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In our recently published White Paper “Recruiting the Best: It’s not Who You Interview, It’s How” we outline the current talent management priorities. Here’s an excerpt: 

The challenges associated with effectively recruiting, selecting, and retaining talent are significant and will be a key focus for organizations in 2022 and beyond. 

A 2021 LinkedIn survey of 1500 talent acquisition specialists from 28 countries identified the top recruiting trends to be: virtual recruiting, shifting talent attraction efforts to remote candidates, more consideration of internal talent, and a focus on diversity, equity and inclusion (6).   

Surveys completed by McLean & Company in 2022 identified recruitment as the number one organizational HR priority with HR professionals reporting they expect to spend 25% more time on talent acquisition to meet the challenges posed in 2022 (7). 

The top talent management priorities identified by McLean & Company were in the following order: 

1. Recruitment 

2. Providing a great employee experience 

3. Developing leaders 

The new paradigm brought on by the emergence of working from home and flexible working arrangements is requiring an enhanced, nimble, and nuanced response from HR departments.  Job seekers accustomed to working remotely are now expecting faster interview timelines and streamlined hiring processes.   

To date, organizations are reporting challenges in this area.   In 2021, only 44% of organizations felt they were able to recruit effectively, and only 38% of employers reported having a documented strategy for accomplishing their recruitment needs. 

Reports also indicate that HR professionals are experiencing more significant levels of stress as compared to recent years with 60% of HR professionals expecting to experience higher stress in 2022 (7). It becomes evident that an up-to-date talent acquisition strategy that addresses the recruiting trends shaped by the pandemic and embraces the benefits of virtual technology is more critical than ever in 2022. 

To read the full White Paper please visit https://www.prospecthrmmi.com/whitepaper