The Top 5 Staffing Trends of 2020
February 18, 2020
A new year means new goals for businesses. Everything from adding new clients to becoming more profitable requires one very important resource: people. Your employees are your business's most important asset, but recruiting, training, and retaining those workers can be an ongoing challenge for many companies.
Whether you'll be actively adding new employees in 2020, or you simply want to prepare for the usual yearly turnover, here are a few staffing trends that will affect your hiring.
Fierce Competition for Talent
We're entering 2020 with an
unemployment rate
that's at a 50-year low. For your business, that means a smaller talent pool as companies vie for the same small group of candidates. To get around the labor shortfall, you may need to be proactive in your efforts, reaching out to passive candidates with an attractive offer that will lure them away from their present employers.
Employer Branding
You invest in branding your company to win customers, but what about employees? More companies than ever are working hard to create an online presence that appeals to potential job seekers. This means becoming active on social media sites
like LinkedIn
. You should also strive to maintain a positive culture that
reduces the number
of employees leaving bad reviews on sites like Glassdoor.
New Communication Methods
At one time, communication with job candidates was conducted via telephone. While much of that has gradually migrated to email, employers
are increasingly using
text and chatbots to interact with potential candidates. Visitors to your job post can ask questions and get more information on how to apply to potential openings, reducing the risk they'll move on without applying.
Artificial Intelligence to Vet Candidates
Sorting through stacks of resumes can be time consuming. To reduce that time requirement,
many companies now rely
on artificial intelligence to narrow down the options. From there, employers can choose which candidates they want to interview. These tools do have their weaknesses, though, so it's important that employers research them before making the leap.
Improving Candidate Experience
You're probably already applying user experience design to your website, but what about your hiring processes? In 2020, businesses are taking a look at their hiring processes through a typical candidate's eyes and reformatting their job descriptions, application requirements, and interviews.
The goal is
to make the entire process as painless as possible.
Express Pros
keeps track of the latest hiring trends so that you can focus on running your business. Contact us today at (615) 441-8898 to find out how we can help you fill your vacant positions in 2020.