The document summarizes key Nordic recruiting trends for 2015 based on a survey of over 6,000 talent acquisition leaders in 31 countries.
1) Hiring volumes and budgets in the Nordic countries are increasing for the first time in four years, widening the gap between hiring needs and budgets. This requires recruiting leaders to scale operations and do more with less.
2) Sourcing skilled talent is the top priority for both Nordic and global talent acquisition leaders. Social professional networks have increased as a source of quality hires in recent years.
3) The biggest obstacle for attracting talent in the Nordic is now lack of awareness or interest in companies rather than competition, which is a smaller issue
2. Introduction
To win in 2015, talent acquisition and business leaders need
to stay ahead of the latest recruiting trends. Companies and
institutions are under pressure to find top talent at lower
costs while competing with big brands and promising start-
ups. The recruiting industry is undergoing pockets of
disruption. Social media and digital marketing are becoming
the new norm in how we recruit. With innovative recruiting
technologies and techniques emerging almost every day, we
are witnessing the democratization of recruiting. Any
company – big or small – can now find high quality talent at
scale with the right tools and strategy. Read on to
understand how you can get ahead of these recruiting trends
in 2015.!
!
About this survey
We surveyed more than 6,000 talent acquisition decision
makers in 31 countries across 14 industries to understand
what’s keeping them up at night and where they see the
industry going in 2015. Get a head start on 2015: tap into our
insights on the largest survey of talent acquisition leaders in
the world and chart your course for success. !
02
Introduc,on
03
Execu,ve
summary
04
Part
1:
The
recrui,ng
industry
in
2015
10
Part
2:
Sourcing
20
Part
3:
Talent
brand
26
Part
4:
The
future
of
recrui,ng
30
Epilogue:
More
interes,ng
data
2
Nordic
Recrui,ng
Trends
3. Executive summary: Nordic recruiting trends
3 must-know talent acquisition trends and predictions for 2015
1 Recruiting budgets and volumes
differs more than ever before in the
Nordic countries.!
.!
2 Nordic and global talent acquisition
leaders agree that sourcing skilled talent
is the lynchpin of any successful
recruiting organization!
3 The trend is speaking for itself; !
Social media and Online professional
networks has increased around 20%
each the last 3 years.
“Considering only full and part-time
professional employees, how do you
expect the hiring volume across your
organization to change this year?”!
“How has your organization's budget for
recruiting solutions changed from last
year?”!
3
Nordic
Recrui,ng
Trends
H i r i n g
Volume
H i r i n g
Budget
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
14%
24%
30%
49%
25%
23%
34%
46%
4.
Improving
sourcing
3.
Pipelining
talent
2.
Improving
quality
of
hire
1.
Recrui,ng/
sourcing
highly-‐
Global
Nordic
“Think about your talent acquisition organization's top
priorities for 2014. Which of the following choices
would you consider to be the most important areas of
interest for your organization?”!
30%
35%
40%
45%
50%
55%
60%
65%
70%
75%
80%
2012
2013
2014
Company
website
Online
professional
networks
(e.g.,
LinkedIn)
Friends/family,
word
of
mouth
Social
media
(e.g.,
Facebook)
5. ü Technology context
and catalysts
ü Organizational
pressures and
priorities
ü Competitive threats
Part 1: The recruiting
industry in 2015
Hiring volumes and budgets buck the trend of stagnation, creating the
biggest gap the Nordic ever had. With the highly increasing gap between
budgets and hiring, talent acquisition leaders must be poised to scale
their operations. Doing more with less is more important now than ever
before. Competition and compensation continue to be the top obstacles
for attracting talent, forcing recruiting leaders to get smart and use data-
driven techniques in their pursuit of top talent. Companies small and
large face their own unique challenges in recruiting, and therefore must
play to their own competitive advantages. Broader technology
advancements have also begun to disrupt the talent industry, setting the
stage for a dynamic and exciting future for recruiting.!
Advancement! Implication for Talent Acquisition!
Social Media!
The accessibility and connectedness of professionals online has
made talent more findable than ever – and is leveling the playing
field.!
Digital Marketing!
Targeted advertising based on profile demographics and online
behavior is trickling from marketing into recruiting. With pin point
accuracy, companies can find the right candidate by segmenting
and targeting talent with the most relevant job opportunities.!
