We took a look into the crystal ball of the recruitment industry and we were amazed at what we saw. A computer can match a candidate with a job role, that's old news. In the future, recruiters will no longer disappear after the employment contract is signed, while shared candidate databases will be essential. And that's not all!
LinkedIn, Google, even the phone book puts everyone's data in reach, so it's amazing that, right now, recruiters still cling to the idea that their own private database of simple contacts is worth a lot. The future is one where a recruiter has access to EVERYONE. And this will begin with recruitment agencies sharing their candidate databases.
Extensive candidate analysis will become part of a recruiter's role, along with understanding and assessing company culture. Formal qualifications in psychology may be seen as an advantage.
Recruiters will be part of the complete candidate lifecycle long after the candidate has been placed in a role. Recruiters will assist in contract negotiations and job performance reviews and will also be brought in to companies to exit staff, not just introduce them.
Much like a personal trainer, recruiters will introduce candidates to skill procurement and coach them to become the best candidates they can be.
People used to only look for a job when they lost one or quit. In the future, people will ALWAYS be available for new jobs. Intelligent filtering will always be working to match people's skills with new jobs and roles as they become available. A recruiter's role will not be 'matching' a candidate with a company. Instead, they will specialise in defining people and companies and their qualities so that the filtering can work as effectively as possible.
