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About The Forum We are: Run by in-house recruiters, for for In-House in-house recruiters Recruitment Managers A membership organisation supporting (The FIRM) in-house recruiters since 2007 A source of practical, tangible support for recruiters nationwide We are a thriving community of Talent Acquisition professionals that provides A community that reflects the full both tactical and strategic insight and spectrum of in-house recruiters support to our members. www.thefirm-network.com Becoming a Premium Member of The FIRM gives you access to: Actionable Insights Member-Only Resources An Active Community Global Talent Acquisition Organisational Onbos Reparortding Structures Key Insight ort Key Insights Rep Miller Prepared by Ruth RESEARCH ership Survey Annual Memb 2017/2018 (The FIRM) Managers In-House Recruitment Research industry The Forum for the in-house recruitment Key trends within arking Report fer ral Agency Fees Benchm Employee Re Programmes ort Key Insights Rep Prepared by
Contents Executive Summary 4 Key Findings 6 Other Findings 19 Looking Ahead 37 The People We Heard From 39 Annual Membership Survey 2020-2021 3
Executive Summary In this year’s FIRM membership survey, we heard from 3 | Insight and Measurement 360 different recruiters from a range of industries and with diverse recruiting needs. By bringing together their Recruiters are looking more to Employee Engagement experiences, we can give an insight into the recruitment and the External Market for insight. But there is market for 2020 and look ahead to the future. more to be done, and the best recruiters are moving ahead. They are thinking more about Line Manager We see five key trends – taking particular notice of and Candidate Experience, as well as the Quality recruiting teams that feel they have all necessary of Candidate, alongside the Time / Cost to recruit. capabilities (NB: these are a representative group with Candidate Surveys and Onboarding Data are the large and small teams and budgets). measures most recruiters want to add. There’s a large reliance on the ATS to capture online 1 | Diversity and Inclusion metrics, recruiters may reflect if their ATS gives them all they need, or if they need to add more. Despite the pandemic disruption, D&I has moved a long way up the agenda, especially for those that see themselves as most capable. Recruiters, and the 4 | Areas to Improve organisations they represent, aren’t taking a one- dimensional approach. They are looking at many Improving skills around EVP / Employer Brand / groups; not just gender or ethnicity, but extending to Recruiting Manager – both for the recruiter AND hiring LGBT, affluence, ability and many others. The best manager is a priority for most. have targets, but also define specific responsibilities, create diverse recruitment teams, examine policy, put Recruiters want to get better at Sourcing and Business in training – and more. Partnering, and feel they lack Tech tools or skills. The “best” recruiters make more use of Onboarding It is worth reflecting that there are more Graduate Software and AI. Careers sites have improved slightly, Programmes this year and less Work Experience. but half of recruiters still think their Careers Site Likewise, Referral and Alumni programmes have is “average” or worse. Recruiters would like to use increased. All of these will need to carefully managed if Events and Mentoring to improve their skills. They feel diversity is to be increased. managers have improvements to make in Candidate Engagement and Unconscious Bias / D&I. 2 | Employer Reputation 5 | COVID-19 There is an increased use of Employer Branding this year and Candidate Experience has become a Inevitably, the pandemic has affected recruiters, just more important measure. And the biggest and “best” as it has affected every part of daily life. It’s not only recruiters have a greater focus here. They’re more been the biggest single challenge this year, it’s also likely to have improved or refreshed their Careers Site, changed business needs, the market you operate in, and to have an Employer Brand that they feel truly budget, team size, remit, volume of recruitment, how reflects them as an employer. easy it is to get scare-skilled professionals to move… the list goes on. Some organisations have needed But a significant minority don’t believe their Employer to hire more; many more have had their recruitment Brand reflects them, especially if they’ve had a big significantly decreased, and see this continuing. change in hiring needs. If they’re to compete, they’ll need to address this. One of the effects of COIVD has to been to make video interviewing an essential tool, including There’s an increased use of Social Media – likely so asynchronous video. that employers can better project their reputation – but in terms of hires Linked In remains by far the most effective medium. 4 Annual Membership Survey 2020-2021