Mobile!
With the meteoric rise of mobile devices globally, job candidates
are increasingly researching opportunities and companies in a
mobile-optimized format.!
Machine
Learning!
Adaptive algorithms can now match jobs with job seekers based
on real-time behavioral feedback (i.e. viewing a job, clicking to
apply). !
“Big Data”
Analytics!
As data storage, processing, and transmission become cheaper,
talent acquisition leaders have begun to use this data for both
strategic and tactical business decisions.!
Part 1: The Recruiting Industry in 2015
5
Nordic
Recrui,ng
Trends
6. Organizational pressure
Hiring volume and budgets heat up
Nordic company hiring volumes and budgets buck the trend of stagnation,
heating up for the first time in four years. As the gap widens between hiring
volume and budgets in 2015, recruiting leaders must scale their operations,
do more with less, and invest wisely.!
50%
!
of Nordic CXOs believe that overall
staffing levels are increasing,
according to a Sept 2014 LinkedIn
Economic Confidence Outlook
study. The C-suite is in touch with
the talent pulse of their companies.!
“Considering only full and part-time professional employees, how do you expect the hiring
volume across your organization to change this year?”!
“How has your organization's budget for recruiting solutions changed from last year?”!
45%!
32%!
39%!
Hiring
Volume,
62%!
29%! 31%!
Hiring
Budget,
42%!
0%!
20%!
40%!
60%!
80%!
2011! 2012! 2013! 2014!
%
Leaders
With
Volume
or
Budget
Increase
Part 1: The Recruiting Industry in 2015
6
Nordic
Recrui,ng
Trends
7. Organizational priorities: Recruiting leaders agree
Sourcing is top priority
Nordic and global talent acquisition leaders agree that
sourcing skilled talent is the lynchpin of any successful
recruiting organization. Improving the sourcing techniques is
a much lower priority in the Nordic than the global survey
pool.!
!
Small and large companies don’t really differ
Large and small companies recruit in pretty much the same
way, with focus on the same things. We define small
businesses as organizations with 500 or fewer people.!
“Think about your talent acquisition organization's top priorities for
2014. Which of the following choices would you consider to be the
most important areas of interest for your organization?”!
“Think about your talent acquisition organization's top priorities
for 2014. Which of the following choices would you consider to
be the most important areas of interest for your organization?”!
Part 1: The Recruiting Industry in 2015
7
Nordic
Recrui,ng
Trends
14%
24%
30%
49%
25%
23%
34%
46%
4.
Improving
sourcing
techniques
3.
Pipelining
talent
2.
Improving
quality
of
hire
1.
Recrui,ng/sourcing
highly-‐skilled
talent
Global
Nordic
10%
8%
9%
9%
Diversity
recrui,ng
Recrui,ng
passive
talent
Small
businesses
Large
companies
8. Competitive threats: Biggest obstacle to landing
talent in 2015 is lack of awareness/Interest
The biggest obstacle: Lack of awareness or
interest in the company.
Competition is no longer the biggest obstacle in the Nordic.
The lack of awareness of/ or interest in our talent brand has
increased meanwhile competition is becoming a smaller
obstacle. !
Competition is lower in the Nordics than
globally.
Competitive pressures are less of a threat to Nordic
companies than to global companies. Companies need to
step up their recruiting game to win in a competitive market
globally. But in the Nordic they really need to create a bigger
interest in their brand as well. !
!
20%!
30%!
40%!
50%!
2012! 2013! 2014!
“What are your company's biggest obstacles to attracting the best talent?”! “What are your company's biggest obstacles to attracting the best talent?”!
Part 1: The Recruiting Industry in 2015
Competition!
Compensation!
Lack of awareness
of or interest in our
talent brand!
8
Nordic
Recrui,ng
Trends
37%
46%
20%
40%
60%
80%
Compe,,on
Nordic
Global
9. Competitive threats
“What are the things that your competitors have done or may plan on doing
that would make you most nervous?”!
52%!
!
Of Nordic companies recruit
passive talent.!
Investing in their employer brand is the most nerve-
racking for Nordic companies.
