Talent Acquisition

5 Insights from Financial Services Job Seekers and Recruiters

The financial services industry has seen dramatic shifts in the last year due to the impact of COVID-19. We surveyed financial services recruiters last fall as well as job seekers this spring to get a sense of the changing priorities, stressors, and challenges they’re experiencing. We learned that recruiters are struggling to compete for top…

2021 Job Seeker Nation: Key Findings from This Year’s Report

Learn how the workforce is responding and adapting one year into the pandemic This just in! Jobvite’s 12th annual Job Seeker Nation Report has been released, uncovering a profound change in concerns, challenges, and priorities for workers while navigating the job seeking process amidst COVID-19. At 6.2%, the U.S. unemployment rate today is lower than it was…

What Every Job Seeker Should Know: Jobvite’s 2020 Recruiter Nation Survey

Each year, Jobvite surveys recruiters nationwide for its Recruiter Nation Report to ascertain where the industry’s priorities, concerns, and investments lie. From the results, recruiters throughout the U.S. learn industry trends as well as what’s top of mind for their peers. But the results are also a gold mine of information for another important group—job seekers. With the country in the midst of economic uncertainty, an unemployment rate at roughly 8%, and 2.5 unemployed individuals for every job opening, a better understanding of how recruiters…

Refining the Recruitment Process: Advice for Talent Teams

Is your recruitment process falling flat lately? Is the applicant process too long or confusing for prospective applicants? Are poor candidate assessments resulting in lackluster hires? If the answer is yes to any of these questions, then it’s time to go back to the drawing board. And that means you need to analyze your talent…