Future of
Recruitment
A study of 90.000 people in 160 countries uncovers how job seekers want to be approached and recruited
Main Report
What Job Seekers Wish Employers Knew
Talent Segment Reports
What Job Seekers Wish Employers Knew Focus on Digital Talent
Talent Segment Reports
What Job Seekers Wish Employers Knew Focus on Deskless Workers
Talent Segment Reports
What Job Seekers Wish Employers Knew Focus on Highly Experienced Talent
Talent Segment Reports
What Job Seekers Wish Employers Knew Focus on Passive Talent
“Realize that applicants are
not ROBOTS and treat us
as individuals”
That’s what a respondent to our survey said when asked about the one thing companies should change in the way they recruit people.
For candidates, choosing a job is a very personal decision. For employers, it’s a critical business decision. But underlying that business decision is the crucial need for people, which makes the personal preferences of job seekers highly relevant to the business.
Part of the problem lies in the recruitment process—how employers and candidates connect, communicate, set expectations, and make decisions. Or how they don’t.
Who better to clarify those uncertainties and help companies improve their recruiting than job candidates themselves?
We asked, among other things, how people see their position on the job market, what attracts and motivates them, and what they think the ideal recruitment process would look like. Among our findings: some myths about recruiting are just that—myths.
Methodology
160 Countries
The survey covered three main topics: prospective employees’ current position in the labor market, their preferences regarding their ideal career, and their preferred recruitment journey. In addition to conducting the survey, we collected insights from leading recruitment platforms in key talent markets.
90k+ People
BCG and The Network asked 90,547 people from 160 countries how they want to be recruited, what matters to them in a job search, and what aspects of the recruitment journey deter them. Our survey was conducted from August through October 2022.
The survey was made by:
The Network is a global alliance of more than 60 leading recruitment websites, committed to finding the best talent in over 140 countries. Founded in 2002, The Network has become the global leader in online recruitment, serving more than 2,000 global corporations. The recruitment websites in The Network attract almost 200 million unique visitors each month. For more information, please visit www.the-network.com.
Boston Consulting Group (BCG) partners with leaders in business and society to tackle their most important challenges and capture their greatest opportunities. BCG was the pioneer in business strategy when it was founded in 1963. Today, we help clients with total transformation—inspiring complex change, enabling organizations to grow, building competitive advantage, and driving bottom-line impact. For more information, please visit www.bcg.com.