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Recruitment Trends in 2025 – Predictions From 15 Experts

We are approaching the end of another busy and ever-changing recruitment year.

We asked 15 recruitment industry specialists to think of how 2023 will go into the history books and what you can take along with you for 2024.

Unsurprisingly, when we asked our specialists about the most significant changes in recruitment in 2023, the words appearing in the word cloud were AI, automation and the modifications in skills and company branding.

Let’s dive into what 15 recruitment specialists had to state in the 2023 Teamdash study.

The increase of AI and automation in recruitment

The concentrate on automation has appeared in the previous years, and rightfully so. Recruitment innovation is more available, available and adaptable than ever.

This year, AI took a substantial action ahead in recruitment and has actually been included into recruitment software application, including Teamdash.

We recently commemorated one year of ChatGPT – the notorious AI tool mentioned at every supper table this year. ChatGPT and other AI tools are used by both recruiters and candidates, raising concerns about how it affects the recruitment process and how to maintain ethical and human consider the decision-making.

At Teamdash, our philosophy has constantly been that the employer needs to be at the guiding wheel and in control, and innovation is simply an automobile to get there quicker, more secure and more easily. And it must continue and be transparent in the recruitment performance metrics.

AI resembles your co-pilot – you remain in control, providing commands and making the choices.

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Renita Käsper, Global Director of Talent Acquisition and Employer Branding at HRS Group

Talent acquisition and recruitment has actually been a relatively early adopter of Expert system. AI assists employers to work smarter, not harder, automate recurring tasks, make it faster and much easier to source candidates, write task advertisements, launch company branding campaigns, and engage with candidates, to call just a couple of. AI continues to develop and automate daily tasks. Recruiters might be able to take a lot of repetitive things off their plates and focus on the more human aspects of recruiting.

Keter Luhaorg, Recruitment Partner at Euronics

I started using several AI-powered tools in recruitment, constantly making sure ethical practices, naturally. Learning the needed prompts not only made my job much easier, however also showed extremely fascinating. Embracing ethical AI tools completely transformed my method to recruitment: Automated Resume Screening: quickly matching candidate credentials with task requirements. Chatbot support: guides candidates, responses FAQs, and schedules interviews flawlessly.

In 2023, we experienced the development of the requirement to headhunt talents instead of fill the roles of actively using people. At the exact same time, the increased flow of applying prospects appeared like a positive change, but actually, it did more work in terms of the need to reply to everyone, assess each profile’s suitability to the function and send more rejection e-mails.

The performance boost that the AI and automation tools offered enabled us to make the procedure quicker and more consistent. We accomplished an improvement in the Time to Hire metric and the drop in Voluntary Turnover, and, job at the exact same time – a boost in employee NPS.

Lauryna Gireniene, Head of Talent Acquisition at Nord Security

In 2023 our hiring rate from candidates increased by 25% – to increase working with rates, you require to ensure the best prospect experience by utilizing automations and AI.

Tools you require for effective recruitment in 2024

Recruiters without up-to-date tools and software have a clear disadvantage compared to the ones who have embraced an extensive tech stack.

All the experts who reacted to our survey pointed out having an excellent and contemporary ATS as the first essential tool in 2024.

Teamdash is recruitment software built by recruiters for employers, and we understand how frustrating it is working with technology that doesn’t fit your workflows.

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That’s why Teamdash is highly customisable and includes various automation possibilities and (AI-powered) tools that make your work much easier – an interview scheduler, a task ad landing page tool, the inclusive language checker, AI-powered Candidate Summaries and video interviewing options, among others. The recruitment control panel offers you a birds-eye introduction of your whole recruitment procedure. The Recruitment Performance tab provides you a visual overview of important recruitment metrics so you can be more strategic in your everyday work.

We covered selecting the right ATS for your requirements and company at one of our webinars in 2023. You can view it on demand on Livestorm.

Having the right tools helps us adapt to the market modifications we witnessed in 2023 and be proactive in 2024. Here are some suggestions from our experts:

My must-have tools are Good ATS, job Chat GPT (or similar), and LinkedIn.

Jane Pettit, Business Growth Coach and Recruitment Team Trainer at Centred Excellence

For recruiters in 2024, essential tools consist of sophisticated AI-driven Applicant Tracking Systems, sophisticated prospect evaluation software application, varied and inclusive job advertising platforms, information analytics tools for skill acquisition insights, and virtual truth user interfaces for immersive prospect experiences, emphasising performance, fairness, and engagement in the recruitment process.

