Australian Recruiting Trends 2015 Report

Are you ahead of Australia's 2015 recruiting trends?

Many different forces are disrupting the recruiting industry

and changing the way you source talent.

We asked your peers about the top recruiting trends and

practices for 2015, and published the results in the Australian

Recruiting Trends 2015 report.

Mobility is a key new trend for job candidates, who are increasingly researching opportunities on mobile devices.

A lot of candidates learn about our opportunities

on mobile devices

We have seen a lot of candidates apply for our positions through mobile

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Meanwhile, sourcing and quality of hire are top priorities for large and small companies around the world.

Recruiting/sourcing highly skilled talent

Improving quality of hire

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But three big challenges stand in the way of landing top talent.

Compensation Competition Talent brand

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Talent brand is becoming more of a focus for companies around the world.

It represents what people think, feel and share about your company as a place to work.

Talent brand is becoming more of a focus for companies around the world.

In Australia, online professional networks are the fastest growing channels for promoting talent brand.

2012 2013 2014

90%

80%

70%

60%

50%

40%

30%

Company website

Friends/family, word of mouth

Online professional networks (e.g., LinkedIn)

Traditional Job Boards

But Australian companies are below average when it comes to prioritising and proactively managing it.

Talent brand is a top priority for our organisation

My company has a proactive talent brand strategy

60%

40%

30%

65%

Hong Kong

Nordics

NetherlandsBelgium

SpainBrazil

United Kingdom

Mexico China

France

Italy

Canada

AustraliaUnited States

MENAIndia

Southern Asia

To find out how other organisations are managing their talent brands and discover the top recruiting trends for 2015, download theAustralian Recruiting Trends report.