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13RecruitmentTrendsYouMUSTKnowfor2017
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Itsnosecretthat2016hasbeenamassiveyearforpolitics,technologyandeconomics,butwhataretherealknockoneffectstoagencysiderecruiters
workingasthirdpartytalentsuppliers?Howistherecruitmentlandscapeadapting?Willyourbusinessboominthenewyear,orareyoudoomed?Will
advancingrecruitmenttechnologiesbeyourcareerkiller,ormakeyoutopbiller?Howcanyouupskilltokeepaheadofthepack?

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Tohelpyoucutthroughtheendlessconjectureoutthere,wecalledin13oftheindustrysbesttoforecastwhatthefaceofrecruitmentwilllooklikein
2017.Readonfortheirinterestingtakesonthebiggesttrendssettorocktherecruitmentworldnextyear:

BronwenHann

Onebigtrendthatstakingoffmorethaneveriscompaniesrecruitingcontingentworkers.Whetheryouwant
tocallitcontracting,orconsulting,orthegigeconomy,morecompaniesthaneverarechoosingtorent
ratherthanhiretalent,evenatthedirectorlevelandabove.Inaddition,skillrequirementsarebecomingbroader
andmorestringent.Someenlightenedcompaniesarebeginningtohirecreativelytoattractthebestpeoplefor
examplehiringbackboomerangemployees,hiringfromtheplethoraofhighlyskillednewcomersarrivingdaily,
havinglessofastigmaagainstjobhoppingbutsomecompanieswillcontinuetoberigidintheirhiring
requirementsandtheyllmissoutonthebestpeoplebecauseofit.

BronwenHann(https://twitter.com/ArgentusTalent)isPresident&SeniorPartneratArgentusSupplyChainRecruiting

DavidMorel
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 IexpecttheNewYeartostartslowlyastherealityofBrexitandthetriggeringofArticle50putsmany
businessesoffhiringuntilthereisfurtherclarityonfreetradeversusfreemovementoflabour.Thatsaid,therewill
beapickupofsomesortsinweektwoorthree.CandidateflowwillpickupinJanuaryasitisaprimetimefor
manytolookforanewrole.OntheassumptionthatArticle50istriggeredbytheendofMarchaspromisedby
thegovernment,thenIexpectanimmediatepickupinbusinessintheshorttermregardlessofwhetherthe
outcomeisperceivedtobepositiveornegativefortheUKeconomy.Ifnegotiationslookasthoughtheywillbe
complicatedorthereisadelayinthetriggeringofArticle50,thenIexpecttherecruitmentindustrytosufferasa
result.TheoutcomeoftheUSelectionisapositivefortheUKrecruitmentindustryas,inmyview,businessesare
lesslikelytorelocatestaff,unlesstheyhavenochoicethroughregulatoryreasons.Europeanelectionswillalso
havelittleeffect.

DavidMorel(https://twitter.com/tigerrecruit)isCEO&FounderofTigerRecruitment

AngelaBortolussi

Thisyear,ratherthandismissingdataasanotherrecruitmentfaditssomethingthatmanyofus[recruiters]
havelearnedtoappreciate.Why?Well,IcanspeaktomyexperienceintheuseofdataleveragingHR
technologytoolsandsites.Icanbetterassesswhetheracandidatewillfittherightskillsetofarolethatjust
skimsthesurface,Ivebeenabletobuildconcreterobustqueriesallowingforbettercandidatesearches
unveilingaplethoraofsitestofindcandidateinformationandusethatinformationtoengagewithcandidates.To
beclear,leveragingdatainyourrecruitmentprocesspresentsbothachallengeandanopportunity.In2017,I
thinkdatawillenhancethehumancentricaspecttorecruitment,ratherthaneliminateit.Inaddition,candidate
experienceatopicwidelyspokenaboutin2016willbeacontinuingtrendinto2017.Theapproachto
candidateexperiencethoughmaybeadifferentin2017.How?Iseeorganizationsfocusingonmappingouttheir
candidatejourneywhichallowsorganizationsasawholetoviewthejourneyofcandidatesexperiencethrough
therecruitmentprocess(i.e.initialreachouttoofferstage).Givingcompaniesvisibilityonengagingquicker,and
closingfaster.

AngelaBortolussi(https://twitter.com/ABortolusssi)isPartneratRecruitingSocial

BillySmith

Withjobseekerspressedfortimeandjobhuntingonthemove,recruitersandemployerswillneedtothink
mobilefirstensuringtheirwebpagesareoptimisedfordisplayonmobilescreens.asmoneybecomesless
importantwithjobseekers,Standoutjobadswillalsoplayahugepartinrecruitingtalentin2017asthe
competitiontoattractqualitycandidatesincreases.Moneyisntthebeallandendallfortodaysjobseekerswith
employersneedingtoshowpersonalityandbenefitsintheirjobadverts.

