2021: Recruiting and Hiring News

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Written By Marie Raperto

Marie Raperto,The Hiring Hub

What will 2021 hold for recruiting and hiring?  According to a new survey by XpertHR on HR challenges for the new year, the survey said:

  1.  Over six in 10 employers said recruiting and hiring will be either somewhat or very challenging.  Workforce planning and workplace health/safety/security were also high on the list.

  2. The survey found that 48% of employers expect to increase their workforce next year. Only 10% predict that will have eliminate positions and 30% anticipate no change in staff size.

  3. Regarding diversity and inclusion, 52% of employers said they would increase communications to their employers with employee surveys, unconscious bias training and analysis or recruiting and hiring practices.

This survey included responses from 563 US employers in various industries and sizes. The total estimated number of employees responding organizations is over 900,000.2021 here we come!

Marie Raperto

Marie Raperto is a leading recruiter in the integrated marketing and communications sectors, and is President/Owner of Cantor Integrated Marketing Staffing, Inc. In 1990, she joined The Cantor Concern, Inc. as Vice President and then was made President. Previously, she was a principal and vice president with Jim Cotton Communications, Inc., an advertising/public relations/design firm. Her clients included numerous Fortune 500 industrial and services companies, as well as leading hotels and consumer products companies. She is a member of PRSA, The Healthcare and Marketing PR Society and SHRM. She serves on the Girl Scout Council of Greater New York’s Board of Directors. She is currently the treasurer of the Women of Distinction Breakfast committee and is an author and lecturer on topics dealing with Public Relations Staffing and finding employment. Her company is involved with full and part-time recruitment, organizational development, communications audits, mergers and acquisitions of PR agencies and HR consulting.

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