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6 Diversity & Inclusion 50% Candidate Experience 39% EVP & Employer Brand 35% Direct Sourcing 23% Strategic Workforce Planning 22% Recruitment and Succession Planning 18% Building Talent Pools for future hires 15% Onboarding 12% Annual Membership Survey 2020-2021 Key Findings Internal Mobility 11% Automation of Recruitment Process COVID related impacts (i.e restructuring/ virtualisation) Assessment & Selection 10% 10% 10% Building recruitment capability 9% Total Talent Management 8% Social media/social advocacy 6% MI and Metrics 6% In-house Executive Search 4% Strategic priorities There’s a clear leader in D&I. Preparation for Brexit 4% Use of Artificial Intelligence based tools 3% Mobile and Technology Vendor management and review 2% 2% Taking these three together, this suggests that service users and any other interested parties). when – increasingly – the employers’ words and GDPR Compliance 1% Employer brand, before a longer tail of challenges. employer reputation is highly important, especially This is followed by candidate experience and EVP/ actions are transparent to candidates (and customers, Contingent labour 1%
25% Diversity & Inclusion 50% 49% Candidate Experience 39% 33% EVP & Employer Brand 35% 31% Direct Sourcing 23% Strategic Workforce Planning 24% 22% 28% Recruitment and Succession Planning 18% 23% Building Talent Pools for future hires 15% Onboarding 12% 6% Internal Mobility 11% 13% Automation of Recruitment Process 10% COVID related impacts (i.e restructuring/ virtualisation) 10% 14% Assessment & Selection 10% 12% Building recruitment capability 9% Total Talent Management 8% Last Year 8% Social media/social advocacy This Year 6% MI and Metrics 6% 3% We see some differences year on year. But it is the In-house Executive Search 4% priority for Diversity and Inclusion that has leapt from 4% 25% to 50% of recruiters’ priorities (“Diversity Strategy” Preparation for Brexit 4% was at 23% the year before). 4% Use of Artificial Intelligence based tools 3% Even in a pandemic year, there has been a substantial 5% change in priorities – and we can only conclude Mobile and Technology 2% that Black Lives Matter has brought organisations’ 1% responsibilities into sharper relief. It’s not a nice to Vendor management and review 2% have, it’s a commercial and moral priority. 4% GDPR Compliance 1% We note too that Direct Sourcing has dropped since 3% 41% two years ago. Talent Pools have dropped from Contingent labour 1% 30% 2 years ago. Annual Membership Survey 2020-2021 7
We have also looked within the results at 8 segments: 4. Have EB Function – those that have a separate Employer Brand team 1. Increased Hire – those that have hired a lot more in 2020 5. Under 5 in Function – smaller recruiting teams 2. Decrease Hires – those that have hired a lot less in 6. Over 20 in Function – larger recruiting teams 2020 7. Under £250k Budget – recruiting teams with 3. Have All Capabilities – those that feel their smaller budgets recruiting function is fully capable NB – this segment reflects the overall spread of size/budget/ 8. Over £1m Budget – recruiting teams with larger vacancy numbers” add “i.e. it’s not just the biggest/ budgets. best resourced teams Under £250k Capabilities Under 5 in Over 20 in Increased Over £1m Decrease Function Function Function Have EB Have All Budget Budget Overall Hires Hire Diversity & Inclusion 50% 47% 42% 51% 56% 47% 64% 49% 59% Candidate Experience 39% 41% 43% 56% 40% 42% 36% 45% 29% EVP & Employer Brand 35% 33% 34% 33% 31% 34% 40% 34% 38% Direct Sourcing 23% 24% 22% 29% 26% 26% 28% 24% 29% Strategic Workforce Planning 22% 22% 22% 17% 26% 19% 23% 20% 32% Recruitment and Succession Planning 18% 24% 17% 24% 21% 25% 13% 27% 6% Building Talent Pools for future hires 15% 12% 20% 19% 16% 12% 17% 16% 21% Onboarding 12% 14% 16% 11% 9% 17% 9% 16% 6% Internal Mobility 11% 8% 13% 6% 13% 10% 19% 9% 24% Automation of Recruitment Process 10% 16% 14% 13% 9% 13% 9% 11% 9% COVID related impacts (i.e 10% 12% 20% 10% 9% 11% 15% 9% 9% restructuring/virtualisation) Assessment & Selection 10% 12% 16% 6% 12% 10% 4% 13% 9% Building recruitment capability 9% 14% 7% 8% 10% 9% 17% 10% 21% Total Talent Management 8% 14% 9% 11% 4% 9% 9% 9% 9% Social media/social advocacy 6% 4% 7% 6% 6% 6% 6% 8% 9% MI and Metrics 6% 6% 5% 6% 8% 6% 11% 3% 6% In-house Executive Search 4% 16% 4% 5% 6% 5% 6% 6% 9% Preparation for Brexit 4% 8% 8% 5% 4% 4% 4% 6% 9% Use of Artificial Intelligence based tools 3% 6% 4% 3% 3% 4% 6% 2% 12% Mobile and Technology 2% 6% 1% 6% 4% 2% 6% 2% 9% Vendor management and review 2% 4% 1% 5% 3% 2% 2% 3% 3% GDPR Compliance 1% 2% 3% 3% 2% 2% 2% 1% 6% Contingent labour 1% 4% 1% 3% 2% 2% 2% 1% 6% Significantly above the overall average Significantly below the overall average There are two key findings here: • The larger and bigger-budgeted functions - so those • Those that are already feel they are most most likely to be in larger organisations are far more capable are the ones looking hardest at Candidate likely to have Diversity and Inclusion as a priority. Experience. 8 Annual Membership Survey 2020-2021
Annual Membership Survey 2020-2021 9 Work in Progress 37% Yes 51% Does your company have any D&I Commitments in place? NO 88% of companies have made or are working on 11% Diversity and Inclusion commitments. Under £250k Capabilities Under 5 in Over 20 in Increased Over £1m Decrease Function Function Function Have EB Have All Budget Budget Overall Hires Hire Yes 51% 44% 43% 60% 60% 41% 67% 38% 63% No 11% 12% 15% 8% 8% 18% 7% 16% 9% Work in Progress 37% 44% 43% 32% 32% 41% 27% 46% 28% Recruiters from larger companies, as well as those that believe they are fully capable and/or have an EB function are all more likely to have existing commitments to D&I.
