2015 Global Recruiting Trends
LinkedIn’s findings are based on the largest 
survey of talent acquisition leaders in the world 
4,125 
recruiting leaders 
31 
countries 
14 
industries 
#hiretowin 
4 
years
4 recruiting trends to build into your 2015 plan 
Based on LinkedIn’s Global Recruiting Trends survey 
1 Prepare for hiring growth and investment in 2015 
2 Career-centered online media are top sources of quality hires 
3 Employer brand considered important but resourcing lags 
4 Improved candidate and job matching expected to reshape recruiting 
#hiretowin
4 recruiting trends to build into your 2015 plan 
1 Prepare for hiring growth and investment in 2015 
2 Career-centered online media are top sources of quality hires 
3 Employer brand considered important but resourcing lags 
4 Improved candidate and job matching expected to reshape recruiting 
#hiretowin 
Based on LinkedIn’s Global Recruiting Trends survey
Talent acquisition set to intensify in 2015 
Percent of recruiting leaders projecting an increase in next 12 months 
Hiring 
Volume 
Recruiting 
Budget 
75 
50 
25 
0 
2011 2012 2013 2014 
#hiretowin
Most regions are optimistic about hiring volume 
Percent of recruiting leaders projecting hiring increase in 2015 
North 
America 
Europe 
Asia 
Brazil 
80 
70 
60 
50 
40 
30 
2011 2012 2013 2014 
#hiretowin
North American and Asian CXO’s are most optimistic 
Percent of CXOs projecting increase in overall staffing levels 
57% 
51% 
46% 
55% 
North America 
Asia 
Brazil 
Europe 
30.00% 50.00% 70.00% 
#hiretowin
The global economy is expected to pick up 
speed … strengthening to 3.4 and 3.5 percent in 
2015 and 2016, respectively. 
World Bank Global Economic Prospects, June 2014 
#hiretowin
Prepare to compete for talent in 2015 
Next steps for your strategic planning 
1. Inform your executives about 
increasing competition for top talent 
2. Use data to quantify talent pools 
and supply-demand 
#hiretowin
4 recruiting trends to build into your 2015 plan 
1 Prepare for hiring growth and investment in 2015 
2 Career-centered online media are top sources of quality hires 
3 Employer brand considered important but resourcing lags 
4 Improved candidate and job matching expected to reshape recruiting 
#hiretowin 
Based on LinkedIn’s Global Recruiting Trends survey
64% 
Of global talent leaders believe 
they’re not doing a great job 
tracking ROI on sources of hire 
#intalent
Quality is the most valuable hiring metric 
% ranking as top metric for tracking recruiting team performance 
18% 
25% 
44% 
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 
Quality of hire 
Time to fill 
Hiring manager 
satisfaction 
#hiretowin
‘Career-centric’ online media are core sources 
Quantity of hires: top sources Quality of hires: top sources 
Referral programs 
College recruiting 
Internet job boards 
Company career 
website 
CRM system 
Diversity recruiting 
programs 
General career fairs 
General social 
media 
Internal hires 
Internet resume 
databases 
Print/trade journals 
Other 
RPO’s, contingency 
& staffing agencies 
Social professional 
networks 
ATS/internal 
candidate database 
50% 
40% 
30% 
20% 
10% 
0% 
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 
#hiretowin
‘Career-centric’ online media are core sources 
Quantity of hires: top sources Quality of hires: top sources 
Referral programs 
College recruiting 
Internet job boards 
Company career 
website 
CRM system 
Diversity recruiting 
programs 
General career fairs 
General social 
media 
Internal hires 
Internet resume 
databases 
Print/trade journals 
Other 
RPO’s, contingency 
& staffing agencies 
Social professional 
networks 
ATS/internal 
candidate database 
50% 
40% 
30% 
20% 
10% 
0% 
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 
#hiretowin
Professional networks grow over 4 years to 
become a top source of quality hires 
Percent ranking each source of hire in top 4 for ‘quality hires’ 
Job boards 
Social 
professional 
networks 
RPO's/Staffing 
Employee 
referrals 
45 
40 
35 
30 
25 
20 
2011 2012 2013 2014 
#hiretowin
LinkedIn’s talent ecosystem continues to scale 
700 
600 
500 
400 
300 
200 
100 
0 
350 
300 
250 
200 
150 
100 
50 
0 
Q2 2011 Q2 2012 Q2 2013 Q2 2014 
Average 
open jobs 
(000s) 
LinkedIn 
Members 
(millions) 
Jobs 
Members 
