements are shaping how hiring managers recruit employees to their organizations. In addition, there has been a paradigm shift from being physically present at work to working remotely. This paradigm shift in workplace practice has also necessitated hiring managers to embrace the culture of virtual recruitment.
As the world continues to tackle the ongoing effects of Coronavirus, companies, and employees are adjusting to the new normal.
So, what are some of the top recruitment trends for the year ahead?
Remote recruiting is one of the major trends in today’s recruitment process. It involves conducting job interviews via video conferencing software like WebEx, Cisco, Microsoft Teams, Zoom, etc. In addition, hiring managers can also use video interviewing tools like montage, HireVue, etc.
Remote interviewing simulates a face-to-face interview environment and encourages collaborative hiring where the hiring manager and the relevant department head can participate in the recruitment process. Maintaining a professional environment without distractions may be a challenge during the remote interviewing process, but it’s widely accepted now that some interruptions are inevitable when working from home.
However, as hiring managers strive to perfect the remote recruitment process and applicants understand the need for a distraction-free interviewing environment, remote interviewing will continue to improve. As a result, it will continue to play a pivotal role in today and tomorrow’s hiring process.
The increasing use of Artificial Intelligence in the recruitment process
The use of Artificial Intelligence in identifying and recruiting employees is expected to increase over the coming years. More smart talent identification platforms are being developed to make the hiring process more convenient. Hiring managers can utilize innovative talent identification platforms like Eightfold AI and other job posting software. In addition, natural language processing and chatbots can help eliminate bias when identifying, selecting, and hiring employees.
With advanced artificial intelligence technologies, hiring managers can sift through a large number of applications with less stress. The sourcing, screening, sorting, and ranking of qualified candidates can be carried out with greater speed and accuracy. As the world of machine learning and other artificial intelligence technologies continue to evolve, the hiring process will become more efficient.
Inclusion, equality, and diversity
The importance of diversity, inclusion, and equality as key strategies in the recruitment process cannot be overemphasized. Therefore, hiring managers should focus on implementing these three essential recruitment strategies to guarantee a fairer and more inclusive recruitment process. Statistics show that companies with a more inclusive workplace and a diverse workforce tend to be more profitable and productive.
Suppose you want to boost your workforce diversity, equity, and inclusiveness as a hiring manager. In that case, you should ensure that everyone is given a level playing field to excel in your company. Hiring managers should also consider the cultural diversities of employees and encourage team collaboration without any unhealthy preferences.
Hiring managers should create an inclusive environment where potential employees can feel a sense of belonging and feel encouraged to join their workforce. Gender or racial bias can cause hiring managers to miss out on experienced, qualified, and highly suitable candidates, so the future of recruitment is very much angled towards inclusivity and eliminating bias.
Embrace the benefits of the growing gig economy
Hiring managers can explore and embrace the benefits of the gig economy. The ILO defines workers under this category as individuals under temporary employment and has a pre-determined termination date. They can be employed for contract-based, casual, seasonal, or fixed-term jobs.
Hiring contract workers helps to shorten the hiring process. It also enables hiring managers to hire niche experienced and better-skilled employees. Hiring contract workers also help reduce long-term labor costs since such employees are employed to provide a temporary solution to a specific problem in an organization. In addition, the impact of workers in the economy is immediate because these workers tend to take less time adjusting to the role since they are experts in their respective fields.
Leveraging the use of analytics
Analytics is a hot recruiting trend that has a high impact in supporting successful employee recruitment strategies. Using analytics and data helps to hire managers to use data-driven tools to make hiring decisions and quickly identify applicants’ strengths and weaknesses. As a result, analytics used in the recruitment process reduces hiring costs, helps identify bottlenecks, and helps to hire managers quickly fill vacant positions. In addition, with analytics, hiring managers can prove the return of investment and effectiveness of their various recruiting software.
Recruiting employees for the fast-growing IT industry
The IT industry is experiencing rapid growth, and many IT companies are sourcing highly qualified candidates to fill the employment gap in the industry. However, hiring managers should ensure that prospective employees have the required training and skills needed to work in a particular position; rushing to hire could lead to issues with the quality and retention of candidates. In addition, as more sophisticated and advanced software is developed to enhance the information technology industry, hiring managers should also get conversant with the latest tech to ensure they’re also up to speed.
Social Media Recruiting
One of the newest trends in the recruitment process is using social media to recruit the best talent for a company. Social media users have increased tremendously over the years and are expected to further increase in the years to come. Hiring managers can leverage this vast employee marketplace to advertise vacant positions and reach people who perhaps aren’t actively seeking roles and are passive job seekers.
You can make use of filters or hashtags to streamline your advert posting and the potential audience. LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Twitch, and Instagram are social media platforms where hiring managers may find potential employees for suitable job roles.
Conclusion
As the hiring process evolves, hiring managers should also be prepared to move with the trends to find more efficient and convenient ways of hiring employees.
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Originally published at Upstack.co on Dec 31, 2021, by Joanna Blomfield.
