1、2024 Talent Acquisition Trends:Automation,Data,Relationships,and Transparency2 2024 Lighthouse Research&AdvisoryTop Priorities for Talent Acquisition for the Coming YearHiring today seems to be as hard as its ever been.In spite of new technologies,insights,data,and more,employers today are still cha

2、llenged to hire in a repeatable,predictable manner.In some cases,its a shortage of candidates for business-critical roles,regardless of whether its a specialized surgeon or a manual laborer.In others,its a challenge to find candidates with the motivation and work ethic to do the work that needs done

3、.Over and over the news has pointed out the lack of candidates and the difficulty in hiring for employers across a wide range of roles and positions.From retiring Baby Boomers to changing work ethic to the rise of the side gig that decreases worker reliance on a primary employer,theres no shortage o

4、f reasons for why its been harder to hire than ever.My own book Talent Scarcity,published in 2023,goes much deeper into the primary drivers for the shortage of workers and(more importantly)what employers can do about it from a hiring and retention perspective.But suffice to say that its a real chall

5、enge.But using evidence and data means we can adapt,respond,and overcome challenges instead of simply waiting or hoping for different outcomes.Speaking of data,employers have a set of priorities that have shifted quite a bit from last year.For instance,onboarding jumped to the top of the list of rec

6、ruiting priorities as employers look at how they can maintain a positive candidate experience beyond day one,decrease first-day ghosting,and increase the chances that new hires“stick”with the organization.3 2024 Lighthouse Research&AdvisoryFigure 1:Top Talent Acquisition Priorities for 2024/2025Sour