Part 1: The Recruiting Industry in 2015
9
Nordic
Recrui,ng
Trends
4 years!
!
Is the average length of time an
employee stays at one company,
according to Aug 2014 LinkedIn
data.!
42%!
!
of Nordic talent leaders say
employer brand is a top priority for
their company.!
29%
18%
29%
41%
27%
28%
Invest
in
their
employer
brand
Increase
focus
on
passive
talent
Improve
employee
reten,on
Nordic
Global
11. ü Top sources for
quality and quantity
ü Passive candidate
recruitment
ü Top recruiting metrics
ü Mobile recruiting
Nordic
Recrui,ng
Trends
11
Part 2: Sourcing
Just as a championship sports team is defined by its players and
coaches, a successful company is defined by its talent. But where are
companies finding talent today?!
!
In 2015, sourcing just isn’t what it used to be. Recruiters’ use of social
professional networks gradually increasing and became the number 3
source of quality hires in the Nordics. Passive candidate recruiting is
most popular in countries like US, China and India.
Small businesses in the Nordic have also figured out how to poach
passive talent. For 64% it’s important to their recruiting strategy. Passive
talent accounts for a whopping 75% of all professionals worldwide.!
!
As candidates become increasingly mobile, companies are also
embracing mobile recruiting. The mobile revolution is in full swing in the
talent industry, and will continue to be a big theme in 2015.!
Part 2: Sourcing
12. Top source for quality hires: Professional networks
Social professional networks and internet job
boards are growing sources for quality
Social professional networks are now increasing gradually.
But not as fast as internet job boards. After down going trend
in the last 3 years it increases with a whopping 23% from
2013 to 2014.!
“Think about the key quality hires that your organization (placed/made)
in the past 12 months. Which of the following were the most important
sources for those key positions?”!
US companies heavily reliant on social
recruiting
Compared to the Nordic countries, US companies source quality
hires significantly more from social professional networks, and
significantly less from search & staffing agencies. As international
markets evolve, this trend is one worth watching. We in the
Nordics have tended to follow US trends in the past.!
“Think about the key quality hires that your organization (placed/made) in the
past 12 months. Which of the following were the most important sources for
those key positions?”!
Part 2: Sourcing
Nordic
Recrui,ng
Trends
12
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
2011
2012
2013
2014
Social
professional
networks
Employee
referral
programs
Company
career
website
Internet
job
boards
Internal
hires
33%
30%
38%
32%
46%
14%
Social
professional
networks
Search
and
staffing
firms
Nordic
Global
US
13. Top source for quantity: Company career sites
Career sites produce highest quantity of hires
Internet job boards currently produce the highest quantity of hires in
Nordic companies. However, quantity doesn’t always equal quality.
Recruiting leaders need to manage the application process to ensure
they get a high quantity of quality hires.!
“How significant were each of the following as a source of white collar professional
(candidates placed by/hires for) your organization in the past 12 months?”!
How the Nordics channels for quantity of hire
differ
Social professional networks and referral programs are a lot
lower in the Nordic than globally. Meanwhile career sites are
more popular here for quantity of hires. !
How global channels for quantity of hire differ
Globally, search and staffing firms is a source for significantly
larger quantities of hires than in the Nordics. !
Part 2: Sourcing
Nordic
Recrui,ng
Trends
13
15%
37%
11%
13%
18%
56%
35%
Your
ATS/
internal
candidate
database
Internal
hires
Employee
referral
programs
Internet
resume
databases
Social
professional
networks
Internet
job
boards
Company
career
website
21%
27%
38%
11%
18%
35%
Employee
referrals
Social
professional
networks
Company
career
website
Nordic
Global
14%
20%
13%
14%
Student
recrui,ng
Search
&
staffing
firms
Nordic
Global
14. Passive candidate recruiting: US and China lead
Passive candidate recruiting: The global
breakdown
Companies in the US and China are most aggressively
recruiting passive candidates. Meanwhile the Nordics are
falling far behind. !
Why passive candidate recruiting works
Globally, 75% of professionals consider themselves “Passive.”!
75%!
Passive!
25%!
Active!
Global Candidate Breakdown!
Active candidate definition:!
ü Actively looking!
ü Casually looking a few times a week!
!
Passive candidate definition:!