Looking at specifics in our free text question: What D&I initiatives does your Multiple 24% business have in place? Specific Groups / Networks 17% The most frequent answer is “multiple” initiatives – e.g. Work in Progress 15% • Anti-Racisim campaign, a clear Diversity Strategy Targets 11% published in 2020 Team or Person • Transgender Training for all 8% with Responsibility • Interview panels are mixed gender and ethnicity Policy and Training 7% • We ensure all shortlisted where possible are Diversity Shortlist 6% / Panel diverse and challenge where not General 5% • All managers must undergo unconscious bias training “Blind” Process 4% • We are a register Disability Committed Employer Broadening Appeal 3% working towards Level 2 in 2021 • We advertise all salaries and we advertise them at a circa figure rather than a fixed salary for equality The next most frequent responses were around: and to appeal to the widest of audiences • Looking at groups e.g. by ethnicity, gender, • We never ask current salary and never base offers affluence e.g. on current salary to avoid the perpetuation of – Black History month, LGBT communities etc. salary gaps – Employee Networks representing groups such as BAME, LBGTQ+ • Networks/strategy/metrics/education/talent – Age, Disability and Gender management/blind screening/diverse panels/ – Increase female and BAME volumes from pay gap analysis/events/external accreditation/ application through to hire external support – Apprenticeship programme focusing on providing opportunities to students in schools • Stonewall, Disability Confident, e-learning for all that have disadvantaged backgrounds. We are staff, Unconscious Bias to name a few looking into a Returners Programme. • Partnerships with wider range of schools and As well as: universities, blind CVs, unconscious bias training, standardised interview questions • Setting targets • Mentoring, Positive Action, focusing on marketing, • Giving a person or team specific responsibility for D&I remving degree classification for graduates, working with specific organsiations to support • Creating diverse shortlist and/or panels attraction • Adapting policy and giving training. • Appointed EDI manager, strategy, EDI forum, lots of engagement with employees, various groups, lots of comms, Policy, resourcing guidance etc. This suggests that even if the response has been driven by Black Lives Matter – then the response is broad and not just focussed on one group, or one tactic. 10 Annual Membership Survey 2020-2021
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How many vacancies did your/does 10% up to 50 15% your organisation expect to fill in…? 11% Overall, there is very little change in vacancy volumes 11% from last year, and looking ahead to next. 51 to 100 17% 16% As we’d expect, larger employers expect to hire more. 37% 101 to 500 37% 37% 16% 501 to 1000 10% 14% 18% 1001 to 5000 15% 17% 7% Over 5000 5% 6% 2019 2020 2021 Is the level of recruitment at your Increase by 25% or more 9% company due to increase or decrease Increase by 11% compared to last year? 11% to 24% Increase by 8% For the majority volumes will stay the same. up to 10% It will remain Perhaps for some for some COVID-19 creates more 30% about the same roles, for others fewer. Some reported that they also Decrease by 13% had restructures or transformations – sometimes up to 10% accelerated by COVID. Decrease by 15% 11% to 24% Decrease by 15% 25% or more There’s been a sharp decrease in recruiters who expect Increase by 9% 25% or more 11% to recruit more, or even the same number of people (and the 2018 picture was similar to 2019, so it’s a Increase by 11% significant drop). 11% to 24% 13% Increase by 8% up to 10% 21% It will remain 30% about the same 45% Decrease by 13% up to 10% 7% Decrease by 15% 11% to 24% 4% Decrease by 15% 24% or more 1% This Year Last Year 12 Annual Membership Survey 2020-2021
Annual Membership Survey 2020-2021 13 Covid affects volume Increase by 25% or more 4% When we look at those that ascribe changes to COVID Increase by 8% 11% to 24% we see the true story – Covid creates a few winners, but many more losers. Increase by 1% up to 10% It will remain 18% about the same Decrease by 20% up to 10% Decrease by 24% 11% to 24% Decrease by 24% 25% or more Have you used any of the following to 72% Employee engagement 5% inform your recruitment decisions? 23% Most people have used these sources, or would like to. 71% External Market Insight 6% The likelihood of having used drops off a bit for 23% Onboarding data (perhaps surprisingly as recruiters 67% night expect to have good access to this) and Competitor 8% especially for Candidate Surveys. benchmarking 25% This perhaps points to a problem or reluctance or lack 65% of confidence in gaining candidate feedback. Exit interviews 4% 32% External Market Insight and Market Mapping have both moved up by 12% pts in each of the last 2 years – 62% these look like the coming trends. Exit Interviews have Market mapping 12% moved down by the same amount. 27% 51% Employee engagement is fairly consistently used as Onboarding data 10% insight – but there’s a much more mixed picture for 38% External Market Insight. 42% Online candidate It’s far more used by those with a bigger function, or if surveys 18% they feel they have all capabilities. 40% Yes No - no intention No - but I’d like to Under £250k Capabilities Under 5 in Over 20 in Increased Over £1m Decrease Function Function Function Have EB Have All Budget Budget Overall Hires Hire Employee engagement 72% 73% 67% 79% 72% 70% 66% 77% 65% External Market Insight 71% 45% 75% 79% 75% 62% 89% 63% 74% Competitor benchmarking 67% 59% 71% 71% 66% 66% 70% 63% 71% Exit interviews 65% 73% 64% 70% 58% 68% 53% 78% 59% Market mapping 62% 53% 55% 62% 74% 50% 85% 47% 82% Onboarding data 51% 47% 49% 56% 58% 42% 55% 48% 59% Online candidate surveys 42% 37% 46% 40% 44% 30% 55% 35% 56%
