2023 was a challenging year for many in recruitment.
It challenged our thinking about how best to function in a very different market to the one many had been used to, especially since the post-Covid boom.
It forced many recruitment businesses to look at what they were doing, how they were doing it and how to build the ultimate team.
The resulting effect is that coming into 2024 most recruitment businesses are leaner, more optimised and more focused. Fit for purpose. That is good.
At the same time, we are also seeing quite a significant change in sentiment across the market: more positivity, more confidence, more investment, more hiring.
This creates a huge opportunity for recruiters ready to make the most of better market conditions.
Central to this are the people – the resources, recruiters, billing managers and operational support.
We learned a lot about people working in recruitment 2023, some the hard way.
We learned more about the skills, the attitudes, the conditions, the drivers of good (and bad) performance than probably any time before.
Now more than ever, we need more from our people. More performance, more productivity, more motivation and engagement and these lessons learned last year are the key to what happens next in our businesses.
Add to the fact that we now have truly multi-generational workplaces across the recruitment sector, with up to five different generations of workers all hanging out in the same offices. This is the first time this has ever happened.
All of this creates opportunity for recruitment businesses looking to increase performance and productivity, whilst maintaining harmonious working environments.
Understanding the new complex world of employee motivation and engagement has therefore never been more important than now.
This is why, The Recruitment Network has launched Ignite, the largest ever recruiter motivational survey.
The survey results will be used to create a report all about the motivations of today’s recruiter, along with guides and commentary as to how best to use these insights to drive greater levels of engagement and shared through Global Recruiter when complete.
This short survey, it’ll take no more than 2 minutes, will help employers in recruitment understand what and how to best to motivate you and your colleagues. It is completely anonymous and the close closing date is Friday 24th May. Â
Click here to access the survey.