ü Reaching out to personal network!
ü Open to talking to a recruiter!
ü Completely satisfied; Don’t want to
move!
“How would you describe your job search status?” !
Source: LinkedIn’s Talent Trends 2014 study!
“To what extent does your recruiting organization focus on hiring passive talent?”!
61%!
Global !
Average!
China! 83%!
United States! 72%!
India! 69%!
Spain! 68%!
Brazil! 67%!
Southeast Asia! 65%!
Mexico! 63%!
Hong Kong! 60%!
South Africa! 60%!
MENA! 59%!
Canada! 58%!
United Kingdom! 57%!
Germany! 54%!
Italy! 53%!
Nordics! 51%!
France! 51%!
Australia! 49%!
Netherlands! 48%!
Belgium! 41%!
Part 2: Sourcing
Nordic
Recrui,ng
Trends
14
15. Sourcing: Small businesses recruit differently
Small businesses highly focused on
passive talent
Small businesses are significantly more likely to focus on
passive candidate recruitment than large companies are.
With fewer resources and less time, smart small businesses
get scrappy and strategic, identifying passive candidates
with the right skills and cultural fit.!
“To what extent does your recruiting organization focus on hiring passive talent?”!
Sources of quality hires differ for
small businesses
Small businesses are more reliant on internet job boards
and slightly less reliant on internal hires than their large
company counterparts are. With less time and fewer
internal candidates, small business recruiting leaders
need to find ways to help talent find them.!
“Think about the key quality hires that your organization (placed/made) in
the past 12 months. Which of the following were the most important
sources for those key positions?”!
Part 2: Sourcing
Nordic
Recrui,ng
Trends
15
39%
58%
38%
54%
Internal
hires
Internet
job
boards
Large
companies
Small
businesses
64%
41%
Focus
to
some
extent
or
greatly
on
passive
candidate
recruitment
Large
companies
Small
businesses
16. Sourcing: Quality is most valuable hiring metric
Quality of hire is most valuable metric
Global and Nordic recruiting leaders agree that quality of
hire is the most valuable metric for measuring recruiting
team performance. !
!
“What is the single most valuable metric that you use to track your
recruiting team's performance today?”!
Small businesses highly value quality of hire
In the Nordic, small businesses value quality of hire more
than large companies do. Large companies value Hiring
manager satisfaction as a performance metric significantly
more than small businesses do.!
“What is the single most valuable metric that you use to track your
recruiting team's performance today?”!
Nordic
Recrui,ng
Trends
16
Part 2: Sourcing
18%
25%
44%
34%
8%
48%
Hiring
manager
sa,sfac,on
Time
to
fill
Quality
of
hire
Nordic
Global
25%
3%
56%
41%
13%
41%
Hiring
manager
sa,sfac,on
Time
to
fill
Quality
of
hire
Large
companies
Small
businesses
17. Sourcing: Quality of hire measured by Hiring
manager satisfaction
Manager satisfaction is top way to measure
quality of hire
Quality of hire is widely considered the holy grail of recruiting
metrics. Today, global and Nordic recruiting leaders mainly
differs on the impact new hire performance evaluation has.
How ever the top 3 ways to measure quality of hire are the
same in the Nordics as the Global results . !
Part 2: Sourcing
Company size impacts how quality is
measured
In the Nordic, large companies favor turnover and retention
as a quality of hire metric while small businesses favor hiring
manager satisfaction. !
“What metrics does your organization use to track quality of hire?”! “What metrics does your organization use to track quality of hire?”!
Nordic
Recrui,ng
Trends
17
52%
40%
51%
31%
48%
45%
New
hire
performance
evalua,on
Hiring
manager
sa,sfac,on
Turnover/reten,on
Nordic
Global
31%
53%
34%
31%
44%
54%
New
hire
performance
evalua,on
Hiring
manager
sa,sfac,on
Turnover/reten,on
Large
companies
Small
businesses
18. Sourcing: The continued rise of mobile
Candidate mobile behaviors rising globally
Global recruiting leaders agree that candidate mobile job
seeking behavior is on the rise. We believe this will
continue in 2015.!
Companies invest in mobile
Companies are up to the challenge and investing in
mobile strategies, optimizing their job postings and
career sites for mobile.!