#hiretowin
Get value from your online sources in 2015 
Next steps for your strategic planning 
1. Focus on ‘career-centric’ online 
sources rather than broad-appeal 
sources 
2. Measure ROI across sources of hires to 
inform your investment strategy 
3. Define quality hires for your company 
(i.e. top performers, retention, hiring 
manager satisfaction) 
4. Structure and train your team for both 
outbound sourcing and inbound job 
application management 
#hiretowin
4 recruiting trends to build into your 2015 plan 
1 Prepare for growth and investment in 2015 
2 Career-centered online media are top sources of quality hires 
3 Employer brand considered important but resourcing lags 
4 Improved candidate and job matching expected to reshape recruiting 
#hiretowin 
Based on LinkedIn’s Global Recruiting Trends survey
Biggest obstacles to landing talent in 2015 will be 
competition & compensation 
50% 
45% 
40% 
35% 
30% 
25% 
20% 
2012 2013 2014 
Competition 
Compensation 
Lack of interest in 
our employer 
brand 
Location 
% global companies 
#hiretowin
Companies value employer brand and their 
actions are catching up 
Percent of recruiters saying that ‘employer brand’ … 
100 
75 
50 
25 
0 
has significant 
impact on hiring 
is a top priority has enough 
resources 
is measured 
43% 
36% 
75% 
56% 
#hiretowin
Top 4 channels for promoting employer brand 
% ranking channel as most effective in promoting employer brand 
90% 
80% 
70% 
60% 
50% 
40% 
30% 
2012 2013 2014 
Company website 
Online professional 
networks (e.g., 
LinkedIn) 
Friends/family, word 
of mouth 
Social media (e.g., 
Facebook, Twitter) 
#hiretowin
76% 
of job applicants viewed an 
employee’s LinkedIn profile 
in the last 6 months 
#intalent
Boosting employer brand investment in 2015 
Next steps for your strategic planning 
1. Benchmark your employer brand budget 
against other HR investments — is employer 
brand funded in line with priorities? 
2. Craft tailored messages for different talent 
pools, both 1:1 and 1:many 
3. Leverage your employees as ambassadors; 
their profiles are another brand touch point 
4. Partner with marketing to create content that 
will keep you top of mind with professionals 
#hiretowin
4 recruiting trends to build into your 2015 plan 
1 Prepare for hiring growth and investment in 2015 
2 Career-centered online media are top sources of quality hires 
3 Employer brand considered important but resourcing lags 
4 Improved candidate and job matching expected to reshape recruiting 
#hiretowin 
Based on LinkedIn’s Global Recruiting Trends survey
75% of the talent pool is passive yet only 61% 
of companies recruit passive candidates 
#hiretowin 
75% 
Passive 
candidates 
61% 
Companies 
recruiting passive 
candidates
Different countries see a different future 
Top ‘up-and-coming’ recruiting trend for selected geographies 
Belgium 
Remote workforce options 
Germany, Italy, Netherlands 
Recruiting becoming more like marketing 
Australia, India, South Africa 
Improved candidate & job matching 
USA, Canada, Mexico & Brazil 
Improved candidate & job matching 
China 
Using “big data” to 
predict future talent 
needs 
#hiretowin
Matching candidates to jobs has global appeal 
Improved 
candidate 
and job 
matching 
Improved 
candidate 
and job 
matching 
Improved 
candidate 
and job 
matching 
Recruiting 
becoming 
more like 
marketing 
Recruiting 
becoming 
more like 
marketing 
Improved 
candidate 
and job 
matching 
Improved 
candidate 
and job 
matching 
Improved 
candidate 
and job 
matching 
Improved 
candidate 
and job 
matching 
Using "big 
data" for 
predicting 
future 
talent 
needs 
Recruiting 
becoming 
more like 
marketing 
Recruiting 
becoming 
more like 
marketing 
Recruiting 
becoming 
more like 
marketing 
Improved 
candidate 
and job 
matching 
Using "big 
data" for 
predicting 
future 
talent 
needs 
Using in-house 
marketing 
to advertise 
our 
employee 
experience 
Recruiting 
becoming 
more like 
marketing 
Focusing 
on referrals 
as a 
primary 
source of 
talent 
Using "big 
data" for 
predicting 
future 
talent 
needs 
Improved 
candidate 
and job 
matching 
Defining 
and 
measuring 
the quality 
of our hires 
Defining 
and 
measuring 
the quality 
of our hires 
Proving 
ROI for our 
recruiting 
tools 
Defining 
and 