Piret Ulm, Partner Relations Lead at TalentHub

I personally think you will fall too far behind the curve if you do not make AI work for you. There are still a lot of employers not taking complete benefit of innovation. You do not need to master them all, but get a good grounding on prompts and validation as a minimum. AI is as reliable as Wikipedia – you need to do the fact-check.

Danas Venclovas, Head of Talent Acquisition at Luminor Group

ATS, Magical Text Expander, DeepL, Grammarly, and templates to make daily tasks much faster.

Rethinking and revamping your company brand name to adapt to the changes

The nature of work and the expectations towards the workplace and company have considerably shifted in the previous years. There is also a generational change in the labor force – Gen Z is going into the workforce as a part of the Boomer generation is retiring.

To maintain and go beyond these expectations and keep employing and maintaining top talent, companies need to reassess their employer brand name and offering. At our end-of-the-year webinar, Kaarel Holm from MeetFrank shared that the Pareto principle uses in their user base – 20% of the very best employers get 80% of the candidates. No company wants to miss out on out on hiring the finest talent.

To turn into one of the best, openness is expected throughout all phases of the skill method. This indicates leveraging the ideal technology and tools to support human competencies and constructing a strong employer brand based on them.

Diversity (DEI), versatility, transparency and the rise of relatable organisations are the keywords in focus for company brand names in 2024.

We’ve seen a great deal of change throughout 2023.

– Firstly, the demand for the workplace on a versatile basis has actually made a return. While fully remote and remote-first opportunities stay dominant amongst jobseekers, hybrid functions are ending up being significantly popular.

Our Q3 Flexible Working Index (a report which tracks developing trends across the flexible jobs market) revealed a sharp shift far from remote work among companies – completely remote functions accounted for just 4% of job posts in between July and September, on average.

Meanwhile, jobseekers’ need for remote work remains strong, however our information shows that the more versatility business offer personnel around working places, the more popular they are among candidates.

– Secondly, the traditional work week has actually significantly progressed over the past year.

The timeless Mon-Fri is taking a rear seat. More and more business are presenting an alternative method, which consists of variations of the 4-day week, the 4.5-day week, and the 9-day fortnight.
Demand for the 4-day work week has increased, with an average of 47.4% of Flexa users listing it as their preferred way of working during October. During the exact same duration, 37.5% picked the 4.5-day week as their preference, and 14.1% mentioned the 9-day fortnight was theirs.

Kayleigh Little, Recruitment Automation Expert at Teamdash

Maintaining your employer brand whilst recruitment is low is KEY! You need to be constantly sharing things with your audience so when recruitment picks back up you are not essentially going back to square one. Technology will allow you to really make data-driven choices whilst having the ability to track prospects, elevate your employer branding and master recruitment marketing.

Recruiter skillset in 2024

Over the last few years, we have actually seen a lift in ability- and value-based hiring. Companies are now actively upskilling their current workforce and employing new workers to fill the skill gaps.

This likewise implies recruiters must adapt their skills to match the requirements. Recruiters require a mix of excellent soft skills and hard abilities to be successful in 2024 and beyond. An effective recruiter in 2024 is a great communicator and facilitator who knows how to sell the role and the business, deals with data and data to think strategically, and adapts rapidly to the modifications in the market.

Again, proactively working on developing these abilities even more and utilizing technology helps remain on top of the recruitment game.

In the past couple of years, we have actually seen recruitment ending up being a growing number of strategic and data-driven. HR professionals have ended up being the leaders of this shift and the new talent techniques.

We more than happy to see that Teamdash users are actively dealing with the data offered for them in the Recruitment efficiency tab and have made examining it a part of their daily regimen. This has assisted them find brand-new ways to enhance the procedure and automate laborious tasks, making more time for activities that develop worth.

The new skillset lines up with the obstacles that 2023 has actually brought and will continue to 2024.

– We have seen an increase in the number of prospects however still have problems getting enough qualified candidates;
– We need to cut or manage recruitment expenses to remain on top of the financial situation on the planet;
– For more powerful company brands, we require much better interaction throughout companies, and cooperation with employing supervisors is especially essential.

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Riin Soostar, Senior HR Business Partner at Circle K Eesti

It is very important to automate as much administrative work as possible so the recruitment procedure is as efficient and top quality as possible. Recruiting is getting more technical with every year. I ´ d say that a great employer must keep up with the patterns, understand the target group, and know how to reach out to them. Also, there has to be a bit of a salesperson in every employer, in a good method.

