Staying abreast with top staffing trends in the industry is one of the best ways to devise an effective hiring strategy. This is particularly true amid current pandemic situations when the economies are heading towards uncertainty. As organisations are currently embracing the new normal, more employees are now working remotely. In fact, the entire workplace is going remote.
In this scenario, it is imperative for businesses to understand the current industry trends that will shape the staffing process and strategize to adapt to the changes.
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1. Streamlined Recruitment
Shortage of high-quality talent is one of the biggest staffing challenges that organisations are facing today. The unemployment rate is low and as such, the competition to find the best candidates is high. Hence, it is important to have a streamlined staffing process that keeps potential candidates engaged and interested.
Automation is one of the top trends that will be driving the staffing industry in the near future and has already paved the way for streamlining the recruitment process. Automated emails, AI-powered chatbot interviews, candidate shortlisting and onboarding are essential to keep the candidates in the loop and provide them an improved hiring experience.
On the other hand, AI-enabled chatbots will become pertinent for organisations in their early phases of applicant interviewing and screening.
2. Focus on Social Media
Social media is not only a powerful platform to build a strong company image, but also effective in reaching out to a broad range of potential job candidates. In fact, a majority of recruiters use social media platforms to find the most qualified candidates for any job position. As such, giant social media sites like Facebook and LinkedIn are expected to make it big in the staffing industry.
3. Reskilling
In today’s highly competitive job market, it is challenging to hire a candidate that has the right blend of qualification and experience you want. Therefore, the future trend will be a rise in recruiting for ‘potential’ instead of ‘skills.’ A staffing agency can then provide the required training to reskill the candidates.
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