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5 Recruitment trends in 2022
Tech, climate and neurodiversity on recruiters’ 2022 agenda
This year graduates will favour employers with strong green credentials while recruiters increasingly put their focus on neurodiversity and tech solutions
1. The rise of AI, gamification and technological solutions
The Institute of Student Employers (ISE) Student Recruitment Survey 2021 found there were on average 91 applicants for each graduate role. Considering some organisations recruit thousands of graduates into their schemes, there can be tens of thousands of graduates to sift through each recruitment cycle.
Considering the rapid advancement of technology in all parts of society, it is not surprising that AI and technology are augmenting recruitment, sifting through candidates and being utilised in video interviews.
Some of this technology can enhance the candidate experience. For example, most employers use applicant tracking systems that can increase candidate visibility about where they are in the recruitment process.1
PwC has reported that their use of automation in applicant scanning, psychometric testing and video interviews has removed human error and unconscious bias in graduate recruitment.
