If your company needed a developer in 2021, it is in the same boat as millions of other companies. The number of advertised tech jobs in the 1st half of 2021 was 42% higher than pre-pandemic levels, reaching unprecedented 132,000 offers in the 2nd half of 2021 (Tech Nation, Adzuna).

It means 2021 has been a challenging year for tech recruitment, which has been facing a never-seen-before rise in digital recruitment.

There are some challenges involved in recruiting for a profession that is in high demand.in the market, read more about them in our article here.

Get to know more about the trends in the recruitment of digital professionals that impacted the year of 2021:

5 trends that shaped digital recruitment in 2021

1 – Remote working

In 2021, the remote work trend was established as a viable and necessary new way to work. Global Workplace Analytics calculates that 25 to 30% of the workforce worked remotely in 2021.

What was at first an emergency adaptation came to be an advantageous, costly-effective way to work. It allowed global professionals to surge and interchange collaboration in a completely new dimension without even leaving their bedrooms.

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2 – Hiring per project

Contract-based hiring was in high-demand in 2021, because hiring per project simplified the access to skills in the digital realm.

In the talent side, being able to work for diverse projects in different companies offers a huge learning opportunity and valuable work experience.

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3 – Employee Wellbeing

Mental health awareness in the workplace was a very debated topic in 2021, because 9 in 10 employees report that their workplace stress affects their mental health, and 3 in 5 employees are not receiving adequate support from supervisors to help manage stress (Mental Health America).

Employee wellbeing also became a great indicator of health for business, as it relates to turnover and productivity rates.

4 – Diversity and inclusion

Another great theme in digital recruiting for 2021 was the pursuit for increasing diversity in the companies and the effort for designing an inclusive workplace.

Corporations identified as more diverse and inclusive are 35% more likely to outperform their competitors (McKinsey), 70% more likely to capture new markets (HBR) and 87% better at making decisions. (People Management).

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5 – Employer Brand

Taking good care of your candidate experience has paid off in 2021. The power of a good employer brand made all the difference in the dispute for the best digital talent.

According to Glassdoor, 86% of employees and job seekers research company reviews and ratings to decide on where to apply for a job, and 75% of active job seekers are likely to apply to a job if the employer actively manages its employer brand.

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Warm-up for 2022

Tech professionals were required in nearly all industries in 2021. With the digital transformation trend brought by the pandemics, digital professions demand scaled quickly.

The perspectives for the following quarters point to growing digitization in companies, so, the demand for digital professionals must remain steady.

Recruitment teams that followed the trends in 2021 and kept updated are now more prepared for the challenges that 2022 will bring. Read a full review of what’s next for digital recruitment in 2022 in this article.
If your company wants to stand out from the crowd and fill the skills gap in 2021, contact us here and we will help you find suitable candidates in record time.

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