Do you feel your EVP/Employer Brand 56% EVP 27% is reflective of your current company? 18% Most feel that their EVP and Employer Brand reflect 63% their organisation, but there’s a significant minority Employer Brand 27% that don’t. This will be a real impediment to their 10% recruitment efforts. Yes No Don’t have one This year: recruiters are more likely to have an EVP (+8%pts) or an employer brand (+10%pts). Under £250k Capabilities Under 5 in Over 20 in Increased Over £1m Decrease Function Function Function Have EB Have All Budget Budget Overall Hires Hire Yes 59% 44% 49% 71% 72% 54% 74% 56% 69% No 27% 28% 38% 21% 19% 32% 19% 26% 22% Don’t have one 14% 29% 12% 8% 9% 15% 7% 18% 9% NB: We’ve combined the scores here for clarity. Interestingly, those that are having the biggest increase or decrease in hires are much less confident that their EVP or Employer Brand reflects them. It’s likely that the change in hiring requirement is related to changes in the organisation… it appears their employer branding isn’t always keeping up. How long ago was your current EVP/ 27% 8% Employer Brand 12% First Launched? 15% We perhaps see why here. 11% of EVP/Employer 20% Brands are over 2 years since their last refresh and 18% 27% are more than a year since their last refresh. 39% As we’ve seen, the world, needs and challenges have 20% changed rapidly. And if an EVP doesn’t reflect your 14% place in today’s world, it creates a barrier to successful Refreshed? 16% recruitment. 7% 4% This is consistent across all segments. N/A Within the last 6 months 6-12 months 1-2 years 2-4 years 4 years + 14 Annual Membership Survey 2020-2021
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How do you measure your success Time to Hire 63% 61% within your business? (tick all that apply) Cost per Hire 54% 50% Time and cost, the simplest and arguably most 54% immediately meaningful metrics, are still priorities. Candidate Experience 44% But Candidate Experience – potentially much harder to Quality of Hire 46% make a reliable measure - is equal with Cost 51% Line Manager 40% Quality of Hire is close behind in priority too. Experience 7% Candidate Experience and Quality of Hire will both 37% Source of Hire have effects on employer brand and ultimately 36% business performance. 31% Vacancy Fill rate The results are similar from last year, apart from 35% increasing focus on candidate experience and a huge 14% increase in measuring the experience of the recruiting Net Promoter Score 11% manager. 11% We Don’t... 8% 3% Other (please specify) 4% This Year Last Year Under £250k Capabilities Under 5 in Over 20 in Increased Over £1m Decrease Function Function Function Have EB Have All Budget Budget Overall Hires Hire Time to Hire 63% 55% 59% 68% 70% 55% 77% 57% 72% Candidate Experience 54% 46% 56% 68% 55% 45% 68% 49% 66% Cost per Hire 54% 48% 51% 58% 59% 52% 64% 53% 53% Quality of Hire 46% 42% 44% 61% 45% 45% 48% 50% 53% Line Manager Experience 40% 31% 42% 56% 42% 33% 52% 27% 66% Source of Hire 37% 21% 35% 42% 42% 32% 48% 32% 41% Vacancy Fill rate 32% 31% 37% 32% 37% 22% 48% 27% 38% Net Promoter Score 14% 15% 14% 20% 21% 8% 34% 9% 38% We Don’t... 12% 21% 17% 8% 11% 20% 9% 16% 9% Other (please specify) 3% 6% 6% 7% 3% 3% 5% 5% 6% • Larger, better-resourced functions and those that • Those with increasing hires and those in the feel they have all capabilities are more likely to have smallest teams are less likely to look at Time to more measures, including being more likely to look Hire or Candidate Experience. at Candidate and Line Manager experience. • Those that feel they have all capabilities are the segment most likely to look at Quality of Hire. 16 Annual Membership Survey 2020-2021
Annual Membership Survey 2020-2021 17 I do not feel To what extent do you feel that we have the capabilities your TA function has the required we need 6% level of capability to deliver against I feel we your priorities? (i.e. in the form of have all the necessary technology, skills of recruiters and/or capabilities required hiring managers and infrastructure) 27% I feel Only just over a quarter of TA functions are seen to be we have fully capable. some of the capabilities required 67% If you answered that you feel you Technology 61% have some or none of the capability Hiring Manager capability 59% required, what is this due to (click all that apply) Infrastructure 36% There’s seen to be a particular deficiency in tech skills Recruiter Skills 35% or tools and manager capability. “Budget” was the Other (please specify) 8% most frequent “other” response. If you answered that recruiter or hiring Sourcing 72% 43% manager skills were a concern, which 70% areas would you say are the biggest Business Partnering 43% gaps? 59% Project Management 48% Only in one instance do a majority think there are gaps for both recruiter and hiring manager and that’s for: Employer branding/ 55% EVP/Recruitment Employer branding / EVP / Recruitment Marketing – Marketing 65% which we’ve already seen is a priority area. So, filling 43% those skills gaps must be a priority too. Using Networks 74% • Recruiters need most help with Sourcing and 40% Onboarding Business Partnering. 70% • Managers need most help with Candidate 39% Recruitment Law Engagement and Unconscious Bias / D&I 70% Awareness. 38% Managing Offers 75% Selection & 35% Assessment 80% Unconscious Bias/ 31% D&I Awareness 94% Candidate 28% Engagement 83% Recruiter Hiring Manager
Which of the following do you/your External Resources 34% 55% team leverage currently or would like 33% to leverage more? Live Training 56% There’s a fairly consistent picture - but with mentoring 33% Networks and events being the two biggest areas that recruiters 59% want to use more. 32% Events 60% 31% Recorded Training 57% 27% Mentoring 63% Currently leverage Would like to leverage more Under £250k Capabilities Under 5 in Over 20 in Increased Over £1m Decrease Function Function Function Have EB Have All Budget Budget Overall Hires Hire Would like to leverage more Would like to leverage more Would like to leverage more Would like to leverage more Would like to leverage more Would like to leverage more Would like to leverage more Would like to leverage more Would like to leverage more Currently leverage Currently leverage Currently leverage Currently leverage Currently leverage Currently leverage Currently leverage Currently leverage Currently leverage External 38% 62% 16% 84% 41% 59% 44% 56% 38% 62% 35% 65% 48% 52% 36% 64% 47% 53% Resources Live 37% 63% 33% 67% 37% 63% 40% 60% 37% 63% 28% 72% 48% 52% 29% 71% 56% 44% Training Networks 36% 64% 29% 71% 29% 71% 49% 51% 34% 66% 30% 70% 37% 63% 30% 70% 43% 57% Recorded 35% 65% 24% 76% 47% 53% 39% 61% 37% 63% 23% 77% 57% 43% 23% 77% 60% 40% Training Events 35% 65% 26% 74% 43% 57% 40% 60% 36% 64% 30% 70% 40% 60% 31% 69% 52% 48% Mentoring 30% 70% 23% 77% 24% 76% 43% 57% 33% 67% 27% 73% 46% 54% 24% 76% 42% 58% Those with bigger functions and larger budgets use more of these tactics, as do those that feel they have all capabilities. Those that feel they have an increased need, feel they need to utilise more methods – there’s a sense they feel they need to catch up. 18 Annual Membership Survey 2020-2021
