{"id":74359,"date":"2021-10-12T11:30:54","date_gmt":"2021-10-12T10:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bullhorn.com\/uk\/?p=74359"},"modified":"2021-10-19T16:59:05","modified_gmt":"2021-10-19T15:59:05","slug":"highlights-from-engagex-europe-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bullhorn.com\/uk\/blog\/highlights-from-engagex-europe-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Highlights from EngageX Europe 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

At Bullhorn <\/span>EngageX Europe 2021<\/span><\/a>, a thousand recruiting professionals came together in one (virtual) space to network, learn, and discuss challenges, opportunities, and everything in between.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If you want to relive your favourite moments or catch up on any content you missed, you can <\/span>watch the breakout sessions and keynotes on-demand right now<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Read on for a recap of the major themes and conversations from EngageX Europe 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Digital Revolution<\/strong><\/h3>\n

2020 brought unprecedented challenges to the recruiting industry. A key theme of EngageX Europe 2021 is how recruiting firms can accelerate their businesses this year by leveraging technology to improve the candidate, client, and employee experience. This message permeated the keynote addresses delivered by Bullhorn Founder and CEO Art Papas and the <\/span>Vision for Innovation <\/span><\/i>presentation given by Matt Fischer, President and COO.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

To kick things off, Art Papas cut right to the chase: “The industry is marching forward, and the recruitment market is way up.” He highlighted recent APSCo\/cube19 data that shows contract placements have increased 121% YoY and permanent placements are up 36% YoY.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\"Bullhorn\n

While the data shows that the industry as a whole is rising, the war for talent also rages on. As Art explained, “the war for talent is going to be with us for a long time, especially in skilled trades, technology, security, and healthcare. These industries have a huge demand for talent.”<\/span><\/p>\n

The result? Digital recruiting platforms, such as Iziwork and Florence, are increasing their presence in the industry and creating a dynamic where traditional recruiting firms are exploring the digital recruiting space, increasing automation and the self-service aspect of engaging talent.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“This transformation is already happening. Recruiting businesses are already embracing a digital transformation,” Art shared. According to our <\/span>2021 Global Recruitment Insights and Data (GRID) report<\/span><\/a>, there was a 72% increase from 2020 to 2021 in recruiting agencies putting a digital transformation strategy in place. And the first phase of this transformation is <\/span>automation<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Art shared that recruiting firms are already incorporating automation into their workflows. If you’re not automating at least <\/span>some <\/span><\/i>of your manual tasks or interactions, you should be because your competitors likely are. “The number of clients using automation has increased 10x over a year ago. We’re seeing a big uptick, and the results are real. Looking at the businesses using automation vs. those who are not, there is a big difference in their productivity and ultimately their revenue and profit. This is a real transformation that’s happening.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Matt Fischer and Jason Heilman echoed this theme throughout their <\/span>Vision for Innovation<\/span><\/i> presentation, where they highlighted data comparing firms who are using automation and those who aren’t. They also shared several examples of how our customers use automation to help them with everything from candidate outreach to data hygiene.<\/span><\/p>\n\"Bullhorn\n

Matt then shared exciting data showing the rise in automation usage among our customers: “One<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0year ago, we ran 42 million automations in Q3. We\u2019re up to 170 million in Q3 2021 and on the path to roughly 500 million automations running through the platform this year. By next year, we\u2019re projecting that customers will complete over one billion automations since this year\u2019s Engage.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

Even better: implementing automation doesn’t need to be tedious or time-consuming. With Bullhorn Automation, as Matt and Jason explained, customers can choose from out-of-the-box automation blueprints and create a process and workflow that works <\/span>with<\/span><\/i> their team, not against them. Jason Heilman put it simply: “Automation is a performance game-changer.”<\/span><\/p>\n

We will be publishing key takeaways from Lutalo Muhammad, British Taekwondo Olympic Medallist, soon, so make sure you <\/span><\/i>subscribe to Bullhorn Content<\/span><\/i><\/a> to see those insights as soon as they are released!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

<\/b>Unlocking the Benefits of Technology in 2021 and Beyond<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Given the lasting impact of the pandemic, and now the reopening of many parts of the world, on the recruiting industry, it was predictably a common topic amongst speakers and attendees at Bullhorn EngageX Europe. Speakers addressed a wide range of topics, including:<\/span><\/p>\n