The REC (Recruitment and Employment Confederation)’s latest report has revealed 3 key findings that are impacting your marketing recruitment efforts.
1. Many companies have found their perfect hires in 2017
The first half of 2017 saw a rise in the number of placed candidates – meaning many qualified applicants are already off the market and beginning to hit the ground running in new jobs.
2. But many are still looking!
There has been a 21 month peak in the demand for staff – more companies than ever are looking to hire specific in demand skills.
3. However now it’s going to be a rocky road to hire.
Companies are facing one of the sharpest drops in permanent candidate numbers of recent years. Add to this the peaked demand for staff and there’s more competition this time around. A number of you may be seeing a drop in applicant numbers to advertised positions. You might be going through a lengthier recruitment process than you would like.
More than ever you need a pro-active recruitment team or partner, whether internal or external, to get to the best skilled potential employees before your competitors. With fewer active candidates, you’ll need a strong brand and extensive network to win over the best among the passive candidates to new opportunities, and bring their valuable skills into your business and not your competitors’. You’ll never know the true cost of losing out.
Thankfully the majority of your competitors are moving far too slowly. It’s a snail’s race. Slow to react to disappointing results in the recruitment process, companies hold out hope despite seeing few qualified applicants, a repeated lack of culture fit or skills match. Only then do they consider compromises in requirements, increased salary packages or specialist recruitment support – but this is after many weeks of delay.
Speed through the snail’s race with a specialist recruiter and get ahead of competitors on talent – a prime source of competitive advantage. MarketingMoves is the leading recruitment partner for sourcing marketers within IT/Technology. Our extensive network of technology marketers and deeply experienced specialist consultants ensure better, faster hires for your business.
For expert support on a technology marketing hire, contact Melvin Day on mday@marketingmoves.com
