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Recruitment Trends in 2025 – Predictions From 15 Experts
We are approaching completion of another busy and ever-changing recruitment year.
We asked 15 recruitment market professionals to believe about how 2023 will go into the history books and what you can take along with you for 2024.
Unsurprisingly, when we asked our professionals about the most considerable modifications in recruitment in 2023, the words popping up in the word cloud were AI, automation and the changes in skills and employer branding.
Let’s dive into what 15 recruitment specialists needed to say in the 2023 Teamdash survey.
The rise of AI and automation in recruitment
The concentrate on automation has actually appeared in the previous years, and rightfully so. Recruitment innovation is more readily available, accessible and versatile than ever.
This year, AI took a substantial action ahead in recruitment and has actually been included into recruitment software, consisting of Teamdash.
We recently celebrated one year of ChatGPT – the notorious AI tool mentioned at every supper table this year. ChatGPT and other AI tools are utilized by both recruiters and prospects, raising concerns about how it affects the recruitment process and how to keep ethical and human factors in the decision-making.
At Teamdash, our philosophy has constantly been that the employer should be at the steering wheel and in control, and innovation is just a vehicle to arrive much faster, much safer and more conveniently. And it must continue and be transparent in the recruitment performance metrics.
AI resembles your co-pilot – you remain in control, giving commands and deciding.
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Renita Käsper, Global Director of Talent Acquisition and Employer Branding at HRS Group
Talent acquisition and recruitment has actually been a relatively early adopter of Artificial Intelligence. AI helps employers to work smarter, not harder, automate repeated tasks, make it faster and much easier to source candidates, compose job ads, launch employer branding campaigns, and engage with candidates, to name simply a couple of. AI continues to progress and automate daily tasks. Recruiters may be able to take a great deal of repetitive things off their plates and focus on the more human elements of recruiting.
Keter Luhaorg, Recruitment Partner at Euronics
I started using multiple AI-powered tools in recruitment, always making sure ethical practices, obviously. Learning the required prompts not just made my task much easier, however likewise showed incredibly interesting. Embracing ethical AI tools completely transformed my approach to recruitment: Automated Resume Screening: employment quickly matching candidate credentials with job requirements. Chatbot help: guides prospects, answers FAQs, and schedules interviews seamlessly.
In 2023, we experienced the growth of the requirement to headhunt talents rather than fill the functions of actively using individuals. At the exact same time, the increased flow of applying prospects looked like a positive modification, however actually, it did more work in terms of the requirement to respond to everyone, assess each profile’s viability to the role and send out more rejection e-mails.
The performance boost that the AI and automation tools provided allowed us to make the process quicker and more constant. We accomplished an improvement in the Time to Hire metric and the drop in Voluntary Turnover, and, at the exact same time – an increase in staff member NPS.
Lauryna Gireniene, Head of Talent Acquisition at Nord Security
In 2023 our hiring rate from applicants increased by 25% – to increase employing rates, you need to make sure the very best prospect experience by utilizing automations and AI.
Tools you need for effective recruitment in 2024
Recruiters without current tools and software application have a clear disadvantage compared to the ones who have adopted a comprehensive tech stack.
All the specialists who reacted to our study pointed out having an excellent and modern ATS as the very first must-have tool in 2024.
Teamdash is recruitment software application developed by recruiters for recruiters, and we understand how frustrating it is dealing with innovation that doesn’t fit your workflows.
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That’s why Teamdash is highly customisable and includes different automation possibilities and (AI-powered) tools that make your work easier – an interview scheduler, a task advertisement landing page tool, the inclusive language checker, AI-powered Candidate Summaries and video talking to options, to call a few. The recruitment dashboard gives you a birds-eye summary of your entire recruitment process. The Recruitment Performance tab gives you a visual summary of vital recruitment metrics so you can be more tactical in your everyday work.
We covered picking the ideal ATS for your needs and business at one of our webinars in 2023. You can watch it on demand on Livestorm.
Having the right tools assists us adapt to the market changes we saw in 2023 and be proactive in 2024. Here are some suggestions from our experts:
My must-have tools are Proficient at, Chat GPT (or comparable), and LinkedIn.
Jane Pettit, Business Growth Coach and Recruitment Team Trainer at Centred Excellence
For employers in 2024, must-have tools consist of innovative AI-driven Applicant Tracking Systems, advanced candidate assessment software application, varied and inclusive task advertising platforms, information analytics tools for talent acquisition insights, and virtual truth user interfaces for immersive candidate experiences, stressing efficiency, fairness, and engagement in the recruitment process.