Annual Membership Survey 2020-2021 19 Other Findings What is your ratio of internal to 90% internal, 10% external 7% external hires (i.e. 80% internals to 80% internal, 5% 20% externals) 20% external 70% internal, 5% Just over half of respondents have 30% or fewer 30% external internal hires – mostly external is the norm. 60% internal, 10% 40% external There’s a slight rise over last year for large majority 50% internal, 6% external hires (8%pt more at either 80% or 90% 50% external external). 40% internal, 15% 60% external Those that feel they have all capabilities are much 30% internal, 23% more likely (27%) to have 90% external hires. 70% external 20% internal, 14% 80% external 10% internal, 15% 90% external Do you have separate resource/ 45% Employer Branding 52% functions to cover the following areas? 3% In most cases, most of these areas sit within the main 37% Contingent/Temp resourcing team. Recruitment 60% 3% That’s a bit less true for Contingent and Temp 32% Recruiting. Emerging Talent 65% But for Employer Branding, nearly half of recruiters 3% have, or are considering, separate resource to create, 32% present or enhance their brand. Exec Recruitment 66% 2% 32% Projects 67% 2% 24% Sourcing 72% 4% 17% Talent Intelligence 79% 3% 16% Candidate 82% Experience 2% Yes No Considering it
Do you have separate resource/ Employer Branding 45% 38% functions to cover the following areas? Contingent / Temp 37% There’s been a big increase in separate resource Recruitment 12% functions within Exec and Contingency / Temp 32% recruitment. Emerging Talent 22% 32% Exec Recruitment 14% 32% Projects 27% 24% Sourcing 31% 17% Talent Intelligence 24% 16% Candidate Experience 29% This Year Last Year Do you currently outsource all or part What percentage of your vacancies of your recruitment process? were filled by agencies in the last A large majority keep the process in-house, and just year? about everyone holds on to at least some - this is very Agencies have a part to play, but for almost 90% of similar to last year. employers, they can handle 75%+ of roles themselves - Those with the smallest teams are much more likely this is similar to last year. (80%) to keep all of their process in-house. This is consistent across all our segments. 76% or more 1% 26 to 50% 8% part 26% Yes - all 51 to 75% 1% 2% Yes - 11 to 25% 28% No 69% Less than 10% No, but it 61% is under consideration 4% 20 Annual Membership Survey 2020-2021
Annual Membership Survey 2020-2021 21 Workload 0-5 6% 7% Those with smaller teams and budgets also tend to 20% have smaller requisition workloads. 6-10 30% 31% 11-20 33% 26% 21-30 22% 14% What is the average requisition workload handled by an individual 31-50 7% recruiter at any one time? 3% What would you consider to be the optimum average requisition 51-100 workload handled by recruiter at any one time for your 1% organisation? 0% Over 101 0% At face value, the actual requisition workload tends to match the optimum workload quite closely. Optimum > However, when we look at the consistency of the Workload responses, we get a slightly different picture. 21% • For about half, 48%, their team have about the right workload. Workload = • But for 31% they have a greater workload than is Optimum optimum. 48% • And for 21%, they are perhaps underutilised, at least now. Workload > Optimum 31% In your organisation, do recruitment Recruitment/ 51% Resourcing team budgets sit with…? 47% 19% Half of the time, the recruitment team holds the HR 33% recruitment budget. This is slightly more likely in Line Manager/ 17% organisations with an EB function, or with larger Function 12% resourcing teams and budgets. “Other” arrangements include a mix of people holding budgets, or being held 6% Other by Executive team. 0% 5% It possibly seems as though HR has a far smaller Finance 0% hold on recruitment budgets – but we have added more options this year; this may have allowed a more 2% Elsewhere accurate response. 7% 1% Procurement 0% This Year Last Year
Other 2% Do you have a separate budget for recruitment marketing? Yes 32% Under a third have a separate recruitment marketing budget. There’s been a move of about 4%pts from No to Yes since last year. Larger teams, those with most budget and those with No an EB team are more likely to have their own budget. 66% Apprenticeship 60% programme 60% 52% A graduate programme 42% Which of the following do you currently An internship 37% have in place? programme 37% A work experience 26% Apprenticeships are consistently offered across programme 35% segments. Larger teams have more programmes in place, but those that have a predicted increase in hires A summer placement 20% are quite a lot more likely (28%) to have none of these programme 23% in place. 18% None of the above 18% There’s a substantial rise in graduate programmes, with a drop in work experience programmes. A school leaver 13% programme 12% 8% An MBA programme 3% This Year Last Year Referral schemes are consistently offered across An employee referral 80% segments. scheme 72% Larger teams have more programmes in place, but A talent pool/ 56% community 52% those that have a predicted increase in hires are quite a lot more likely (14%) to have none of these in place. Diversity recruitment 31% programme 27% There’s been a rise in all these methods, especially alumni schemes, since last year. Armed Forces veteran 21% programme 18% 15% An Alumni scheme 5% 9% A social referral scheme 7% 7% None of these 0% 1% Other (please specify) 6% 22 Annual Membership Survey 2020-2021
