Looking for a job? Follow these top 5 hiring trends of 2013 By Shuchita Kapur Published Tuesday, September 10, 2013 echnology has completely changed the way employers look for candidates, get in touch with them and finally shortlist those who they believe are capable enough to come onboard. LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network, has just released the top five most important long-term recruiting trends emerging across the world and as expected, professional networks are the most important and frequented place that employers come to looking for candidate. The findings are based on a survey carried out by the company with inputs from over 3,300 HR professionals around the world. "The way in which companies identify and hire the best talent has changed, and this new data reveals that social media is the biggest driving force behind this change. Online networking continues to be a strong influence in career opportunities for professionals around the world,” says Ali Matar, Head of Talent Solutions, LinkedIn MENA. Utilising social and professional networks According to the LinkedIn survey, a majority of the respondents (37 per cent) are increasingly using professional social networks to find and hire the best talent. Upgrading employer branding Next on the list is employer branding – 30 per cent of the respondents believe that a company’s employer brand is an essential element in attracting the best candidates, and can half the cost-per-hire. This is very important in a competitive talent market. Finding better ways to source passive candidates Very close (in percentage terms – 29 per cent) is the role that passive candidates play on networking sites. They may not be actively looking for a job but will not skip the chance if something interesting comes along. At any one time, only 20 per cent of professionals are actively looking for a new role. The vast majority are passive candidates which, thanks to social media, can now be discovered by recruiters, as the survey puts it. Being a strategic talent advisor to the business This is an upgrade of the age-old HR department. A good 24 per cent respondents who took part in the survey believe that strategic talent advisors to the business play an important role now. “HR has finally earned its seat in the boardroom with access to new data and insights that can inform strategic decisions of the business,” reads the survey report. Boosting referral programs Referrals are finding their place in the world of recruitment and are now considered as an important means to get new hires. Twenty one per cent of the respondents believe referrals are still the best sources of hires for a lot of companies, and social media insights are powering new tools that can help businesses increase the talent they have access to. Courtesy of Emirates247
Posted on: Thu, 12 Sep 2013 01:25:40 +0000
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