18%!
16%!
30%!
28%!
Our job postings are
mobile-optimized!
Our career site is mobile-
optimized!
2013
2014
“To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements
related to mobile recruiting?”!
“To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following
statements related to mobile recruiting?”!
20%! 20%!
38%!
34%!
Our job postings are
mobile-optimized!
Our career site is mobile-
optimized!
2013! 2014!
90%! 70%! 66%! 75%!
Part 2: Sourcing
Nordic
Recrui,ng
Trends
18
20. ü How
companies
priori,ze
and
act
ü Channels
for
promo,ng
talent
brand
ü Why
companies
invest
Part 3: Talent brand
What’s a talent brand and why does it matter? It’s what talent thinks,
feels, and shares about your company as a place to work. A strong
talent brand reduces cost per hire by up to 50% and lowers turnover
rates by 28%.1!
!
As recruiting evolves to be more like marketing, recruiting leaders are
embracing the idea of talent brand. Their actions are now beginning to
catch up to their beliefs. Recruiting leaders can get ahead of the
competition by acting quickly to invest and create a proactive talent
brand strategy. To learn more, check out LinkedIn’s Employer Brand
Playbook.!
Nordic
Recrui,ng
Trends
20
Part 3: Talent Brand
Marketing! Recruiting!
Segment! Determine the types of people that fit your open jobs!
Target! Prioritize and pursue high priority candidates!
Position!
Create a narrative and message for the company’s
talent brand to acquire and retain priority candidates!
Product! The job and work environment!
Price! Employee salary and benefits!
Promotion!
Outbound: Job postings, public relations!
Inbound: Build relationships with talent communities,
social, digital, and content marketing!
Place of
distribution!
Job boards, social networks, email!
1Eda Gultekin, What’s the Value of Your Employment Brand?,
http://lnkd.in/valueofEB (December 1, 2011).!
21. 77%
60%
45%
80%
43%
23%
"Our
employer
brand
has
a
significant
impact
on
our
ability
to
hire
great
talent"
"Employer
brand
is
a
top
priority
for
our
organiza,on"
"Those
responsible
for
our
employer
brand
have
enough
resources
to
do
it
well"
US
Nordics
Talent brand: Companies prioritize it & their
actions are beginning to catch up
Talent brand has significant impact, but the Nordics
needs to have priority that follows
Nordic and US recruiting leaders agree that employer brand significantly
impacts their ability to hire top talent. In the Nordic it is clear that their actions
and priority have to start catching up. Companies can get ahead of the
competition by creating a proactive talent brand strategy.
Even though it’s proven significant impact (80% agree), only 23% of the once
responsible are getting enough resources, half of the people in compresence
with the US. The Nordics “top priority” is a third less than US companies. We
have some caching up to do.!
“Please
indicate
the
extent
to
which
you
agree
or
disagree
with
the
following
statements
as
they
relate
to
your
company’s
employer
brand.”
80%
of Nordic Talent Acquisition leaders
say talent brand has a significant
impact on their ability to hire great
talent. !
Part 3: Talent Brand
Nordic
Recrui,ng
Trends
21
22. 20%
40%
60%
80%
2012
2013
2014
Employer
brand
is
a
top
priority
Employer
brand
has
a
significant
impact
on
our
ability
to
hire
great
talent
We
regularly
measure
the
health
of
our
employer
brand
in
a
quan,fiable
way
We
measure
our
employer
brand
rela,ve
to
our
compe,tors
for
talent
Talent brand: Companies prioritize it & their
actions are beginning to catch up
Talent brand prioritized with action to follow
Nordic recruiting leaders agree that talent brand is a priority that impacts
their ability to hire top talent. Their actions are now beginning to catch up.
Companies can get ahead of the competition by creating a proactive talent
brand strategy.!
“Please
indicate
the
extent
to
which
you
agree
or
disagree
with
the
following
statements
as
they
relate
to
your
company’s
employer
brand.”
27% Lag
between
prioritization
and action!
80%
of Nordic Talent Acquisition leaders
say talent brand has a significant
impact on their ability to hire great
talent. !
