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2015 UK Staffing Trends 3 Must-Know Staffing Trends for 2015
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Placement Volume
Budget
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
2011 2012 2013 2014
Percent of staffing leaders projecting an increase in next 12 months
Nearly all UK staffing leaders predict placement volume increases in 2015. Staffing leaders must scale and invest wisely.
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Based on LinkedIn’s 2015 Staffing Trends research 3 Staffing trends to build into your 2015 plan
2 The top ROI sources are social professional networks & job boards
1 Brand is a priority with actions to follow
3 Better candidate & job matching is expected to reshape recruiting
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Based on LinkedIn’s 2015 Staffing Trends research 3 Staffing trends to build into your 2015 plan
2 The top ROI sources are social professional networks & job boards
1 Brand is a priority with actions to follow
3 Better candidate & job matching is expected to reshape recruiting
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Why brand matters for getting placements and prospects
Source: . Alex Hisaka, Survival of the Fittest: How Today’s Enterprise Buyers Have Evolved (http://lnkd.in/dV_QnP3), (July 21, 2014).
#1 Viewing member profiles is the #1
activity on LinkedIn
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76% of job applicants viewed an employee’s LinkedIn profile
6 months prior to applying for a job posted by that company
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Percent of staffing leaders saying that their brand… Firms value their brand but their actions are still catching up
69%
58% 48%
30%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Our brand has asignificant impact on
our ability to growour business
My company has abrand strategy
Those responsiblefor our brand have
enough resources todo it well
We regularlymeasure the health
of our brand in aquantifiable way
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% selecting as most effective channel for promoting brand
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Online professional networks and friends and family grow in the UK as top channels for promoting firm brands
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10%
30%
50%
70%
2012 2013 2014
Social professionalnetworks e.g.LinkedInOur firm's website
Traditional jobboards
Friends/family, word-of-mouth
% selecting as most effective channel for promoting brand
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Globally, boutique firms rely more on word of mouth while large firms rely more on public recognition & awards
30%
16%
43%
8%
Friends/family, word ofmouth
Public recognition/awards
Large agencies Small agencies
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Build, invest in, and measure your firm’s brand in 2015 Next steps for your strategic planning
1. Articulate your competitive advantage so clients and candidates know why you’re the best firm for their industry, function, career.
2. Use cost-effective social channels to make your brand known. Start with free LinkedIn tools like individual recruiter profiles, your company page, and attracting followers.
3. Benchmark your brand budget against other investments — is your brand funded in line with other priorities?
4. Measure your brand using metrics like Net Promoter Score (NPS) of your clients and placements, company followers.
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Based on LinkedIn’s 2015 Staffing Trends research 3 Staffing trends to build into your 2015 plan
2 The top ROI sources are social professional networks & job boards
1 Brand is a priority with actions to follow
3 Better candidate & job matching is expected to reshape recruiting
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% ranking as top metric for tracking team performance
Number of placements is most valuable performance metric for UK staffing firms
17%
23%
40%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%
Quality of placements
Client satisfaction
Number of placements
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% ranking as top obstacle
Availability of quality talent is top obstacle to recruiting for UK firms
30%
46%
0% 20% 40% 60%
Offer made by my client(includes compensation, role,
location, etc.)
Competition
Availability of quality talent 71%
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Number of placements: Top sources
Qua
lity
of p
lace
men
ts: T
op s
ourc
es
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There are a handful of sources that provide both quality and quantity
Company career website Company CRM
system
Employee referral
programs
General career fairs
General social media
Job boards
Internet CV databases
Other Print
Social professional
networks
ATS/ internal candidate database
Number of placements: Top sources
Qua
lity
of p
lace
men
ts: T
op s
ourc
es
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There are a handful of sources that provide both quality and quantity
Company career website Company CRM
system
Employee referral
programs
General career fairs
General social media
Job boards
Internet CV databases
Other Print
Social professional
networks
ATS/ internal candidate database
Use different high ROI sources to target passive vs active candidates, and have a different message for warm outreach
75%
25%
Passive Active
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25%
35%
45%
55%
65%
75%
2011 2012 2013 2014
Social professionalnetworks
Internet job boards
Your ATS/ internalcandidate database
Internet resumedatabases
Percent ranking as major (<15%) source of placements
The top sources for number of placements has shifted over the past four years in the UK
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10%
30%
50%
70%
2011 2012 2013 2014
Social professionalnetworks
Internet job boards
Your ATS/internalcandidate database
Internet resumedatabases
Percent ranking as a top 4 source of quality placements
The top sources for quality placements has also shifted in the UK
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1M jobs
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Extract value from top ROI sources in 2015 Next steps for your strategic planning
1. Arm yourself with data to stay competitive. Use LinkedIn’s free Talent Pool reports on SlideShare to size your target market and understand talent supply & demand.
