{"id":63333,"date":"2020-02-24T22:48:05","date_gmt":"2020-02-24T22:48:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bullhorn.com\/uk\/?post_type=customer_blog&#038;p=63333"},"modified":"2020-02-26T11:25:43","modified_gmt":"2020-02-26T11:25:43","slug":"staffing-recruitment-trends-customers","status":"publish","type":"customer_blog","link":"https:\/\/www.bullhorn.com\/uk\/customer-blog\/staffing-recruitment-trends-customers\/","title":{"rendered":"Ask a Customer: What Are the Recruitment Trends to Watch in 2020?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We love dishing out recruitment advice\u2014whether it\u2019s <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bullhorn.com\/uk\/customer-blog\/2020\/01\/how-to-use-bullhorn-4-tools\/?LS=Website&amp;LSD=Blog_UK&amp;LA=CustomerBlog_UK_20_02_24&amp;LAD=CustomerBlog_UK_20_01_31&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=website\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">resources to best use Bullhorn<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or which <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bullhorn.com\/uk\/blog\/2017\/03\/three-recruitment-kpis\/?LS=Website&amp;LSD=Blog_UK&amp;LA=CustomerBlog_UK_20_02_24&amp;LAD=Blog_UK_17_03_28&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=website\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">KPIs you should use to measure your agency&#8217;s performance<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014but we\u2019re not the only recruitment experts in town. In fact, our customers are bonafide experts, too. In this series, we ask some of our most pressing questions to top recruitment pros.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span>What do recruitment professionals care about in 2020? More than 2,200 industry professionals worldwide weighed in with their thoughts on the top priorities, challenges, and issues that will be top of mind in the coming year. We&#8217;ve learned how recruitment agencies feel on some of the most pressing industry trends\u2014from digital transformation to globalization to D&amp;I.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bullhorn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/02\/9.png\" alt=\"recruitment trends\" width=\"1200\" height=\"627\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-63334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bullhorn.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/02\/9.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.bullhorn.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/02\/9-768x401.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But what ideas and developments are going to really break out in 2020? For that, we asked some of our customers to break out their crystal ball. Here&#8217;s what they had to say.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b><i>What&#8217;s your prediction for a recruitment trend to watch in 2020?\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAn increase in AI technology for the use of sourcing\/recruitment<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u201d \u2014 <\/span><b>Christa Mancino<\/b><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More mobile and app-based candidate communication<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u201d \u2014 <\/span><b>Daria Gourianova<\/b><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While everything in relation to employment and job numbers is still up in the air, I expect that the majority of new roles will become consulting or contracting positions, rather than direct-hires. Over the last few months, there\u2019s been an uptake of these types of roles.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d \u2014 <\/span><b>Gary Fiore<\/b><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most staffing companies will be using some AI for recruiting<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u201d \u2014 <\/span><b>Bill Keiser<\/b><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A continued shift away from contract toward permanent hires and executive search<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u201d \u2014 <\/span><b>Matt Brosseau<\/b><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIncreased automation with messaging, live chat, etc<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u201d \u2014 <\/span><b>Allison Sullivan<\/b><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAfter a year of robots and automation, 2020 will all be about the human touch. New roles, new competencies, and skills.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d \u2014 <\/span><b>Stephan Bosman<\/b><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A.I. to take a greater role in reaching out and assessing candidates.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d \u2014 <\/span><b>Arne Looten<\/b><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Candidates will embrace the mobile job search.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d \u2014 <\/span><b>Ravi Kanth<\/b><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Want to learn about the challenges, opportunities, and ideas that will shape the recruitment industry in the year ahead? Explore top recruitment trends at the <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/grid.bullhorn.com\/?LS=Website&amp;LSD=Blog_UK&amp;LA=CustomerBlog_UK_20_02_24&amp;LAD=GRID2020_UK&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_campaign=grid2020_uk_blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Global Recruitment Insights and Data site<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/grid.bullhorn.com\/?LS=Website&amp;LSD=Blog_UK&amp;LA=CustomerBlog_UK_20_02_24&amp;LAD=GRID2020_UK&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_campaign=grid2020_uk_blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bullhorn.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/GRID-banner.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-63269 size-full\" width=\"1200\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What are the staffing and recruiting trends to watch in 2020? 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