Part 3: Talent Brand
22
Nordic
Recrui,ng
Trends
23. Talent brand: Nordic companies are in the top
Nordic companies are among
the best in the world
Nordic companies are in the worlds top 2
when it comes to prioritizing and proactively
managing their talent brand. !
Hong Kong!
Nordics!
Belgium! Netherlands!
Brazil!
Spain!
United
Kingdom!
France!Mexico!
China!
United
States! Australia! Italy!
MENA!
Canada!
Southeast
Asia!
India!
30%!
40%!
60%
65%!
Talent brand is a top priority for our organization!
Mycompanyhasaproactivetalentbrandstrategy!
23
Nordic
Recrui,ng
Trends
Part 3: Talent Brand
24. Talent brand: Top 4 channels for promoting it
Professional networks are in the top for large
companies
Even though the social medias are growing the fastest in
total, the use among lager companies are overrepresented
by the online professional networks. Such as LinkedIn. !
Fastest growing channel for talent brand
The trend is speaking for it self; Social media and Online
professional networks has increased around 20% each the
last 3 years. Both company website and word of mouth has
a down going trend in total. Social media and Online
professional networks is catching up, and they are doing so
in a very fast pace.
“Which channels or tools have you found most effective in spreading your
employer brand?” Asked leaders who are responsible for employer brand.!
24
Nordic
Recrui,ng
Trends
Part 3: Talent Brand
30%
35%
40%
45%
50%
55%
60%
65%
70%
75%
80%
2012
2013
2014
Company
website
Online
professional
networks
(e.g.,
LinkedIn)
Friends/family,
word
of
mouth
Social
media
(e.g.,
Facebook)
56%
44%
54%
62%
Social
media
(e.g.,
Facebook,
Twiier)
Online
professional
networks
(e.g.,
LinkedIn)
Large
companies
Small
businesses
25. Talent brand: What’s the return
on investment?
Reasons to invest in talent brand
Global and Nordic companies agree on the top 5 reasons for investing in
talent brand. These reasons form the foundation of a good business case
to secure talent brand resources.!
ROI of talent brand
For companies that say talent brand is a
top priority, according to Sept 2014
LinkedIn survey data:
Candidates
are
2X
more
likely
to
consider
working
there
Candidates’
NPS
score
of
your
company
is
20%
higher:
67
vs
45
“For what reasons are you spending more on employer brand this year?”!
Directed to leaders who report spending more on employer brand this year.!
25
Nordic
Recrui,ng
Trends
Part 3: Talent Brand
39%
42%
50%
41%
49%
33%
22%
56%
22%
56%
Difficulty
recrui,ng
quality
candidates
Increased
compe,,on
Need
to
raise
general
awareness
Planned
increase
in
hiring
Increased
belief
in
the
impact
of
employer
brand
Nordic
Global
Company
priori,zes
talent
brand
Company
doesn’t
Priori,ze
talent
brand
27. ü Top long-lasting
trends
ü Top up-and-coming
trends
Part 4: The future of
recruiting
Now it’s time to test the wisdom of crowds. Looking in their crystal
balls, talent acquisition leaders predict what the future of recruiting will
look like. They also attempt to trend spot new, up-and-coming
recruitment practices. !
!
!
Amazingly, both Nordic and US talent acquisition leaders are in sync
on the future of recruiting. They believe that social professional
networks and better matching of candidates with jobs will be the new
norm in 5 to 10 years. Given how rapidly recruiting has evolved in only
4 short years, perhaps change will come sooner than we think.!
Part
4:
Predic,ng
the
Future
of
Recrui,ng
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Trends
28. The future: Professional networks and improved
candidate & job matching are in the cards
Social and professional networks are here to
stay
Global and Nordic recruiting leaders agree: Social and
professional networks are the most essential and long-
lasting trend in recruiting.
Trend spotting: Candidate and job matching
Candidate and job matching could reshape the
recruiting industry, especially in the Nordics.!
“What do you consider to be the three most essential and long-lasting
trends in recruiting for professional roles?”!
“Which of the following new and upcoming trends do you think will play a
significant role in shaping the recruiting industry for the next 5 to 10 years?”!
