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Nearly 50% of employers cutting length of hiring process

January 12, 2017  /   No Comments

Nearly 50% of employers cutting length of hiring process Nearly half of employers are having to reduce the length of their hiring process because they want to hire new staff more quickly, new research released by totaljobs, as part of its Understanding Talent Series has revealed.

The survey of over 3000 jobseekers and 100 employers in the UK job market found that 46% of employers said they have reduced the length of time it takes to recruit a candidate, as it becomes increasingly challenging to find and compete for top talent. This follows news from the ONS that unemployment recently reached an 11-year low.

Some 59% of employers say they take less than two weeks between the role being advertised to the first round of interviews, with 92% making an offer in a week or less after the interview process.

A further 28% of employers have reduced the duration of the recruitment process as the time it was taking to hire was putting candidates off, precluding them from being able to recruit the best talent for their business.

Technology has helped to speed up the hiring of new staff, and 10% of employers now conduct interviews over Skype, with one-quarter (25%) of employers using psychometric testing – a quick way of determining the cultural fit of candidates for the role and the company.

Although technology, whether this is Skype interviews or psychometric testing, is playing an increasingly important role in the recruitment phase, many employers fall short at the talent attraction stage. The research found that only 47% of employers say their company websites and application processes are optimised for mobile. This is contrasted with 70% of jobseekers who say they used their smartphone to hunt for a job.

Where there is agreement however, is the effectiveness of generalist recruitment websites: 57% of jobseekers use generalist job boards to search for roles, matched by the 59% of employers who also use them, while 15% use recommendations from friends or family, and 18% use social media.

John Salt, Director, totaljobs said: “While tech is playing an increasingly vital role in talent attraction and recruitment, it’s surprising to note that less than half of employers have mobile optimised sites.

“With employers cutting the length of their attraction and recruitment process to draw in the best talent, the role that technology plays in delivering a more agile experience will continue to grow in significance. At totaljobs it’s core to our approach to invest in our tech and products, and deliver on jobseeker and employer demands. Helping candidates find the jobs they love and employers hire the talent they need – fast – is essential, especially as the candidate market continues to tighten.”

The full totaljobs report can be viewed here: http://blog.totaljobs.com/introducing-totaljobs-understanding-top-talent-series

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