What percentage of your hires come 0-25% 73% from your employee referrals scheme? 26-50% 13% Only a minority of hires come from referral – a 51-75% 0% consistent result with last year. Those with the biggest budgets are more likely to get 76-100% 0% 26-50% of their hires from referral (23%). N/A 14% Aggregators Do you ever use any of the following (such as Indeed) 65% for recruitment…? Online recruitment 45% marketplaces Aggregators are the only tactic used by over half of PPC (Pay per Click) 31% recruiters – this is a similar result to last year, but with a 3-4%pt increase for Programmatic/Fixed fee sites/ Fixed fee 28% PPC/Aggregators. recruitment sites SEO (Search Engine 26% Use of aggregators is consistent across segments. Optimisation) Larger teams, those with bigger budgets and those Programmatic 18% that feel they have all capabilities are more likely to advertising use: marketplaces, PPC, SEO. Do not currently 14% use any Social Media LinkedIn 87% 99% Only four platforms are used by over 20% of 9% recruiters: Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and the Facebook 55% dominant LinkedIn. 2% Twitter Linkedin dominates as the most successful social 43% media channel for the majority of respondents. 2% Instagram 29% Recruiters should perhaps understand other social channels are less likely to be the most effective 0% YouTube recruitment channel. But – given the need to project 15% and share employers’ reputation – it appears likely Niche blogs / 0% these other channels have a crucial role to play. forums etc 14% All segments use LinkedIn to a high degree. Larger 0% Google+ recruiting teams use more of the most popular social 8% media. 0% Xing 6% This is a similar result to last year, with a rise of 6-7% pts in use for Instagram/Niche Blogs/YouTube. 0% Snapchat 2% LinkedIn has had a 12% pt rise as most effective, Facebook has had an 8% decline. 0% Pinterest 2% 0% Tik Tok 1% Which of the following social media Do not use any of platforms do you the above 0% use for attractiing, engaging and recruiting 0% candidates? Spotify 0% Which social media tool has been most effective 0% in your recruitment Tumblr 0% (choose one only)? Annual Membership Survey 2020-2021 23
What types of job boards / Mainly generalist e.g. CV-Library, 46% 58% CV databases do you use? Totaljobs, reed.co.uk Mainly specialist 19% e.g. industry/role Most use job boards, with generalist boards used by specific boards 14% a majority of users – this probably reflects many jobs 23% being “general” and/or these boards drawing a very About equal 17% wide range of candidates. Don’t use job boards/ 12% Those with lower budgets and those with increased CV databases 11% hiring needs are more likley to use Generalist boards – but since last year, there has been a move away from This Year Last Year generalist boards. Have you seen an increase or decrease 55% Linked In 2% in the number of hires coming from 43% these sources 32% Most sources have seen consistent response rates, Job Boards (generalist) 16% 53% with the largest dip coming from CV databases. 29% But social media, general job boards and especially Social Media 5% LinkedIn have all become much more useful sources 65% of candidates. 18% There is a fairly consistent picture across all segments, Job Boards (specialist) 14% but those who feel they have all capabilities have seen 68% less of an increased response from LinkedIn, instead 13% seeing it stay the same. CV databases 18% 70% 11% PPC 10% 78% Increased Decreased Stayed the same Increased number of hires coming Linked In 55% 52% from these sources 32% Job Boards (generalist) There’s been a 10% pt increase in general job boards 23% being seen to generate more candidates. LinkedIn has 29% consistently generated more candidates, but the rate Social Media 35% has perhaps slowed for social media. 18% Job Boards (specialist) We should bear in mind that volume of candidates has 15% been an issue for some this year; more response may 13% not always be a good thing. CV databases 16% 11% PPC 14% This Year Last Year 24 Annual Membership Survey 2020-2021
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No Do you currently have a corporate 6% careers site? Almost everyone has a careers site, and 1%pt more than last year. For smaller teams and those with less budget the rate is 90-91%. Yes 94% How would you rate your careers site? Very Good 15% Opinions are mixed. Just over 50% think that think Good 36% their careers site is Good/Very Good, last year that was 46%, so there’s some improvement. Average 30% Those that have all capabilities, have an EB function, or Poor 12% a larger resourcing function rate their site as better. Very Poor 4% Not Applicable 2% How long ago was your current careers 6% website... 9% 14% First launched? Many sites are starting to show their age with 63% 26% being over 2 years old. 37% 8% However, content has tended to have been refreshed more recently, with 61% refreshed in the last year. 20% 19% Those that have the largest budget are most likely to 25% Re-designed? have refreshed this year, those that feel they have all 10% capabilities are most likely to have redesigned this year. 5% 22% There was a similar result last year, but we have seen a slight slowdown in work on careers sites this year. 41% 20% 16% Content refreshed? 4% 2% 18% Within the last 6 months 6-12 months 1-2 years 2-4 years Over 4 years N/A 26 Annual Membership Survey 2020-2021
How would you rate your career site in 21% 41% terms of…? 25% Visibility 7% For a majority, their site is good or very good for all 2% these features. 4% They rate all of these features very similarly – perhaps 23% suggesting a lack of maturity / understanding in the 39% difference that these can make to the performance of 27% the careers site. Ease of Application 6% 2% 4% 21% 34% 30% Appearance 9% 3% 4% 20% 40% 27% Accessibility 8% 2% 4% 23% 40% 23% Mobile Friendly 8% 1% 4% 23% 38% 22% Mobile Optimised 11% 1% 6% Very Good Good Average Poor Very Poor N/A And looking at the consistency it shows the same story. All the same 23% 5 the same 49% Consistency 4 the same 17% 72% give their site the same rating across five or more features. All Others 11% Annual Membership Survey 2020-2021 27
