Whopping 96% of recruitment strategies hit by Brexit

A shocking 96% of recruiters and HR managers are having to rethink their hiring strategies to cope with Brexit, according to new research from LinkedIn.

The Recruiter Sentiment survey found that hiring professionals are seeing a negative impact on international hiring into the UK, with 37% of recruiters seeing a decrease in candidates from Italy, 35% from France, 35% from Germany, 32% from the Netherlands, 29% from Spain and 33% from other EU 27 countries over the last quarter.

And it’s not just EU candidates being put off by Brexit: recruiters are seeing a decrease in hires from South Africa (27%), Canada (27%), Australia (26%) and the USA (25%) too – suggesting falls in EU candidates won’t be filled easily by those from non-EU countries.

The top factors impacting hiring strategies because of Brexit are: