New Marching Orders: What Employers Need to Know About Veteran Candidate Preferences
Veterans are a highly skilled and motivated candidate pool that employers cannot afford to overlook in today’s tight talent market
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The world is facing a growing talent shortage. Employers are struggling to attract and retain candidates, threatening productivity, efficiency and future growth.
ManpowerGroup knows candidates. Through our ongoing Candidate Preferences Research, we explore an array of candidate behaviors and motivators aimed at helping organizations optimize their talent strategies.
About the Methodology
Talent Solutions RPO uncovered what impacts the candidate experience during a job search, including candidate behaviors and motivators when looking for employment. The results revealed important trends impacting retention and recruitment, including what drives candidates to job search, the tools they use, the challenges they face and the extent to which companies play a role in their hiring decisions.
2018 Candidate Research
ManpowerGroup dove deep into the following three topics:
- Recruiting Technology Adoption
- Candidates as Consumers
- Balancing Your Workforce Mix: Planning, Talent Availability & Candidate Preferences
Leveraging the Data
Organizations around the world have incoporated the Candidate Preferences Research into their talent strategies.
Strengthened employer branding to attract the best talent
Responded to candidate demand for flexibility, helping to create a stronger value proposition
Created candidate-facing social media pages on channels that have historically been directed toward consumers
Engaged candidates through interactive content and multi-meda platforms
What Does Success Look Like?
Learn how ManpowerGroup has helped organizations from around the world leverage candidate preferences to optimize their talent strategies.
Additional Candidate Insights
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U.S. | April 2019
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Global | January 2019
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Global | October 2018
Add to Cart: Candidates are Consumers, Too
The Impact of Candidate Experience on Buying Behaviors
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Global | July 2018
Siri, Find Me a New Job: Why Employers Should Adopt a High-Touch/High-Tech Approach to the Job Search
Qualified candidates are harder than ever to find and employers have attempted to address this challenge by investing in a range of technology tools designed to help them prospect, screen and engage candidates.
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U.S. | December 2017
Inside the Head of Job Seekers: U.S. Finance Candidate Preferences
New research from Talent Solutions RPO explores career motivators and job search preferences for U.S. financial services candidates, which can help HR and talent acquisition leaders prepare for a potential talent shortage.
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Global | November 2017
Swipe Right: Candidate Technology Preferences During the Job Search
Technology is embedded in everything we do and it has affected most (or nearly all) aspects of the hiring cycle. Candidates use technology to search and apply for jobs. Employers use technology to engage candidates, build talent communities and interview prospects.
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U.S. | October 2017
Inside the Head of Job Seekers: U.S. Retail Candidate Preferences Report
A report from Talent Solutions RPO and the Retail Industry Leaders Association explores how retailers can satisfy the needs and wants of U.S. retail candidates, who rank workplace flexibility as a top priority.
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Global | July 2017
Work, for Me Understanding Candidate Demand for Flexibility
Workplace flexibility as a talent management policy is no longer an option; it is an essential practice that enables organizations to attract and develop skilled talent. The practice is rapidly becoming a win-win: reflective of employee and employer needs.
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U.S. | June 2017
Inside the Head of Job Seekers: U.S. IT Candidate Preferences
In the ManpowerGroup 2016-17 U.S. Talent Shortage Survey, IT staff ranked second globally among the top 10 hardest jobs to fill. A report from Talent Solutions RPO, based on candidate research, offers insights into U.S. IT candidates preferences as well engagement and recruitment strategies.
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Global | April 2017
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U.S. | March 2017
Inside the Heads of Job Seekers
U.S. - 2017
Our research revealed that healthcare candidates are unique among job seekers. In order to attract and retain healthcare candidates, employers need to understand their motivations and preferences.
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