How would you rate your career site in Very Good 22% 20% terms of…? 39% Good Looking at the overall averages versus last year. Then 37% we see that people tend to be a little happier with their 26% career sites with a greater % of Very Good and Goods. Average 31% 26% Poor 31% 8% Very 10% 2% Poor 5% This Year Last Year What is your average annual cost Under £1000 ($1600) 53% per hire (attraction and selection £1000 to £2500 30% ($1600 - $4000) costs only)? £2501 to £4000 12% ($4000 - $6500) This is a very similar result to last year. Over £4000 5% Those with the biggest changes in recruitment ($6500) (increase and decrease) and those with the smallest budget have a smaller average cost per hire. What is your average time to hire? Under 4 weeks 15% 17% 75% can get the job done in under 2 months. 58% 4 - 8 weeks There’s a similar result for all, but those with the 49% largest budgets tend to take longer to hire. 21% 8 - 12 weeks 27% There’s been a reasonable shift from 8-12 weeks to 4-8 weeks – hence it would appear that recruitment Over 12 weeks 5% processes have become more efficient and quicker. 6% This Year Last Year What is your vacancy fill rate? Less than 10% 3% 3% A large majority of recruiters are filling a large majority 7% of vacancies. 11-25% 8% Those that feel they have all capabilities have the best 16% 51-75% success rate, 86% say they fill 76-100%. 27% 73% This seems to suggest that there are greater 76-100% 61% efficiencies being seen through in-house recruitment teams. This Year Last Year 28 Annual Membership Survey 2020-2021
Annual Membership Survey 2020-2021 29 What do you use to track online My ATS 54% metrics? we don’t... 19% The ATS is by far the most commonly used to track metrics – so the capability of the ATS has a big impact Google Analytics 12% on how well these metrics can be followed. Excel 8% “Other” is usually a mix of the above and/or use of data analysis/visualisation tools. Other (please specify) 7% The smallest functions are most likely to not make Omniture 0% measurements, those with the largest budgets use Google Analytics more. Webtrends 0% This is a similar result to last year, but with more Access 0% recruiters making measurement (and fewer using Excel). Do you use an Applicant Tracking No System (ATS) or other recruitment 7% platform? A large majority use an ATS or similar – with a similar picture across segments - and that’s up from 88% last year. Yes 93% Do you use an applicant tracking system for onboarding? Just under half follow this through to onboarding. Larger teams, those with bigger budgets, those that have all capabilities and separate EB function are all quite a lot more likely to use an ATS for onboarding. “Yes” is up from 46% last year. No Yes 51% 49%
How likely is your organisation to We already use stand-alone 12% 11% adopt onboarding software in the next onboarding software 12 months? We already use onboarding module 32% of our ATS 31% Most already are using an ATS/other software for onboarding – but nearly a quarter have no plans to. We are actively 17% investigating onboarding software 26% Those with larger budgets and a separate EB function are more likely to use onboarding software now. We’re interested in 16% onboarding but not actively investigating 13% Compared to last year, recruiters appear more fixed in their choices re: Onboarding software – if they don’t We have no plans to use 22% have it now, they’re less likely to get it compared to onboarding software 19% last year. This Year Last Year Lets look at the use of AI... Do you currently use 8% a bot for candidate 79% Currently there’s very little uptake for the use of bots attraction? 12% across the attraction and selection process, but some Do you currently use 10% consideration. a bot for candidate 76% engagement? 15% The larger and bigger budgeted functions and those that feel they have all capabilities are far more likely to Do you currently use 7% use AI in this way. a bot for candidate 82% screening? 11% 8% Do you use a bot for 81% scheduling purposes? 11% Yes No Considering it How would you rate… Very Good 26% 28% The ATS as product and service are equally well- 37% regarded - in both cases 63% find them Good or Very Good 35% Good. This is a similar result to last year. 19% The results are similar across segments, but those Average 16% that see an increase in hiring rate their ATS more 7% highly. Poor 10% 8% Very 7% 3% Poor 5% Your ATS as a product Your ATS provider as a service 30 Annual Membership Survey 2020-2021
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32 Annual Membership Survey 2020-2021 Which Applicant Tracking System eArcu 27% (ATS) or other recruitment platform Eploy 12% do you use? Other (state in comments section) 12% Workday 9% There’s a wide range used, but eArcu is a clear preference, a similar pattern to last year. Successfactors 7% No “Other” response had more than three mentions. Taleo 6% Avature 5% TribePad 3% Greenhouse 3% Workable 2% Oleeo (formerly WCN) 2% Smartrecruiters 2% Hireserve 2% Modern Hire 1% Yes - Cornerstone SABA Talent Link 1% iCIMS 1% Talent Source 1% Yes - Cornerstone Recruiting 1% Kenexa 1% Jobvite 1% hireful 1% webrecruit 0% Virtual Edge 0% Peoplefluent 0% Lever 0% Jobtrain 0% Jobs2Web 0% Yes - Recruitive 0% Peopleclick 0% Change Work Now 0% Ceridian 0%
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34 Annual Membership Survey 2020-2021 Which applicant tracking system do eArcu 28% you use for onboarding? Eploy 20% Workday 16% eArcu is also the preference for onboarding – and again we saw similar results last year. Other (state which in comments) 8% Taleo 6% Successfactors 5% Greenhouse 4% TribePad 2% iCIMS 2% Hireserve 2% Workable 1% webrecruit 1% Oleeo (formerly WCN) 1% Talent Source 1% Jobtrain 1% hireful 1% Ceridian 1% Avature 1% Virtual Edge 0% Smartrecruiters 0% Recruitive 0% Peopleclick 0% Peoplefluent 0% Modern Hire 0% Cornerstone SABA TalentLink 0% Yes - Cornerstone Recruiting 0% Kenexa 0% Jobvite 0% Jobs2Web 0% Change Work Now 0%
