Follow These 6 Hiring Trends to Attract Top Talent

It can be overwhelming trying to keep track of hiring trends when you’re short-staffed and covering shifts to pick up the slack, but staying ahead of new trends in hiring can help you retain the best possible employees. We know you don’t have much free time, so we’ll cut right to the chase: If you want to set up your business for success — and keep it that way — consider implementing these 2022 hiring trends. 

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How Do You Stay Current With Hiring Trends?

1. Connect With Applicants Before They Apply

Reaching out to candidates early on in the hiring process — even for hourly positions — benefits both the employer and job seeker. Remember, your job posting is one of millions, so it’s important to set your role apart. Social media platforms like LinkedIn are a great way to connect to potential hires. Take the time to send a brief message about your company, open positions, and why you think the person may be a good fit for your team. Applicants are more likely to apply and may choose your business over a competitor simply because you found them first.  

2. Data-Driven Recruiting 

All too often, traditional hiring methods rely on a recruiter’s intuition when choosing the perfect hire. However, this can lead to potential bias against certain types of people, whether it’s intentional or not. That’s why companies across various industries now lean on facts and data to help them make the best hiring decisions. Data-driven recruiting reduces turnover costs, increases employee productivity, and empowers hiring professionals to gain valuable insight on their process. But, how exactly do companies measure this? The answer is simple —technology. 

3. Technology

How has technology changed the hiring process? It has dramatically transformed the hourly workforce as employers now have access to a wider applicant pool. Plus, advanced solutions make the process faster and easier, so hiring professionals can focus on face-to-face operations like interviewing, onboarding, and training. During the height of the labor crisis, businesses turned to technology to compensate for their lack of employees. Owners and operators quickly realized that the right hiring solutions could help them make more informed decisions in a shorter period of time. Plus, technology has the ability to foster diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace. Basically, if you aren’t already using technology in your recruitment process, you’re falling behind.

1. AI Screening

More and more organizations are quickly realizing the 540-year-old resume is ineffective and time-consuming. Resumes don’t account for soft skills or an applicant’s personality, which is actually more important than direct industry experience. AI screening tools like Sprockets make it easy to see which applicants will succeed like your current top-performing employees. It’s more accurate and 37% faster than the traditional hiring process. These solutions also allow you to focus on running your business instead of stressing over which applicants will actually stay long-term.

2. Video Interviews

It’s no secret that the COVID-19 pandemic made it extremely challenging to conduct in-person interviews. To prevent falling further behind, employers turned to video interviews. This new trend (that’s surely here to stay) greatly widened the applicant pool. Employers could interview anyone – not just people that lived in their location’s city — and applicants had the flexibility to record their part of the interview on their own time. Recent research even found that video interviews are six times faster than phone ones! No wonder 86% of organizations now use virtual tech for interviews.

3. Sprockets

What would you do with three extra hours in your day? No, seriously, get three hours back in your day with our hiring solution. Sprockets uses artificial intelligence, natural language processing, and over 80 years of psychological research to instantly reveal which potential hires will perform like your best employees and stay long-term. There’s no need for resumes or even interviews. Plus, it’s trusted by top brands like Taco Bell, Chick-fil-A, and McDonald’s franchise locations to increase employee retention by 43%, on average.