Emerging trends in the recruitment space

Submitted by - Disha Kashyap

The recruitment space is continuously evolving. With the death of CVs, employers are able
to assess a candidate on the basis of their soft skills, personality and knowledge instead of
past experience. Video interviewing is moving quickly into the mainstream. AI is poised to
take the game to the next level, helping recruitment operations eliminate bias, boost
diversity and inclusion, automate candidate sourcing and enhance candidate experience by
minimising hire time. It’s a candidate driven market out there and hence, recruitment
marketing and inbound recruitment will be necessary to attract and nurture talent to an
organization. The use of Virtual Reality to improve candidate experience with VR-simulated
situations for assessments or virtual office tours will help in employer branding. Building a
high-quality talent pool is becoming more and more popular as statistics suggest that only
36% of candidates actively search for a new job as per LinkedIn. Social recruitment is the
next big thing as we see a shift towards the recruitment of Generation Z. Recruiters needs to
understand their needs and wants. The demand for people with transferable and soft skills
such as communication and empathy will accelerate. Data-driven recruiting and HR
Analytics will be shaping the recruiting strategy.

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