Innovative online technologies are the driving force behind modern employment trends, as well as talent acquisition technologies. This cycle of innovation and change is bound to continue into the foreseeable future, as technology advances and the expectations of talent changes. In this regard, let’s examine how worldwide employment trends are shaping talent acquisition technologies.
Project Based Contingent Workforce
Cloud and mobile computing technologies are powering modern businesses around the world, which is changing the way talent and organizations think about employment and hiring. We learn more from an article found on IT Pro Portal called:“It’s a candidate’s world: Here’s what 2017 holds for talent acquisition”, written on January 13, 2017 by Jan Mueller, which states:
“Employees are demanding a new way to work; they want diversity and flexibility in their roles, and the opportunity to showcase their unique skill sets. On the other hand, many organisations have undertaken a shift in strategy from ‘I need to hire a person’ to ‘I need to complete a task.’”
The emerging gig economy, a heavier reliance on remote outsourcing, and the ever-evolving sharing economy – are all manifestations of how technology is changing the way employees and employers think about hiring and work. This directly impacts how companies are recruiting, as they look for a more project based, contingent workforce.
Talent acquisition technology is being designed to meet these new hiring expectations, by developing solutions that make sourcing and recruiting a more seamless experience. For instance, job boards and talent acquisition services are developing a mobile first strategy to accommodate this on-the-go workforce – not just for sourcing, but for hiring and onboarding processes as well.
Online assessment tools, application tracking systems, social media aggregators, candidate relationship management software, mobile sourcing apps, and other talent acquisition technologies are, essentially, trying to connect viable matches and remotely facilitate the hiring process with a mobile first design.
Emerging Worldwide Economy
The adoption of online cloud technologies by companies around the world is connecting worldwide markets and creating an emerging worldwide economy. Also, a growing global mindset is increasing as younger generations enter the workforce. These forces are changing employment trends further, which means talent acquisition technology is being developed with international recruitment in mind.
Talent acquisition technology is being designed to make the complex task of sourcing worldwide talent pools easier, as well as to streamline international hiring and onboarding processes for candidates and employers. For instance, sourcing tools can pinpoint talent pools in targeted countries, data aggregators can compile likely candidates from social media sites, and then candidate relationship management tools can facilitate interviews and hiring – all remotely.
Consumer Like Employee
Another employment trend that’s shaping talent acquisition technology is how companies are approaching candidates, in other words optimizing recruitment and employment into a consumer-like experience. An article found on Forbes called:“The Employee Experience Is The Future Of Work: 10 HR Trends For 2017”, written on January 5, 2017 by Jeanne Meister, explains:
“Applying a consumer and digital lens is much more than just incorporating new solutions in HR. Being employee-centered and digital is about having a new mindset, plus a set of consumer-focused and technological skills to creating new HR solutions. Above all it requires a belief in the power of leveraging the latest consumer technologies inside HR. This starts with how a company engages prospective new hires.”
This shifting focus is being prompted by the changing expectations of both employees and employers, which are being shaped by technological innovations. Talent acquisition technology, therefore, must focus on creating a better experience for candidates, in order to gain traction with this type of shifting consumer-focused mentality with employees and candidates.
Summary
Shifting worldwide employment trends will continue to shape the development of talent acquisition technologies, as the global economy solidifies and growing skill shortages compel employers to look internationally for available talent pools. The global minded, technologically inclined younger generations entering the workforce will be the target audience that talent acquisition technologies are designed to attract.
Advancing online technologies are the driving factor for creating a more contingent workforce; a workforce that’s mobile-centered and has consumer-like expectations with employment. Overall, international recruitment has become a viable option for companies around the world; by paying attention to these trends and using fitting talent acquisition technologies, employers can streamline and optimize their recruitment solutions for effective results.
This article was originally published on our website at www.the-network.com/spotlight.
