Take 10 minutes to share your insights<\/a>, and when the findings are released in early 2020, you’ll be among the first to see them and discover how your insights compare with others in your industry. Plus, you’ll have a chance to win one of 50 \u00a325 Amazon gift cards!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Click To Tweet<\/a><\/p>\n We’ll use your responses to surface some of the most significant insights and trends for the coming year so you can see what firms like yours are focusing on in 2021, global and local trends to be aware of, opportunities your firm can leverage to grow your business, and more. You can access all of our original research\u2014including new reports that we add throughout the year at our Global Recruitment Insights & Data (GRID) site<\/a>. Here are some trends to consider heading into 2021, from our COVID-19 Impact Survey<\/a> of 900+ recruitment professionals.<\/span><\/p>\n Year-after-year, the top priority and the top challenge for recruitment professionals remained the same. Respondents voted candidate engagement as their number one priority and the talent shortage as their top obstacle for five straight years, including 2020. But then COVID-19 changed everything.<\/p>\n As the unemployment pendulum swung from historic lows to highs in the midst of COVID-19, the talent shortage is not the challenge it was heading into 2020. This shift is one of the reasons a new top priority has emerged for the first time in years. Client relationships (the number-two priority heading into 2020) are now firmly the top priority for firms, as businesses struggle to win new clients and maintain existing clients in a shifting landscape.<\/p>\n But that\u2019s not to say that candidates don\u2019t matter. In fact, candidate engagement and improving the candidate experience are still the second-most important goal for firms since the COVID-19 crisis, ahead of other important priorities like managing cash flow. Ultimately, focusing on relationships is still a winning business strategy in this landscape and any other.<\/p>\n Remote Possibly: Remote Work is Here to Stay<\/strong><\/p>\n Recruiters are increasingly reporting recruiting for remote roles which were conventionally believed to be impossible in a remote setting<\/span><\/p>\n When respondents were asked to name the newly remote roles that surprised them the most, \u201ceverything\u201d came in as the most popular answer. Respondents shared a diverse and surprising list of roles they had placed for remote positions, including lab-based scientists, defense work, sign-language interpreting, and even positions at airports.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n I’m a firm believer in remote working, so there isn’t a single job out there that can’t be remote in my opinion. \u2014 Respondent<\/strong>, 2020 GRID COVID-19 Impact Survey<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Read all of last year’s findings<\/a> here. To discover similar insights and help your firm prepare for the year ahead, take the 2021 survey<\/a> today!<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n We can’t wait to hear from you. Share your thoughts today and win a gift card<\/a>!<\/em><\/p>\n The 2021 Global Staffing & Recruitment Trends Survey is underway. Share your insights on the challenges and opportunities shaping staffing industry trends for 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":141,"featured_media":70609,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[584],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-70606","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry-trends-and-insights"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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