The most important abilities for an employer in 2024 are:

Business partnering and consultancy skills. The capability to engage in significant discussions and create partnerships with working with managers and stakeholders is critical. We should initially cultivate a wealth of service acumen and skills within ourselves to truly function as important organization partners. It involves comprehending our company goals, preemptively constructing skill swimming pools, and preventing last-minute firefighting. Entering a consumption call with skill market mapping results guides the discussion. It aligns expectations at the ideal level, making the next actions more pleasurable for ourselves, hiring managers, and candidates.
Data-fueled processes and decision-making: While the discourse around data-driven processes has actually persisted, few have completely embraced these principles. Predicting what leads us ends up being a crucial ability amongst TA experts and helps us build meaningful collaborations with our stakeholders. The upcoming years signal a tangible shift, demanding basic change when it comes to time-based metrics, but not only. Integrating Talent Analytics and Talent Intelligence into resource planning is becoming the standard even before recruitment activities begin. Balancing the internal and external viewpoints guarantees that we stay up to date with changes and stay half a step ahead. As the information subject needs to broaden, storytelling abilities take centre stage-because data holds an essential story, and we are in the lead of composing the narrative around this.

Natalja Horohordina, Head of Talent Acquisition at Eesti Energia

Recruiters should welcome and take advantage of recruitment automation, build evaluation skills, and boost internal movement in 2024. Recruiters require to understand their teams’ skills and abilities to develop a comprehensive team’s assessment picture.

Lara Holding-Jones, Director at Pink Jelly People Consultancy

Assessment abilities will become progressively essential as candidates use AI tools to create increasingly strong CVs.

What will 2024 bring into recruiting?

We will see the number of of these patterns and difficulties discussed rollover to 2024.

One thing is for sure: AI and job automation will play an assisting function for recruiters – personalised interaction, and the human factor will always remain the leading players for both employers and candidates.

We are delighted to see in which direction AI and innovation will take us in 2024.

The end-of-the-year webinar “Key trends and modifications in recruitment for 2024” was an insightful session with data and skilled forecasts from MeetFrank’s Co-Founder Kaarel Holm and The Talent Hunter Vanessa Raath. It is readily available on demand on Livestorm.

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Piret Luts, Global Head of Talent Analytics, Sourcing & Research at Nortal AS

2023 has actually left lots of talent acquisition teams lean. Recruitment teams and experts require to find out and reevaluate how to provide more with less. Balancing the demands of organization needs while making sure individual wellness is important to fight the pervasive difficulty of recruitment burnout in the year ahead. Remember, it’s important that your cup is complete also.

The second one would be trust. 2023 was infamous for the variety of layoffs, I feel that there is a growing deficit of trust from the candidates side. Therefore, companies require to be conscious of building their genuine employer brands completely and taking great care of their present employees. Prioritizing the well-being and engagement of current workers ends up being not just a corporate duty but a strategic vital to rebuild and strengthen rely on the hiring landscape.

Molly Johnson-Jones, CEO & Co-founder at Flexa

As attitudes and understanding continue to sway in the ideal instructions, I hope 2024 will bring a lot more transparency and utilisation of employer branding. Both go hand-in-hand and are incredibly crucial to successfully hiring and maintaining top talent – specifically as they help build trust amongst candidates and staff members.

And there’s a lot information to back this up. For example, LinkedIn’s Employer Brand statistics mention that 75% of job hunters think about a company’s brand name before even using for a job.
In a study of 1,000 workers, Visier discovered that 90% trust their employer. When asked why, 65% said, “They usually tell me the truth”, 52% said, “They’re transparent about company policies and practices”, and 38% stated, “They motivate employees to speak out”.
And data from Deloitte revealed that trusted companies surpass their peers by up to 400%!

Vanessa Raath, Founder of The Talent Hunter

There is a lot of interruption from generative AI. We are going to see great employers utilizing AI to make their jobs much easier and streamline a great deal of their menial, admin-intensive jobs in 2024. We are likewise visiting a great deal of lazy recruiters terribly utilizing Generative AI tools. We must bear in mind that no one speaks like ChatGPT, so we can not simply regurgitate material and pass it off as our own. Personalisation will be key for us to remain Human.

Hiie-Liin Tamm, Recruitment Lead at Scoro

More automation in recruitment: Using more AI in recruitment to support manual tasks and improve prospect experience with a more personal technique.
Pay transparency: being more transparent about pay is acquiring a lot of popularity; companies require to prepare to be able to satisfy the requirements of the European Parliament Pay Transparency Directive.
More skill is offered: Due to lots of layoffs and instability in the tech sector, there’s more talent readily available. So companies who can hire now have the possibility of having very top quality people who are faithful to them.
DEI in hiring: companies emphasise diversity recruitment and unconscious bias.