2. Consider different search tactics for passive vs active candidates (i.e. Boolean search strings, indirect search, conceptual search, etc)
3. Craft tailored messages to target candidates so you can attract them after you find them. Understand what would motivate them to switch jobs.
4. Define what ROI means for your firm and measure it across your sources of placements.
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Based on LinkedIn’s 2015 Staffing Trends research 3 Staffing trends to build into your 2015 plan
2 The top ROI sources are social professional networks & job boards
1 Brand is a priority with actions to follow
3 Better candidate & job matching is expected to reshape recruiting
#hiretowin talent.linkedin.com
Improved candidate and job
matching
Improved candidate and job
matching
Improved candidate and job
matching
Improved candidate and job
matching
Improved candidate and job
matching
Improved candidate and job
matching
Improved candidate and job
matching
Expanding into
emerging markets
Improved candidate and job
matching
Improved candidate and job
matching
Expanding into
emerging markets
Recruiting becoming more like marketing
Defining and
measuring quality of
hire
Expanding into
emerging markets
Using "big data" for
predicting future talent needs
Defining and
measuring quality of
hire
Expanding into
emerging markets
Defining and
measuring quality of
hire
Using "big data" for
predicting future talent needs
Expanding into
emerging markets
Recruiting becoming more like marketing
Remote workforce
options
Focusing on referrals
Remote workforce
options
Focusing on referrals
Recruiting becoming more like marketing
Focusing on referrals
Using “big data” for
predicting future talent needs
Recruiting becoming more like marketing
Recruiting becoming more like marketing
Upcoming Trend #1
Upcoming Trend #2
Upcoming Trend #3
USA Canada Brazil UK France Nordics Australia India China SE Asia
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Top up-and-coming trends for selected geographies Different countries see a different future
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Improved candidate and job
matching
Improved candidate and job
matching
Improved candidate and job
matching
Improved candidate and job
matching
Improved candidate and job
matching
Improved candidate and job
matching
Improved candidate and job
matching
Expanding into
emerging markets
Improved candidate and job
matching
Improved candidate and job
matching
Expanding into
emerging markets
Recruiting becoming more like marketing
Defining and
measuring quality of
hire
Expanding into
emerging markets
Using "big data" for
predicting future talent needs
Defining and
measuring quality of
hire
Expanding into
emerging markets
Defining and
measuring quality of
hire
Using "big data" for
predicting future talent needs
Expanding into
emerging markets
Recruiting becoming more like marketing
Remote workforce
options
Focusing on referrals
Remote workforce
options
Focusing on referrals
Recruiting becoming more like marketing
Focusing on referrals
Using “big data” for
predicting future talent needs
Recruiting becoming more like marketing
Recruiting becoming more like marketing
Upcoming Trend #1
Upcoming Trend #2
Upcoming Trend #3
USA Canada Brazil UK France Nordics Australia India China SE Asia
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Top up-and-coming trends for selected geographies But improved candidate and job matching has global appeal
#1 Improved candidate & job matching
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LinkedIn matches right jobs, right talent, right time
Your Jobs
Profiles on LinkedIn
LinkedIn Matching Engine
Reach passive & active candidates across multiple channels
xyzCo
Careers at xyzCo
Multiple delivery channels to all members
Recommendations
> 50% of all job views on
LinkedIn come through recommendations
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Prepare for better job & candidate matching
1. Accelerate your job views with industry-standard keywords & by using the right channels + tactics for promoting jobs
2. Illustrate the opportunity to matched candidates, not just the job (i.e. share culture, team, company info).
Next steps for your strategic planning
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Based on LinkedIn’s 2015 Staffing Trends research 3 Next steps for your 2015 plan
2 Extract more value from high ROI sources: Social professional networks & job boards, that address both active and passive professionals
1 Stay ahead of your competition by building, investing in, and measuring your firm’s brand
3 Prepare for a world of better candidate & job matching by keyword optimising your jobs and craft the best message for each candidate
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2015 UK Staffing Trends Newly released!
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