Piret Ulm, Partner Relations Lead at TalentHub
I personally think you will fall too far behind the curve if you do not make AI work for you. There are still too lots of recruiters not making the most of technology. You do not have to master them all, however get a great grounding on prompts and recognition as a minimum. AI is as reliable as Wikipedia – you require to do the fact-check.
Danas Venclovas, Head of Talent Acquisition at Luminor Group
ATS, Magical Text Expander, employment DeepL, Grammarly, and templates to make day-to-day tasks faster.
Rethinking and redesigning your employer brand to adjust to the modifications
The nature of work and the expectations towards the workplace and employer have substantially moved in the past years. There is also a generational modification in the labor force – Gen Z is getting in the workforce as a part of the Boomer generation is retiring.
To keep up and exceed these expectations and keep employing and keeping leading skill, employers need to reassess their company brand name and offering. At our end-of-the-year webinar, Kaarel Holm from MeetFrank shared that the Pareto principle uses in their user base – 20% of the best employers get 80% of the applicants. No company wishes to miss out on out on working with the very best skill.
To become one of the very best, openness is expected throughout all stages of the talent strategy. This indicates leveraging the best technology and tools to support human proficiencies and constructing a strong company brand based upon them.
Diversity (DEI), flexibility, transparency and the increase of relatable organisations are the keywords in focus for employer brand names in 2024.
We have actually seen a lot of change throughout 2023.
– Firstly, the need for the workplace on a flexible basis has made a return. While totally remote and remote-first opportunities stay dominant amongst jobseekers, hybrid functions are ending up being significantly popular.
Our Q3 Flexible Working Index (a report which tracks evolving trends throughout the versatile tasks market) exposed a sharp shift away from remote work amongst employers – fully remote roles accounted for simply 4% of task posts between July and September, usually.
Meanwhile, jobseekers’ demand employment for remote work remains strong, however our information reveals that the more flexibility business offer personnel around working locations, the more popular they are among candidates.
– Secondly, the conventional work week has substantially progressed over the previous year.
The traditional Mon-Fri is taking a backseat. Increasingly more business are presenting an alternative method, which consists of variations of the 4-day week, the 4.5-day week, and the 9-day fortnight.
Demand for the 4-day work week has actually escalated, with approximately 47.4% of Flexa users noting it as their favored method of working during October. During the same period, 37.5% chosen the 4.5-day week as their choice, and 14.1% mentioned the 9-day fortnight was theirs.
Kayleigh Little, Recruitment Automation Expert at Teamdash
Maintaining your employer brand whilst recruitment is low is KEY! You need to be constantly sharing things with your audience so when recruitment selects back up you are not essentially going back to square one. Technology will allow you to genuinely make data-driven choices whilst having the ability to track candidates, elevate your company branding and master recruitment marketing.
Recruiter skillset in 2024
Over the last few years, we have actually seen a lift in skill- and value-based hiring. Companies are now actively upskilling their current workforce and working with new employees to fill the skill spaces.
This likewise implies recruiters need to adapt their skills to match the requirements. Recruiters require a mix of outstanding soft abilities and tough skills to be successful in 2024 and beyond. An effective recruiter in 2024 is a fantastic communicator and facilitator who knows how to offer the role and the business, works with data and statistics to believe tactically, and adapts rapidly to the modifications in the market.
Again, proactively working on establishing these skills further and utilizing innovation assists stay on top of the recruitment video game.
In the previous couple of years, we have actually seen recruitment ending up being a growing number of tactical and data-driven. HR specialists have actually ended up being the leaders of this shift and the brand-new talent strategies.
We more than happy to see that Teamdash users are actively working with the information readily available for them in the Recruitment efficiency tab and have made checking it a part of their daily regimen. This has helped them find brand-new ways to streamline the process and automate laborious tasks, making more time for activities that value.
The new skillset aligns with the obstacles that 2023 has actually brought and will carry on to 2024.
– We have actually seen a boost in the variety of prospects but still have troubles getting enough certified candidates;
– We require to cut or handle recruitment expenses to stay on top of the economic situation in the world;
– For stronger company brand names, we need better interaction throughout business, and cooperation with working with managers is specifically important.
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Riin Soostar, Senior HR Business Partner at Circle K Eesti
It is essential to automate as much administrative work as possible so the recruitment procedure is as effective and top quality as possible. Recruiting is getting more technical with every year. I ´ d state that a good employer should stay up to date with the trends, understand the target group, and understand how to connect to them. Also, there needs to be a bit of a salesperson in every recruiter, in an excellent way.
The most important skills for a recruiter in 2024 are:
Business partnering and consultancy skills. The ability to participate in significant discussions and create collaborations with hiring supervisors and stakeholders is critical. We need to first cultivate a wealth of service acumen and skills within ourselves to really operate as important organization partners. It includes comprehending our service objectives, preemptively developing talent pools, and avoiding last-minute firefighting. Stepping into an intake call with skill market mapping results guides the discussion. It aligns expectations at the ideal level, making the next actions more enjoyable for ourselves, working with managers, and prospects.
Data-fueled procedures and decision-making: While the discourse around data-driven procedures has actually continued, couple of have wholeheartedly welcomed these concepts. Predicting what leads us becomes a vital ability among TA professionals and helps us construct significant collaborations with our stakeholders. The approaching years signal a concrete shift, demanding basic change when it pertains to time-based metrics, but not just. Integrating Talent Analytics and Talent Intelligence into resource planning is ending up being the requirement even before recruitment activities start. Balancing the internal and external viewpoints ensures that we keep up with changes and remain half an action ahead. As the information subject needs to expand, storytelling abilities take centre stage-because information holds a vital story, and we are in the lead of composing the narrative around this.
Natalja Horohordina, Head of Talent Acquisition at Eesti Energia
Recruiters need to embrace and take advantage of recruitment automation, develop assessment skills, and boost internal movement in 2024. Recruiters require to comprehend their groups’ abilities and capabilities in-depth to develop a thorough group’s assessment picture.
Lara Holding-Jones, Director at Pink Jelly People Consultancy
Assessment skills will end up being increasingly important as prospects utilize AI tools to develop significantly strong CVs.
What will 2024 bring into recruiting?
We will see how numerous of these trends and difficulties mentioned bring over to 2024.
One thing is for sure: AI and automation will play a helping function for recruiters – customised communication, and the human element will constantly remain the leading gamers for both employers and prospects.
We are thrilled to see in which direction AI and technology will take us in 2024.
The end-of-the-year webinar “Key patterns and modifications in recruitment for 2024” was an insightful session with data and expert forecasts from MeetFrank’s Co-Founder Kaarel Holm and The Talent Hunter Vanessa Raath. It is offered on need on Livestorm.
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Piret Luts, Global Head of Talent Analytics, Sourcing & Research at Nortal AS
2023 has left lots of skill acquisition teams lean. Recruitment teams and professionals require to discover and reevaluate how to deliver more with less. Balancing the needs of service needs while ensuring personal well-being is important to combat the prevalent challenge of recruitment burnout in the year ahead. Remember, it’s essential that your cup is complete too.
The second one would be trust. 2023 was notorious for the number of layoffs, I feel that there is a growing deficit of trust from the prospects side. Therefore, business need to be conscious of constructing their genuine company brands inside out and taking good care of their current workers. Prioritizing the well-being and engagement of current employees ends up being not just a business responsibility however a tactical crucial to restore and strengthen trust in the employing landscape.
Molly Johnson-Jones, CEO & Co-founder at Flexa
As mindsets and understanding continue to sway in the best direction, I hope 2024 will bring much more openness and utilisation of employer branding. Both go together and are exceptionally crucial to effectively hiring and maintaining leading skill – especially as they help build trust amongst candidates and workers.
And there’s so much data to back this up. For example, LinkedIn’s Employer Brand statistics state that 75% of task hunters consider an employer’s brand before even requesting a job.
In a survey of 1,000 staff members, Visier discovered that 90% trust their company. When asked why, 65% stated, “They usually tell me the truth”, 52% stated, “They’re transparent about company policies and practices”, and 38% stated, “They motivate staff members to speak up”.
And data from Deloitte revealed that trusted companies outshine their peers by approximately 400%!
Vanessa Raath, Founder of The Talent Hunter
There is a great deal of disruption from generative AI. We are going to see good recruiters utilizing AI to make their tasks easier and enhance a lot of their routine, admin-intensive tasks in 2024. We are likewise visiting a great deal of lazy employers badly utilizing Generative AI tools. We should keep in mind that nobody speaks like ChatGPT, so we can not simply spit up content and pass it off as our own. Personalisation will be key for us to stay Human.
Hiie-Liin Tamm, Recruitment Lead at Scoro
More automation in recruitment: Using more AI in recruitment to support manual tasks and improve prospect experience with a more personal method.
Pay transparency: being more transparent about pay is getting a lot of appeal; business require to prepare to be able to satisfy the requirements of the European Parliament Pay Transparency Directive.
More talent is offered: Due to great deals of layoffs and instability in the tech sector, there’s more skill available. So companies who can work with now have the possibility of having really premium people who are devoted to them.
DEI in hiring: companies stress variety recruitment and unconscious predisposition.