DE&I Is an Essential Element in Recruiting Success
Companies that stick with their old processes and business models will lose high-quality employees
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Twenty percent of companies surveyed said they had no plans for improving diversity. They may want to rethink that. Recruiters reported that job seekers’ inquiries about diversity initiatives went up 48% between 2020 and 2021 — from 33% to 49%
Sixty-six percent of respondents believe that diversity will be a priority for talent acquisition professionals in the next year.
Sixty-one percent of organizations that responded are putting more emphasis on diversity.
Forty-four percent of recruiters said they have had candidates turn down an interview or job offer because of a company’s lack of diversity.
Twenty percent of reporting companies said they had no goals for improving diversity. This despite the fact that job candidates are increasingly inquiring about organizations’ diversity initiatives.
The 80% that understand the critical importance of diversity are using a variety of strategies to make their commitment obvious to candidates.
The majority of companies have specific goals with respect to improving diversity.
The majority of companies have specific goals with respect to improving diversity.
Agility is the essential ingredient for recruiting success. That’s according to Jobvite’s 2021 Recruiter Nation Report. The pandemic has totally changed the workplace and the recruiting process. As workers’ priorities have shifted, so must recruiters’. Companies must adapt their thinking and adjust their hiring processes to align with the shift in workers’ expectations.
For the most part, companies are adapting to the changes in hiring. The report finds that 78% of recruiters’ priorities have shifted and 40% are working with increased recruiting budgets.
But as is usually the case with changes in the business ecosystem, some companies are resisting. And that’s a big mistake, according to the recruiters surveyed. Sixty percent believe those employers who stick with their old processes and business models will lose high-quality employees.
So where does DE&I come in? Well, for one thing, more and more candidates are asking potential employers about their DE&I initiatives. And many are turning down both interviews and job opportunities if they don’t like what they hear.
When there’s not enough talent to go around, companies must make themselves as attractive as possible to job candidates. Scroll through the gallery above to find out what Jobvite discovered organizations and recruiters are doing to increase their DE&I appeal.
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