Candidate experience | How to boost your hiring efforts in 2020

According to CV-Library’s latest research, over half (54.5%) of organisations are planning to increase their level of recruitment in 2020. At the same time, 84.2% say that a lack of relevant candidates is impacting their hiring efforts right now.

Unemployment is at an all-time low and this means less people are proactively looking for a new job. So, how can you ensure you stand out from the competition and attract the best individuals to your vacancies? Below, we give some top tips for boosting your hiring efforts in 2020.

Focus on the candidate experience

Candidates still hold the power in the current market; it’s as simple as that. In fact, a staggering 73.2% of employers feel there’s more pressure to focus on candidate experience when hiring.
And there’s good reason to believe this. In fact, our research shows that 70% of candidates will reject a job offer if they have a bad hiring experience.