New research cites diversity and changes to the interview process as key trends within the HR sector for the year ahead.
LinkedIn’s Global Recruitment Trends report showed that 82% of recruiters consider diversity to be their main consideration.
78% of employers polled believed that having a diverse workforce created a positive culture, with 62% saying it also helped with company performance.
However, 38% of those polled said they struggled to find employees from diverse backgrounds, along with 27% who admitted that they found it difficult to retain diverse employees.
The interview process was also identified as a key topic for the new year, with 49% of hiring managers saying that changes to interview techniques would be important, with challenges highlighted including understanding weakness (57%) and interview bias (42%).
Jon Addison, head of talent solutions at LinkedIn UK, commented: “Over the past few years, hiring talent has become a repetitive, and sometimes transactional, process. But there is a shift happening, and these emerging trends are helping to elevate recruitment to a more strategic profession that focuses on the most important and gratifying parts of the job – the human part and thinking critically about how to win the right talent. It’ll be a keen finger on the pulse with these trends that will help recruiters stay alive in our ever-evolving market.”
The annual report surveyed over 8,800 recruiters and hiring mangers from 39 countries.
The full report can be downloaded here
