Five Must-Know 2022 Hiring Trends

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1. AI Knows Everything About You Now

In the past, many job seekers approached their search one step at a time.  First, they would develop their resumes for their target position(s). Once they got a positive response to their resume, they would start preparing their pitch for interviews. With the rise of artificial 

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1. AI Knows Everything About You Now

intelligence (AI) in recruiting, it has become much more difficult for job seekers to build a compelling case for their candidacy this way.  According to a recent Jobvite survey, over 50% of recruiters indicate that their organization now uses chatbots in the recruiting process. Conversational AI is already 

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1. AI Knows Everything About You Now

reaching passive job seekers and prescreening candidates before they even get a chance to talk to a real person.  Because these chatbots engage potential candidates at any time of day or night, job seekers need to be ready to encounter them sooner rather than later. To prepare, do more than 

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1. AI Knows Everything About You Now

research keywords for your target positions.  Reinvent your online professional brand early. In doing so, you’ll help AI find you, and you’ll be ready for AI prescreening.

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2. The Virtual Interview Is The New Resume

Speaking of resumes, based on what I’m seeing, they may be on their way out. Companies from every industry across the globe are increasingly interested in skills and characteristics that are difficult, if not impossible, to assess from resumes.  But these qualities can be readily examined through 

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2. The Virtual Interview Is The New Resume

virtual interviews. Further, because virtual interviews are now the norm and are easy for companies to conduct, the virtual interview seems to have displaced the resume as the first step of candidate screening. Accordingly, my clients are finding it easier to get an interview but harder to convert that interview into an offer.

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2. The Virtual Interview Is The New Resume

I think 2022’s job seekers will likely have a similar experience, but they should still learn how to nail a virtual interview to improve their chances.

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3. “Tell Me About A Time You Violated Your Own Ethics” Is The New “What Are Your Weaknesses?”

How will you respond when an interviewer says, “Tell me about a time you violated your own ethics”? That question sounds tough, doesn’t it? I’m finding that employers seem to love asking it. My clients are increasingly facing this question during their interviews. It seems to be the new way of asking, “What are your weaknesses?”

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3. “Tell Me About A Time You Violated Your Own Ethics” Is The New “What Are Your Weaknesses?”

To answer, bring up a weakness that won’t affect your ability to succeed in the role, but deliver your response in a way that reflects the behavioral question that it is.

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4. Candidates Have More Leverage And Options

With the current economic recovery and labor shortages, job seekers are enjoying a candidates’ market.  Candidates can afford to be choosy, and many are opting to use that leverage to arrange their ideal compensation package with prospective employers. Everything, including salary, health benefits, family leave and more, is now negotiable.

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4. Candidates Have More Leverage And Options

To make sure you get what you want out of your next offer, work on mastering negotiation now.  Otherwise, recruiters and hiring managers may weed you out or anchor you to a lower offer early in the hiring process. Additionally, take some time to decide what matters most to you so you know what you are and aren’t willing to compromise on.

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5. Flexible Working Is Here To Stay

The option to work remotely remains a priority for both current and prospective employees.  In a recent FlexJobs survey, 65% of workers indicated that they wanted to continue working from home, while 33% wanted a mix of remote and in-person working.  Considering how tight the labor 

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5. Flexible Working Is Here To Stay

 market is, these workers are likely to get what they want.  As such, job candidates should expect to be offered (or be able to negotiate) a remote or partially remote working arrangement so long as it is possible with their position. These trends promise to shape hiring this year. By adjusting for them now, job seekers can set 

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themselves up for better compensation and career satisfaction in 2022 and beyond.

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