measuring 
the quality 
of our hires 
Improved 
candidate 
and job 
matching 
Proving 
ROI for our 
recruiting 
tools 
Defining 
and 
measuring 
the quality 
of our hires 
Proving 
ROI for our 
recruiting 
tools 
Proving 
ROI for our 
recruiting 
tools 
Recruiting 
becoming 
more like 
marketing 
Upcoming 
Trend #1 
Upcoming 
Trend #2 
Upcoming 
Trend #3 
USA UK Nordics Germany France Spain Australia India Brazil China 
#hiretowin
Matching candidates to jobs has global appeal 
Improved 
candidate 
and job 
matching 
Improved 
candidate 
and job 
matching 
Improved 
candidate 
and job 
matching 
Recruiting 
becoming 
more like 
marketing 
Recruiting 
becoming 
more like 
marketing 
Improved 
candidate 
and job 
matching 
Improved 
candidate 
and job 
matching 
Improved 
candidate 
and job 
matching 
Improved 
candidate 
and job 
matching 
Using "big 
data" for 
predicting 
future 
talent 
needs 
Recruiting 
becoming 
more like 
marketing 
Recruiting 
becoming 
more like 
marketing 
Recruiting 
becoming 
more like 
marketing 
Improved 
candidate 
and job 
matching 
Using "big 
data" for 
predicting 
future 
talent 
needs 
Using in-house 
marketing 
to advertise 
our 
employee 
experience 
Recruiting 
becoming 
more like 
marketing 
Focusing 
on referrals 
as a 
primary 
source of 
talent 
Using "big 
data" for 
predicting 
future 
talent 
needs 
Improved 
candidate 
and job 
matching 
Defining 
and 
measuring 
the quality 
of our hires 
Defining 
and 
measuring 
the quality 
of our hires 
Proving 
ROI for our 
recruiting 
tools 
Defining 
and 
measuring 
the quality 
of our hires 
Improved 
candidate 
and job 
matching 
Proving 
ROI for our 
recruiting 
tools 
Defining 
and 
measuring 
the quality 
of our hires 
Proving 
ROI for our 
recruiting 
tools 
Proving 
ROI for our 
recruiting 
tools 
Recruiting 
becoming 
more like 
marketing 
Upcoming 
Trend #1 
Upcoming 
Trend #2 
Upcoming 
Trend #3 
USA UK Nordics Germany France Spain Australia India Brazil China 
#1 
Improved candidate and job 
matching 
#hiretowin
Better candidate & job matching with LinkedIn: 
2015 Fit-based search in LinkedIn Recruiter 
Economic Graph Data 
Recruiter Search 
Fit-based search 
Fit-based search 
Prioritizes candidates based on: 
1. Similarities to your 
employees 
2. Behavioral interest in your 
company 
#hiretowin
Plan for the future: better job & candidate 
matching 
Next steps for your strategic planning 
1. Optimize your job posts using industry-standard 
keywords for efficient matching 
2. Identify attributes in your quality 
employees so you know which quality 
hires to go after 
#hiretowin
4 trends to build into your 2015 plan 
Based on LinkedIn’s 2015 Global Recruiting Trends survey 
1 Prepare for growth and investment in 2015 
2 Career-centered online media are top sources of quality hires 
3 Employer brand considered important but resourcing lags 
4 Improved candidate and job matching expected to reshape recruiting 
#hiretowin
Newly Released: 2015 Global Recruiting Trends 
4th Annual report based on the largest survey of recruiting leaders in the world 
http://lnkd.in/2015recruitingtrends

2015 Global Recruiting Trends | Webcast

  • 1.
  • 2.
    LinkedIn’s findings arebased on the largest survey of talent acquisition leaders in the world 4,125 recruiting leaders 31 countries 14 industries #hiretowin 4 years
  • 3.
    4 recruiting trendsto build into your 2015 plan Based on LinkedIn’s Global Recruiting Trends survey 1 Prepare for hiring growth and investment in 2015 2 Career-centered online media are top sources of quality hires 3 Employer brand considered important but resourcing lags 4 Improved candidate and job matching expected to reshape recruiting #hiretowin
  • 4.
    4 recruiting trendsto build into your 2015 plan 1 Prepare for hiring growth and investment in 2015 2 Career-centered online media are top sources of quality hires 3 Employer brand considered important but resourcing lags 4 Improved candidate and job matching expected to reshape recruiting #hiretowin Based on LinkedIn’s Global Recruiting Trends survey
  • 5.
    Talent acquisition setto intensify in 2015 Percent of recruiting leaders projecting an increase in next 12 months Hiring Volume Recruiting Budget 75 50 25 0 2011 2012 2013 2014 #hiretowin
  • 6.
