3 Major Trends to Shape the Future of Recruiting

The recruitment industry has seen many changes this year: several new recruiting tactics were introduced, along with the acceleration of the long established trends. Given that many of these trends are shaping the hiring process, it’s important to know them — and be prepared. Here are three trends that are expected to shape the future of the recruitment industry:

The decline of job application

With organisations constantly emphasising the importance of applicant’s soft skills, the future is signaling the end of the paper resume. From the perspective of an HR, the first impression you make in the job interview is much more important than your CV. Beyond that, your social media profile plays an equally high role — according to Aberdeen Group, best-in-class companies are 32% more likely to engage candidates via social media. So instead of wasting your time on reading a thousand articles about writing a good resume, invest it in developing your soft skills and constructing attractive LinkedIn and Facebook profiles.

Flexibility is prioritised over experience

Sad for old hands, with the world’s spinning so fast these days, your ability to quickly adapt to everything new is considered more valuable than years of practice. The shift of emphasis from hard skills to learning agility and adaptability is obviously not a new addition to hiring trends, but it keeps gaining momentum. Recruiters have been prioritising people in possession of these personal qualities over experienced workers for quite a while now, and will continue doing so in 2019 and beyond.

AI becoming integral to the recruiting process

Artificial Intelligence is currently changing the landscape of the job market and is expected to transform recruiting as well — HR experts already implement AI in the hiring process. Moreover, AI might also replace human recruiters — this might sound dystopian, but job applicants will be interviewed by machines in the (supposedly) near future. As if a job interview with a human being wasn’t stressful enough. Well, at least now us humans know it’s time to consider sharpening interview skills.