Recruitment survey 2024

The HR & Compliance Centre survey on recruitment in UK organisations. The survey is based on responses from 192 organisations.

Survey questions

What is your organisation's recruitment approach for leadership in 2024?
What is your organisation's recruitment approach for people managers in 2024?
What is your organisation's recruitment approach for staff in 2024?
What is your organisation's recruitment approach for graduates in 2024?
What is your organisation's recruitment approach for apprentices in 2024?
How will the overall number of permanent employees your organisation is looking to recruit in the 2024 calendar year change from the number recruited last year?
How will the overall number of temporary employees your organisation is looking to recruit in the 2024 calendar year change from the number recruited last year?
Thinking ahead to 2025, what do you expect your organisation's approach to recruitment to be in comparison to 2024?
Overall, how would you rate your organisation's recruitment in terms of sourcing quality hires?
How often are job adverts checked to ensure they are objective and specific?
How often are job adverts checked for bias?
How often do job adverts include salaries or pay ranges?
How often do job adverts include details of benefit offerings?
How often do job adverts include details of flexible working arrangements?
How often do job adverts provide candidates clear timelines and expectations about the process?
How often are job adverts posted on a variety of different platforms?
How often do interviews follow a set structure?
How often are interviews are carried out by a panel?
How often are skills-based assessments conducted?
How often does your organisation provide feedback on interview performance?
How often does your organisation request feedback from candidates on the recruitment process?
How does your organisation onboard new employees?
How many applications does your organisation typically receive per leadership vacancy, on average?
How many applications does your organisation typically receive per people manager vacancy, on average?
How many applications does your organisation typically receive per staff vacancy, on average?
How many candidates does your organisation typically interview per leadership vacancy, on average?
How many candidates does your organisation typically interview per people manager vacancy, on average?
How many candidates does your organisation typically interview per staff vacancy, on average?
Once it has been decided that a leadership vacancy exists, how many weeks (on average) does it typically take your organisation to make a job offer to a successful applicant?
Once it has been decided that a people manager vacancy exists, how many weeks (on average) does it typically take your organisation to make a job offer to a successful applicant?
Once it has been decided that a staff vacancy exists, how many weeks (on average) does it typically take your organisation to make a job offer to a successful applicant?
What is the cost per vacancy (on average) for filling leadership roles at your organisation, not including HR time?
What is the cost per vacancy (on average) for filling people manager roles at your organisation, not including HR time?
What is the cost per vacancy (on average) for filling staff roles at your organisation, not including HR time?
What problems has your organisation experienced when recruiting new employees over the past 12 months?
What skills has your organisation found it hard to recruit for over the past 12 months?
What adjustments has your organisation made in order to deal with challenges in recruitment?
In which areas is your organisation focusing on in order to improve employee retention?

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Date:: 19 July 2024
Source:: Brightmine Surveys
Participants:: 192

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Recruitment survey 2024

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