    Most regions areoptimistic about hiring volume Percent of recruiting leaders projecting hiring increase in 2015 North America Europe Asia Brazil 80 70 60 50 40 30 2011 2012 2013 2014 #hiretowin
  • 7.
    North American andAsian CXO’s are most optimistic Percent of CXOs projecting increase in overall staffing levels 57% 51% 46% 55% North America Asia Brazil Europe 30.00% 50.00% 70.00% #hiretowin
  • 8.
    The global economyis expected to pick up speed … strengthening to 3.4 and 3.5 percent in 2015 and 2016, respectively. World Bank Global Economic Prospects, June 2014 #hiretowin
  • 9.
    Prepare to competefor talent in 2015 Next steps for your strategic planning 1. Inform your executives about increasing competition for top talent 2. Use data to quantify talent pools and supply-demand #hiretowin
  • 10.
    4 recruiting trendsto build into your 2015 plan 1 Prepare for hiring growth and investment in 2015 2 Career-centered online media are top sources of quality hires 3 Employer brand considered important but resourcing lags 4 Improved candidate and job matching expected to reshape recruiting #hiretowin Based on LinkedIn’s Global Recruiting Trends survey
  • 11.
    64% Of globaltalent leaders believe they’re not doing a great job tracking ROI on sources of hire #intalent
  • 12.
    Quality is themost valuable hiring metric % ranking as top metric for tracking recruiting team performance 18% 25% 44% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Quality of hire Time to fill Hiring manager satisfaction #hiretowin
  • 13.
    ‘Career-centric’ online mediaare core sources Quantity of hires: top sources Quality of hires: top sources Referral programs College recruiting Internet job boards Company career website CRM system Diversity recruiting programs General career fairs General social media Internal hires Internet resume databases Print/trade journals Other RPO’s, contingency & staffing agencies Social professional networks ATS/internal candidate database 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% #hiretowin
  • 14.
    ‘Career-centric’ online mediaare core sources Quantity of hires: top sources Quality of hires: top sources Referral programs College recruiting Internet job boards Company career website CRM system Diversity recruiting programs General career fairs General social media Internal hires Internet resume databases Print/trade journals Other RPO’s, contingency & staffing agencies Social professional networks ATS/internal candidate database 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% #hiretowin
  • 15.
    Professional networks growover 4 years to become a top source of quality hires Percent ranking each source of hire in top 4 for ‘quality hires’ Job boards Social professional networks RPO's/Staffing Employee referrals 45 40 35 30 25 20 2011 2012 2013 2014 #hiretowin
  • 16.
    LinkedIn’s talent ecosystemcontinues to scale 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 Q2 2011 Q2 2012 Q2 2013 Q2 2014 Average open jobs (000s) LinkedIn Members (millions) Jobs Members #hiretowin
  • 17.
    Get value fromyour online sources in 2015 Next steps for your strategic planning 1. Focus on ‘career-centric’ online sources rather than broad-appeal sources 2. Measure ROI across sources of hires to inform your investment strategy 3. Define quality hires for your company (i.e. top performers, retention, hiring manager satisfaction) 4. Structure and train your team for both outbound sourcing and inbound job application management #hiretowin
  • 18.
    4 recruiting trendsto build into your 2015 plan 1 Prepare for growth and investment in 2015 2 Career-centered online media are top sources of quality hires 3 Employer brand considered important but resourcing lags 4 Improved candidate and job matching expected to reshape recruiting #hiretowin Based on LinkedIn’s Global Recruiting Trends survey
  • 19.
    Biggest obstacles tolanding talent in 2015 will be competition & compensation 50% 45% 40% 35% 30% 25% 20% 2012 2013 2014 Competition Compensation Lack of interest in our employer brand Location % global companies #hiretowin
  • 20.
    Companies value employerbrand and their actions are catching up Percent of recruiters saying that ‘employer brand’ … 100 75 50 25 0 has significant impact on hiring is a top priority has enough resources is measured 43% 36% 75% 56% #hiretowin
  • 21.
    Top 4 channelsfor promoting employer brand % ranking channel as most effective in promoting employer brand 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 2012 2013 2014 Company website Online professional networks (e.g., LinkedIn) Friends/family, word of mouth Social media (e.g., Facebook, Twitter) #hiretowin
  • 22.
    76% of jobapplicants viewed an employee’s LinkedIn profile in the last 6 months #intalent
  • 23.