Part
4:
Predic,ng
the
Future
of
Recrui,ng
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Recrui,ng
Trends
33%
26%
37%
34%
42%
48%
Upgrading
employer
branding
Sourcing
passive
candidates
Social
and
professional
networks
Nordic
Global
46%
53%
35%
63%
Recrui,ng
becoming
more
like
marke,ng
Improved
candidate
and
job
matching
Nordic
Global
29. Top trend for selected geographies- The Nordics are following the US
Top up and coming trend varies by region
Australia, India, !
South Africa: !
Improved candidate !
& job matching!
USA, Canada, Mexico & Brazil!
Improved candidate & job matching!
Belgium: !
Remote Workforce
options!
China:!
Using “big data” to predict
future talent needs!
Germany, Italy,
Netherlands!
Recruiting becoming
more like marketing!
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Recrui,ng
Trends
Nordics: !
Improved candidate and job matching !
31. Student and recent grad recruitment: Most global
and Nordic companies do it
Most companies globally recruit students
Although student and recent grad recruiting isn’t a top
priority globally, most companies do recruit students as part
of their overall talent acquisition strategy. Don’t miss out on
this trend.!
“To what extent does your company recruit young professionals? We're
defining 'young professionals' as anyone who is 0-3 years out of school.”!
79%!
21%!
Global companies!
Recruit students and young professionals!
Don't recruit students and young professionals!
More large than small companies in the
Nordics recruit students
Even though both large and small companies recruit
students it’s a big difference between how many of the two.
There are a whopping 37% of small companies that don’t
recruit students at all.!
Epilogue:
Student
Recrui,ng
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Recrui,ng
Trends
87%
13%
Large
Nordic
companies
63%
37%
Small
Nordic
companies
Recruit
students
and
young
Don't
recruit
students
and
young
32. Student recruitment: Nordic companies - below average
Nordic companies recruit students below
average rate
The Nordic are 3 % bellow the global average when it comes
to percentage of companies that recruit students. For Italian
companies, student recruiting is practically essential.!
“To what extent does your company recruit young professionals? We're
defining 'young professionals' as anyone who is 0-3 years out of school.”!
79%!
Global !
Average!
Competition is main obstacle to recruiting students
Nordic and global companies struggle primarily with
competition when recruiting students. That could be one
of the main reasons why small companies struggle more.
No matter who you recruit, competition will be a major
obstacle so get ready to compete. !
“What are the biggest obstacles you face in attracting young
professionals to your company?”!
Epilogue:
Student
Recrui,ng
Italy! 90%!
Spain! 87%!
Mexico! 87%!
Brazil! 87%!
India! 86%!
France! 85%!
Belgium! 83%!
South Africa! 82%!
Southeast Asia! 82%!
Canada! 80%!
United States! 80%!
Germany! 78%!
China! 78%!
Nordics! 76%!
Hong Kong! 73%!
United
Kingdom!
72%!
MENA! 71%!
Netherlands! 71%!
Australia! 64%!
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Trends
15%
20%
29%
31%
36%
17%
15%
27%
17%
34%
Lack
of
awareness
that
we're
hiring
young
professionals
Loca,on
Lack
of
awareness
of
or
interest
in
our
employer
brand
Compensa,on
Compe,,on
Nordic
Global
33. A company with a long-
term strategic vision!
Good relationship with
your superiors!
Internal transfer
opportunities!
Values employees
contributions!
Job security!
Good relationship with
your colleagues!
A place I would be
proud to work!
Challenging work!
Flexible work
arrangements!
Strong employee
development!
Ability to make an
impact!
Culture that fits my
personality!
Strong career path!
Good work/life balance!
Excellent compensation
& benefits!
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%
Recruiting leaders are fairly aligned with what
young professionals want in a job
What talent acquisition leaders think young professionals want in a job!
!Young Professionals value more than what
recruiting leaders think!
!Young Professionals value as much as
what recruiting leaders think!
!Young Professionals value less than
what recruiting leaders think!
Whatyoungprofessionalswantinajob!
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Trends
34. Talent analytics: Most companies don’t use data well
59%
of Nordic talent leaders don’t think their organization
is using data well to understand talent acquisition
effectiveness. Quite few if you look at result to the left.!
“How well do you think your organization uses data to understand (talent
acquisition/recuiting) effectiveness and opportunities?”!
