Ways hiring and recruitment will change in 2021

Thanks to Covid-19, the traditional hiring process has been harder than ever this year as recruiters and candidates scrambled to adapt to a fully remote experience.

Across almost all industries, digital transformation has been accelerated by the pandemic, forcing companies of all sizes to fast-track their digital plans.
Experts expect 2021 to continue to bring major disruptions to digital hiring and recruitment.

Digital hiring tools were already on the rise during 2020, but the pandemic has accelerated their use and companies are rethinking how they hire. Here some tips that will help you.

1. Adopt digital hiring technology for the long term

Recruiters must adopt hiring technologies, this will increase hiring quality, time savings and improvement at all stages of pre- and post-hire talent acquisition.

2. Go digital, stay personal

Some employers may fear that using technology and hiring process will make their company seem impersonal. But the opposite is true: An effective hiring process should include people at both ends. Far from replacing the recruiter’s role, intelligent automation can supplement that work by filtering through data quickly, transparently and without error.

3. Eliminate bias in the hiring process

If there’s anywhere bias should not be present, it’s in the screening and hiring process. AI-driven tools can help eliminate bias through data, objectivity and predictive models.
Digital hiring solutions such as digital assessments, video interviewing and online reference checking should not be seen as a short-term patch for the Covid-19 era, but rather as long-term hiring strategies.

One thing is clear: companies who meet the coming year with a comprehensive digital recruitment experience will have an advantage. Adding accuracy, eliminating bias and speeding up the hiring process—if 2021’s digital hiring trends can deliver all this, we’re in. Need help to do it? Contact our advisors here