The COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 threw all traditional rules of business out the window, leading to new priorities for companies and industries, including the way recruiters seek to fill jobs.
Recent research indicates the importance of time-to-hire has given way to a more thoughtful process that prioritizes factors like diversity, equity and inclusion. In other words, some of the traditional assumptions about what recruiters want have shifted in important ways.
Based on the research, some experts believe hiring standards in 2021 will be looser, focusing less on job titles and degrees. Some recruiters are also incorporating pandemic-related questions in the interview process to see how candidates responded to the abrupt change. Read more.