How Recruiting Best Practices are Changing

January 19th, 2010
JCSI Study: How Recruiting Best Practices are Changing

2010 Recruitment SurveyThe results from JCSI’s 2010 Recruitment Survey reveal some interesting insights into how recruitment best practices are changing now that the economy is on the rise again. Hiring demands are increasing for most companies, but recruitment budgets are not increasing at the same rate. Traditional methods of posting jobs and contacting candidates are losing effectiveness, so recruiters are taking innovative approaches to finding talent. They are cutting back on ineffective advertising and agency practices and they are reaching out to candidates directly in online networks and social media.

As a result, the skills recruiting departments need to succeed are changing. Effective recruiters are adopting proactive processes with social media and emerging technologies to build their brand and connect with the best passive candidates directly.

There is a shift in recruitment best practices occurring right now. Companies are finding that it is far more productive to reach high quality candidates with online research and social media networking. This requires recruiting teams to develop new skills to communicate with potential candidates in their own online communities.

Finding qualified candidates is only half the battle — the challenge is to get them interested in your positions. JCSI provides companies with the expertise and resources they need to make the best quality hires faster.

- JCSI President and CEO Jim Sullivan

JCSI ran this study during November and December last year and collected responses from over 100 recruitment professionals. There is some great information here. In addition to these social media trends, we asked about:

* The biggest concerns facing recruiters and what are they planning to do about them
* How budgets are shifting and if many are anticipating a jump in employee churn.
* What are the most popular metrics recruiters use to measure success.
* The one thing recruiters say they’ll do differently in 2010.

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Download the study: http://jcsi.net/landing/recruitment-survey