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Evaluating Recruiting Functional Performance in an Era of Volatility

Published: 25 April 2023

Summary

The past several years of labor market volatility, disruption and organizational transformation paint a complicated picture of recruiting function performance. Looking forward, recruiting leaders must look beyond the noise to set sustainable targets for the future.

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Key Findings
  • Recent volatility in recruiting function performance and efficiency metrics makes it difficult to calibrate sustainable goals based on the past year’s performance alone.

  • The median total hiring volume in 2022 for a typical organization accounted for 34% of the organization’s total headcountdouble what it was in 2021 and higher than all recent years.

  • Recruiting teams have achieved record-breaking hiring volume by stretching their capacity to the limit. In terms of median hires per year, recruiter workload went up by 37% from 2021 to 2022.

  • Recruiters are increasingly fatigued and at a greater risk of attrition; intent to leave

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Jack Fuller Jamie Kohn

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