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Do you use any of the following online Live Video Interviewing (i.e. skype, google 53% 19% testing techniques as part of your hangout) selection process? Psychometric Tests 45% 52% Over 50% use live video interviewing and psychometric 32% tests – with personality/aptitude/situational judgement Personality Tests 26% tests used by between a quarter and a third. 30% Aptitude Tests • Video interviewing is used consistently across all 22% segments. Situational Judgment 27% Tests 18% • Those with the largest budget and those with an increase in hires are more likely to use more of the None of the above 17% more popular methods. 27% Asynchronous Video 14% • Those that have seen an increase in hires are much Interviewing 8% more likely to use asynchronous video interview. 8% There have been variations since last year – but Realistic Job Preview 7% there has been a huge rise in the use of Live Video 5% Interviewing (and a small rise for asynchronous too). Job Profile Gamification 2% Virtual 4% Reality assessment 1% This Year Last Year Do you use any of the following as part Telephone Interviewing 87% 76% of your selection process? Competency Based 84% Telephone and video interviews, along with Assessment 74% competency assessment are used by a large majority. 79% Video Interviewing Perhaps surprisingly, assessment centres – 35% traditionally run in-person – are used by >50%. Perhaps 53% there has been a quick switch to online and/or an Assessment Centres 53% intention to revert once Coronavirus poses less risk. Strength Based 21% This is a fairly consistent picture across segments Assessment 21% except that: 0% None of the above 0% • Those with increased hires and all capabilities are more likely to use telephone interviews This Year Last Year • Bigger teams / budgets are more likely to use video interviews • Those that have all capabilities or smaller budgets are more likely to use Assessment Centres. Again, there’s been a big rise in video interviewing year- on-year. 36 Annual Membership Survey 2020-2021
Looking ahead We’ve seen that recruiters want to address Diversity But… Covid is – inevitably - a dominant challenge and Inclusion, they want to better manage their Employer Reputation, they want to examine and measure their practice more, and they have other What would you say is the biggest areas for improvement. recruitment challenge you’re facing? Annual Membership Survey 2020-2021 37
What would you say is the biggest Covid 27% recruitment challenge you’re facing? Quality/Scarce Skills 14% As well as being – by far – the biggest challenge Resources and Budget 12% by itself, it has a big influence on many of the other categories of challenge. Changing Business Needs 8% • “The biggest challenge would be the current pandemic. Our industry was greatly affected by this Diversity and Inclusion 6% since we provide workspace solutions. COVID-19 Changing Market 6% restricts our employees and clients from working or gathering in a shared workspace” Remote working 6% • “Market impact due to COVID-19” Volume of applications 4% • “Covid and the effect on recruitment levels and the wider Group budgets” Processes 4% • “Uncertain climate due to Covid-19 and it has had Attraction 4% an adverse effect on the retail and travel industry” Attrition 3% • “Unsurprisingly Covid. Firstly for the pause in hiring, then subsequently for the volume of applications of Capabilities 2% poor quality post lockdown” Candidate Inertia 2% • “Covid and the element of the unknown that this introduces in terms of the job market” Candidate Experience 1% • “Impact on number of vacancies due to COVID” Brexit 1% • “Obviously COVID has had a huge impact on our business. The challenge we face is not being able to plan effectively for the future and budgets being very tight” The effect of the pandemic has: • cut into resources and budgets • forced remote working • means business needs have changed – perhaps drastically • often created a much greater volume of applications • whilst meaning that the hardest-to-find candidates are less likely to move …and that’s not the end of the impact. Whilst the end may be in sight for the virus – its effects will be felt for a long time yet. On the other hand, who, a year ago, would have believed that Brexit would be a concern for only a tiny minority? 38 Annual Membership Survey 2020-2021
Annual Membership Survey 2020-2021 39 The people we heard from How many countries are you 1 49% 57% personally responsible for recruiting for? (or managing the recruitment up to 5 30% 29% processes for) 8% 6 to 10 6% 3% 11 to 15 3% 10% more than 15 7% This Year Last Year How many members of staff do you 1 10% have working in your Recruitment 10% Function? 2 to 5 38% 48% 18% 6 to 10 17% 16% 11 to 20 13% 9% 21 to 50 9% 5% 51 to 100 3% 4% 101 or more 2% This Year Last Year What is your recruitment budget Under £250K 34% ($400k) 50% for 2021? Under £500k 15% ($800k) 20% £501k - £1m 16% ($801k - $1.6m) 13% £1m - £2m 6% ($1.6m - $3.3m) 10% £2m - £3m 2% ($3.3m - $4.9m) 5% Over £3m 5% ($4.9m) 2% 22% N/A This Year Last Year
What most accurately describes your industry? Accountancy 3.1% Advertising / PR 0.6% Agriculture / Fisheries / Farming 0.0% Banking / Financial Services 10.4% Charity / Voluntary 5.5% Civil or Structural Engineering 4.9% Consulting / Strategy 2.5% Consumer goods – FMCG 5.5% Consumer goods – non FMCG 0.6% Design / Creative 0.0% Education 2.5% Engineering / Manufacturing 3.7% Health / Care 4.3% Hospitality / Catering 2.5% Housing / Regeneration / Environment 0.0% IT 5.5% Law 4.3% Local Government 1.2% Marketing 1.2% Media 0.0% Pharmaceutical 1.2% Property 1.2% Recruitment 1.8% Research / Science 1.2% Retail 4.9% Telecoms 2.5% Transport and logistics 8.0% Utilities / energy (gas, nuclear, oil, etc.) 2.5% None of the above 1.2% Other (please specify) 17.2% 40 Annual Membership Survey 2020-2021
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