Recruitment on the rise: employers are struggling to recruit, so atypical profiles can benefit
This year, Apec plans another 308,800 managerial hires. So there are places to take. Especially since companies are struggling: 64% of employers who recruited at least one manager in 2022 encountered difficulties to unearth the rare pearl. That is +14% compared to 2021. Why? Obviously because of the lack of applications and/or the gap between the offers and the profiles of the applicants. And of course, because of the talent war that companies are waging to attract the best.
why it’s good for you ? If you have ants in the legs, it’s time to target companies in need of candidates. And if you have an atypical profile, employers are more open than ever, so go for it!
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Recruitment channels: Employers are multiplying ways to reach candidates, so listen up
The hierarchy of channels used by recruiters to let people know they are hiring has not been changed:
- THE Jobs on job boards or their own sites
- THE social networks and network of contacts.
- THE recruitment firms by direct approach
We see the recruiters, in the galley of candidates, hunt at all costs and everywhere, just to reach a maximum of executives. Which doesn’t seem very profitable if we are to believe the share of employers (64%) who struggle to hire at least one manager. Further proof, it takes 12 weeks on average to complete a recruitment process. Versus 11 weeks in 2021. The employers who struggle the most according to Apec are, unsurprisingly, mid-caps and large companies in the construction and R&D engineering sectors.
why it’s good for you ? The more recruiters deploy multi-channel strategies to distribute their job offers, the more you increase your chances of finding the right ad at the right time. With a good keyword alert system, you are almost sure not to miss any posted opportunities. But of course nothing prevents you from also working on the hidden job market.
The cover letter: it is (a little) faltering, you will save time
While everyone was happy to go through ChatGPT to “write” cover letters with little onions, now recruiters are less fond of it. Only 56% continue to ask for one according to Apec. That is 11% less than in 2021. Large companies that encounter recruitment difficulties are the first to let their guard down on the subject.
Why is it good for you? By having fewer cover letters to send, you will have more time to polish and personalize the ones that will be essential. Your applications will gain in quality. And then, you will also have more time to prepare for the telephone pre-selection interviews. It is now during these calls that recruiters will decide if they are going further with you in the hiring process. A kind of oral cover letter. Prepare your pitches!
Starting salaries: revised upwards, do not hesitate to negotiate
In a context of heightened talent wars and galloping inflation, employers have realized that it takes effort if they want to bring in good candidates. “62% of companies have thus revised upwards the remuneration initially planned (+ 7pts vs. 2021). Large companies, with more leeway, were more likely to use the compensation lever in 2022 (76%)”, underlines Apec.
why it’s good for you ? Because this figure gives you marbles to initiate and conclude the negotiation of your new hiring salary. By changing boxes, you can negotiate at least 15% more than your previous remuneration. Even much more if you are on a trade in tension.
why it’s good for you ? Because this figure gives you marbles to initiate and conclude the negotiation of your new hiring salary. By changing boxes, you can negotiate at least 15% more than your previous remuneration. Even much more if you are on a trade in tension.
Part-times more easily granted
More than a third of companies are considering granting part-time work if candidates request it. A paradigm shift on the relationship to work on the part of employers? Hard to say. Because to date, according to Dares, part-time only concerns 9.3% of executives against 32% of employees. And it is mostly women who go there. However, more and more companies are setting up part-time on demand, in particular to allow their employees to do things on the side (side projects as they say). This is the case, for example, at Mazars. These requests are not necessarily gendered. Will part-time work one day also win over male executives?
Why is it good for you? Because it contributes to the balance of pro life and personal life. And so it can leave you free time to invest in another subject that is close to your heart. But beware, who says part-time, says salary reduction. A day off is 20% less on your monthly salary. You still have to have the means! Another option for you, aim for boxes that have gone to the 4-day week. In this case, your salary does not vary.
REPLAY/ The debrief of the BFM BUSINESS morning: executives in a position to negotiate
Carole Ferté, director of studies at CadremploiJ, returned to the study published by Apec, alongside Jean-Marc Daniel, professor emeritus at ESCP, François Miquet-Marty, president of Viavoice and Stéphane Dubreuil, expert in telecommunications.