    Boosting employer brandinvestment in 2015 Next steps for your strategic planning 1. Benchmark your employer brand budget against other HR investments — is employer brand funded in line with priorities? 2. Craft tailored messages for different talent pools, both 1:1 and 1:many 3. Leverage your employees as ambassadors; their profiles are another brand touch point 4. Partner with marketing to create content that will keep you top of mind with professionals #hiretowin
  • 24.
    4 recruiting trendsto build into your 2015 plan 1 Prepare for hiring growth and investment in 2015 2 Career-centered online media are top sources of quality hires 3 Employer brand considered important but resourcing lags 4 Improved candidate and job matching expected to reshape recruiting #hiretowin Based on LinkedIn’s Global Recruiting Trends survey
  • 25.
    75% of thetalent pool is passive yet only 61% of companies recruit passive candidates #hiretowin 75% Passive candidates 61% Companies recruiting passive candidates
  • 26.
    Different countries seea different future Top ‘up-and-coming’ recruiting trend for selected geographies Belgium Remote workforce options Germany, Italy, Netherlands Recruiting becoming more like marketing Australia, India, South Africa Improved candidate & job matching USA, Canada, Mexico & Brazil Improved candidate & job matching China Using “big data” to predict future talent needs #hiretowin
  • 27.
    Matching candidates tojobs has global appeal Improved candidate and job matching Improved candidate and job matching Improved candidate and job matching Recruiting becoming more like marketing Recruiting becoming more like marketing Improved candidate and job matching Improved candidate and job matching Improved candidate and job matching Improved candidate and job matching Using "big data" for predicting future talent needs Recruiting becoming more like marketing Recruiting becoming more like marketing Recruiting becoming more like marketing Improved candidate and job matching Using "big data" for predicting future talent needs Using in-house marketing to advertise our employee experience Recruiting becoming more like marketing Focusing on referrals as a primary source of talent Using "big data" for predicting future talent needs Improved candidate and job matching Defining and measuring the quality of our hires Defining and measuring the quality of our hires Proving ROI for our recruiting tools Defining and measuring the quality of our hires Improved candidate and job matching Proving ROI for our recruiting tools Defining and measuring the quality of our hires Proving ROI for our recruiting tools Proving ROI for our recruiting tools Recruiting becoming more like marketing Upcoming Trend #1 Upcoming Trend #2 Upcoming Trend #3 USA UK Nordics Germany France Spain Australia India Brazil China #hiretowin
  • 28.
    Matching candidates tojobs has global appeal Improved candidate and job matching Improved candidate and job matching Improved candidate and job matching Recruiting becoming more like marketing Recruiting becoming more like marketing Improved candidate and job matching Improved candidate and job matching Improved candidate and job matching Improved candidate and job matching Using "big data" for predicting future talent needs Recruiting becoming more like marketing Recruiting becoming more like marketing Recruiting becoming more like marketing Improved candidate and job matching Using "big data" for predicting future talent needs Using in-house marketing to advertise our employee experience Recruiting becoming more like marketing Focusing on referrals as a primary source of talent Using "big data" for predicting future talent needs Improved candidate and job matching Defining and measuring the quality of our hires Defining and measuring the quality of our hires Proving ROI for our recruiting tools Defining and measuring the quality of our hires Improved candidate and job matching Proving ROI for our recruiting tools Defining and measuring the quality of our hires Proving ROI for our recruiting tools Proving ROI for our recruiting tools Recruiting becoming more like marketing Upcoming Trend #1 Upcoming Trend #2 Upcoming Trend #3 USA UK Nordics Germany France Spain Australia India Brazil China #1 Improved candidate and job matching #hiretowin
  • 29.
    Better candidate &job matching with LinkedIn: 2015 Fit-based search in LinkedIn Recruiter Economic Graph Data Recruiter Search Fit-based search Fit-based search Prioritizes candidates based on: 1. Similarities to your employees 2. Behavioral interest in your company #hiretowin
  • 30.
    Plan for thefuture: better job & candidate matching Next steps for your strategic planning 1. Optimize your job posts using industry-standard keywords for efficient matching 2. Identify attributes in your quality employees so you know which quality hires to go after #hiretowin
  • 31.
    4 trends tobuild into your 2015 plan Based on LinkedIn’s 2015 Global Recruiting Trends survey 1 Prepare for growth and investment in 2015 2 Career-centered online media are top sources of quality hires 3 Employer brand considered important but resourcing lags 4 Improved candidate and job matching expected to reshape recruiting #hiretowin
  • 32.
    Newly Released: 2015Global Recruiting Trends 4th Annual report based on the largest survey of recruiting leaders in the world http://lnkd.in/2015recruitingtrends