BillySmith(https://twitter.com/FGSRecruitment)isManagingDirectoratFGSRecruitment

IainHamilton

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 Overthenextyear,recruiters,bothinhouseandagency,aregoingtobegiven
theopportunitytousethedatatheycreateforactionableintelligence.Untilnow
wehavefocusedourdataanalysisonthesourceofahire,howlongittakesto
hiresomeoneandthemoreadvancedhavebeenusingdatatoremoveblockersin
therecruitmentprocess.Nowwearegoingtobeabletounderstandevery
interactionacandidatehaswithourbusinessandhencethecontentwhichbest
influencestheirdecisionstoapplyandacceptaposition.TalentGeneration
Managmentishere.

IainHamilton(https://twitter.com/hamilton_iain)isFounderofPeopleTraction

AdamGlassman

Whileitsnotnewperse,Idoexpecttoseeagreateremphasisonemployer
brandingandanimprovedcandidateexperiencein2017.Itslargelyacandidates
marketrightnow,andsellingthewhyofyourcompany,alongwithprovidinga
positiveimpression,aretwowinningcombinations.

AdamGlassman(https://twitter.com/aglass99)isRecruitmentStrategiesManageratAlorica

GillBuchanan

Thebalanceofpowerwillcontinuetoshift
fromemployertocandidate.Candidateswill
feelmoreempoweredtoseeknewopportunities
andtonegotiateterms.Employerswillbe
expectedtofocusontheirbrandand
engagementstrategiestohelpattractand
retaintoptalent.Fromatechnology
perspective,CVscreeningusingonline
questionnairesisgrowinginpopularity,
particularlyforhighvolumerolesorwherethereisastrongerpoolofcandidates.Applicationsareincreasingly
beingreceivedanddeliveredonsmartphonesandinstantmessaging,ratherthanemailing,isontherise.

GillBuchanan(https://twitter.com/pureresourcing)isDirectoratPureResourcingSolutions

ChadMacRae

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 Designthinking.Itsamindset,awaytosolvecomplexproblems.Itreallyhelps
youempathizewithyourclient,yourhiringmanager,yourcandidate.Ithelps
youcomeupwithunexpected,imaginativesolutionsthatreallybenefitthe
stakeholdersyoureworkingwith.Ireallybelievethatweregoingtoseedesign
thinkingpracticesandtools,likecandidatejourneymapping,usedin
recruitment.

ChadMacRae(https://twitter.com/HeRecruits)isFounderofRecruitingSocial

LisaJones

Newrecruitmenttrends?Imhopingforinnovationwithouttech!WhatImean
bythisisgettingtogripswithprocess,ratherthanthecurrenttrendofFOMO
(fearofmissingout)andhenceusingeverybityoucanlayyourhandstosource
talent.

LisaJones(https://twitter.com/LisaMariJones)isDirectoratBarclayJones

JamesNathan

Goinginto2017Icanseehiringvolumes
continuingtogrowandasubsequentmoveby
employerstopushforemployeereferralsasa
sourcingfocusinordertocontrolincreasing
costs.Thistrendisnotdifferenttowhatwe
haveseenbeforeingrowingmarkets,anditis
importantforrecruiterstotakealongterm,
relationshipapproachtotheirclient
developmentandcandidatedevelopmentwork.
Thebettertherelationshipyoubuildandthegreatvalueyoucanaddforyourclients,thelesslikelytheywillbeto
lookforotheravenuesforattractingnewhires.

JamesNathan(https://twitter.com/jamesnathan)isFounderofTheJamesNathanExperience

DualtaDoherty

Moreautomationtoolstocutadministration.MorefocusonDigitalMarketing&ContentCreation.Morefocus
onsocialanalyticsinreviewingperformance.Anincreaseinremote/flexible/workfromhomeoptions.

DualtaDoherty(https://twitter.com/DualtaDoherty)isFounderofProRecruitmentSolutions

LyshaHolmes

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 Iexpecttoseealotmorethroughvideoand
engagingthecandidateexperiencethrough
socialmediachannelssuchasinstagramand
snapchat.Realpeoplebeingspokento.More
recruitersneedtolookatwhatthebrandsare
doinglikeinnocent,thebodycoachand
realisethatyourmarketinghastoreflectwhere
peoplespendmostoftheirtimeonthesmart
phonesontheseapps.Notonjobboards.My
instagramchannelismybusiestnow@LyshaHolmesanditsacombinationofrealvideoadsandalsopicsofwhat
Ieatforlunch:)

LyshaHolmes(https://twitter.com/LyshaHolmes)isFounderofQuiRecruitment

CarolineStokes

Talentacquisitionandplacementexpediencywillnevergooutofstyle.Neither
willthefascinationofthenexttechnologysolutionthatcanhelpusfindtheright
candidatefortherightrole,inafractionofthetime.TherealtrendIseefor
2017onwardsislessabouttechnology,butaboutindividualdevelopmentof
emotionalintelligencethatwillenhanceperformanceandproductivity.The
unexpectedsideeffectsofthiswillbeslowerburnoutofrecruitersandimproved
relationshipswithHR,hiringmanagersandtalent.

CarolineStokes(https://twitter.com/theFORWARDco)isFounderofFORWARD

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