Recruiters started 2022 with the challenge of quickly hiring top talent in a market that’s short of qualified workers. Talent acquisition (TA) teams have ramped up hiring activity, but some are stumbling at the gate due to outdated technology and resources. They’re losing top talent to competitors because of things like poor candidate experience or…
There’s no question that the current employment market is tough for talent acquisition pros. In August 2021, there were 11 million job openings in the US – nearly twice the open positions reported a year earlier. This puts job seekers in the driver’s seat and leaves employers competing fiercely for top talent. In fact, recruiters…
While the hiring landscape in 2020 was difficult, talent teams are facing even more complex challenges in 2021. At the end of August 2021, there were 10 million job openings in the US, compared to 6 million open positions reported a year earlier. Amid these extraordinary conditions, talent acquisition pros are being asked to hire…
There is nothing a recruiter dislikes more than spending the time and effort to attract, interview, and help hire a new employee only to have that individual leave the organization within their first 90 days on the job due to a poor new employee onboarding process and experience. Recent Paychex research found roughly a third…
Learn how recruiters are creatively responding to a new set of industry challenges to hire top talent quickly and efficiently Today, the U.S. is seeing a return to early 2020 employment numbers, with the economic recovery allowing many companies to increase staffing levels rapidly. However, priorities and expectations in the workplace have shifted, putting increased…
Many businesses in the U.S. are currently reporting that they’re understaffed to some degree. This not only leaves many companies struggling to not only get qualified candidates to accept job offers, but also to onboard new employees and get them caught up to speed as quickly as possible. Unfortunately, onboarding isn’t free. (Not necessarily “new…
High employee turnover is a challenging reality for many recruiters in industries like healthcare, retail, and foodservice. Talent acquisition (TA) teams must keep roles filled with top-quality employees while preparing for the next wave of turnover. But high-volume recruiting doesn’t have to be a painful process. With a proactive strategy focused on building a large…
The manufacturing industry has faced a whirlwind of shifting expectations, opportunities, and shortages over the past year. Last fall, we surveyed manufacturing recruiters to learn more about their challenges for our 2020 Recruiter Nation Survey and learned that manufacturing recruiters are struggling with too many applicants without the necessary skills or qualifications, and increased stress…
What a difference a year makes. From a stalled job market in 2020 to one where many sectors are thriving and workers have the upper hand. Why do they have the upper hand? Well, in what is (hopefully) the tail-end of the pandemic in the U.S., the economy is predictably changing for the better, but…
Learn how the workforce is responding and adapting one year into the pandemic This just in! Jobvite’s 12th annual Job Seeker Nation Report has been released, uncovering a profound change in concerns, challenges, and priorities for workers while navigating the job seeking process amidst COVID-19. At 6.2%, the U.S. unemployment rate today is lower than it was…