Nordic companies don’t use data well
Recruiting leaders need to strengthen their talent
analytics capabilities to stay ahead. The Nordics are
down in last place together with France and Germany.
An astounding 15% bellow the 24% average.!
24%!
Global !
Average!
Epilogue:
Talent
analy,cs
India! 53%!
MENA! 43%!
Southeast Asia! 39%!
Brazil! 32%!
Mexico! 30%!
United States! 29%!
South Africa! 25%!
Canada! 21%!
China! 18%!
Spain! 17%!
United Kingdom! 17%!
Italy! 16%!
Hong Kong! 15%!
Australia! 13%!
Netherlands! 12%!
Belgium! 12%!
France! 9%!
Nordics! 9%!
Germany! 9%!
Global companies use data mainly for
workforce and succession planning
“In general, which of the following areas do you believe your
organization uses data effectively to better understand talent
acquisition effectiveness and opportunities?”!
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Recrui,ng
Trends
57%
54%
50%
Long-‐term
workforce
planning
Leadership
development,
succession
planning
Nordic
Global
83%
35. Survey sampling and methodology
Data Comparisons
§ Global comparisons are reported as un-weighted averages from the
noted countries!
§ Historical data comparisons are taken from 2011, 2012 and 2013 Global
Recruiting Trends research, which had similar sampling criteria and
methodology to 2014!
– 2014 survey fielded August-September 2014 with 71 respondents !
– 2013 survey fielded April-May 2013 with 118 Nordic respondents!
– 2012 survey fielded May-July 2012 with 113 Nordic respondents !
– 2011 survey fielded April-June 2011 with 136 Nordic respondents!
Survey Sample
§ Survey respondents are talent acquisition
professionals who:!
– Work in a corporate HR department !
– Have at least some authority in determining their
company’s recruitment solutions budget!
– Focus exclusively on recruiting, manage a
recruiting team, or are HR generalists who
spend more than 25% of their time recruiting.!
§ Survey respondents are members of LinkedIn who
have opted to participate in research studies. They
were selected based on information in their LinkedIn
profile and contacted via email.!
Brazil: 198!
USA: 406!
Canada: 300!
UK: 400! China: 201!
Southeast Asia: 385!
India: 304!
Australia: 274!
Spain: 203
Nordics: 71!
Italy: 205!
France: 200!
Germany: 203!
Netherlands: 182!
MENA: 184!
Mexico: 151!
South Africa: 130!
Hong Kong: 51!
Belgium: 77!
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Trends
36. About LinkedIn
Talent Solutions
LinkedIn Talent Solutions offers a
full range of recruiting solutions to
help organizations of all sizes find,
engage, and attract the best
talent. !
!
Founded in 2003, LinkedIn
connects the world’s professionals
to make them more productive
and successful. With over 300
million members worldwide,
including executives from every
Fortune 500 company, LinkedIn is
the world’s largest professional
network.!
Subscribe to our Blog: talent.linkedin.com/blog/!
Follow us on Slideshare: hip://www.slideshare.net/LinkedInNordic
Follow us on Twitter: @LinkedInSverige
Follow us on You Tube: youtube.com/user/LITalentSolutions!
Discover additional insights: Talent.linkedin.com!
Follow us on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/1337!
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37. About the authors
Sam Gager!
Research Consultant,!
LinkedIn Talent
Solutions!
!
!
Sam is an experienced
researcher on
LinkedIn’s Insights
team. He and his
colleagues uncover
data-driven insights
from LinkedIn’s
proprietary data.!
Rachel Bowley!
Research Associate,!
LinkedIn Talent
Solutions!
!
!
Rachel is a statistically
savvy number cruncher
and researcher. She
powers the insights
LinkedIn generates from
its data.!
Esther Cruz!
Insights and Content
Marketing Manager,!
LinkedIn Talent
Solutions!
!
Esther is passionate
about connecting
people and
opportunities. She
enjoys creating
content and disruptive
thought leadership for
the talent industry. !
Malin Lundell!
Nordics Marketing
Manager, LinkedIn
Talent Solutions !
!
!
Malin is passionate
about marketing,
Social Media and
people.!
She loves creating
stories with data to
serve the talent
industry and thought
leadership in the
Nordics. !
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