Have Things Really Changed in Recruitment and If So, How?

Read TA blog posts and listen to HR podcasts, and you’d be convinced that recruitment has undergone a huge change over the past six months. Target demographics have been adjusted, best practices have been revised, technology has been upgraded or replaced and then there’s what’s happening to budgets and headcount. That’s the conventional wisdom, but is it correct? This short survey is designed to find out. There are just 10 questions which should take just 6 minutes to complete, so please, give us your thoughts on this important topic.

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* 1. Has your organization made any significant changes to its recruiting strategy, team or resources over the last six months?

Yes

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* 2. If yes, what changed (select all that apply):

Budget

Headcount

Technology

Your recruitment advertising

Your recruitment marketing

Other (please specify)

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* 3. If your budget changed, did it:

Increase by 1-10 percent

Increase by 11-20 percent

Increase by 21+ percent

Decrease by 1-10 percent

Decrease by 11-20 percent

Decrease by 21+ percent

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* 4. If your headcount changed, did it:

Increase by 1-10 percent

Increase by 11-25 percent

Increase by 26-50 percent

Increase by 51+ percent

Decrease by 1-10 percent

Decrease by 11-25 percent

Decrease by 26-50 percent

Decrease by 51+ percent

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* 5. If your technology changed, did you (select all that apply):

Acquire a new technology-based capability

Upgrade your current technology

Improve integration of your tech stack

Switch technology providers

Other (please specify)

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* 6. If you acquired a new technology-based capability, was it:

A chatbot

A person-job matching capability

A resume parsing tool

An automated candidate assessment tool

A data integration tool

A candidate messaging capability

A remote interviewing system

An interview scheduling capability

Other (please specify)

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* 7. If you switched technology providers, what were you seeking to achieve?

Cost savings

Better performance

Improved customer support

New capabilities

Other (please specify)

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* 8. If you changed your recruitment advertising, did you (select all that apply):

Reduce the number of job boards to which you post

Increase the number of job boards to which you post

Switch the job boards you use

Implement programmatic ad buying

Outsource ad buying to an agency

Revise your ads to feature your company’s D&I

Discontinue advertising

Other (please specify)

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* 9. If you changed your recruitment marketing, did you (select all that apply):

Launch a new recruitment marketing campaign

Discontinue your recruitment marketing

Increase your recruitment marketing activities

Select a new recruitment marketing partner

Modify your employment brand to feature your company’s D&I

Modify your career site to feature your company’s D&I

Other (please specify)

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* 10. How would characterize the changes your employer made?

They’re short term adjustments to the recession

They’re permanent

It depends on social and cultural dynamics

There are too many variables to know right now

Other (please specify)