There are too many candidates out there. Social networking platforms. Referrals. Job fairs. Mobile apps. Where do you even begin? With all of the different options to choose from, what’s best for your team? What strategies are the top brands leveraging across these channels? We tapped experts from various industries to get their take on upcoming HR trends in 2018.

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8 Biggest HR Trends to Follow in
2018

2. If there’s ever such thing as a good HR
problem, this is probably it.

3. There are too many candidates out there.
Social networking platforms. Referrals. Job
fairs. Mobile apps. Where do you begin?

4. Almost all recruiters (92%) use social media
to find candidates.

5. Others swear by referrals - 78% of recruiters
say referrals are the best way to find
candidates.

6. On top of that, there are more than 100+ job
boards to post to and track.

7. We asked some experts about where they’re
focusing their HR efforts in 2018...

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“Continuous learning will be a hot trend this year. HR leaders are
recognizing the need to overhaul learning and development
opportunities for their employees, considering that careers are
now likely to span 60 years. Digital training through learning
management software (LMS) is an increasingly attractive option
because it gives HR teams the ability to measure employee
productivity through data. It also makes for a more collaborative
experience since various departments across the organization
supply learning content. Examples of LMS on the market include
SkyPrep and SkillPort.”
Lauren Stafford, HR Publishing Specialist, HRMS World
#1: Bringing Learning Online & Across The Org

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“Reviews aren’t dying, but they’re certainly changing. 43% of
highly engaged employees receive feedback at least twice a week,
but here’s the sticky twist; many employees report being
uninterested in performance reviews. Ongoing corrective
feedback is far more desirable and constructive than any form of
feedback. You can give employees an ol’ fashion pat on the back,
but how will they know what specifically went right and what
could be improved for next time? Professionals want career
advancement, without direction, they won’t know where to begin
advancing.”
Michael Heller, CEO & Founder, iRevu
#2: Continuous Feedback Loop = More Personal Growth

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“A lot of employers are offering unique benefits to attract new
talent. American Eagle, TransUnion and Clarins are all offering
employees Figo Pet Insurance. Americans spend over $60 billion
on their pets each year. The pet insurance industry, once an
"extravagant expense," is booming, CNBC's Kelly Evans said on
"Closing Bell" last summer. With Figo Pet Insurance’s advanced,
cloud-based platform and app, owners can access their pet’s
entire medical needs with just the touch of a button.”
Rusty Sproat, CEO & Founder, Figo Pet Insurance
#3: Unique Benefits To Stand Out in the Job Market

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“HR departments are recognizing the value of work-life balance.
Specifically, many companies are putting policies in place that
limit checking email while out of the office and working while on
PTO. They’re trying to be proactive about encouraging people to
use more PTO and to actually stay offline during that PTO.
Brandon Carter, Engagement and Loyalty Marketer, AccessPerks
#4: Focusing on Wellness Beyond The Office

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“We’re using a robot—whom we’ve named DORIS— to manage
resumes and other HR documents.
We recently worked with a client to archive and store 70,000 HR
documents. The files had to be organized by candidate, saved into
Sharepoint folders with appropriate security and consistent
naming conventions so that they could be easily retrieved in the
future. DORIS completed the task in 36 hours—something that we
estimate would have taken two or three months for an HR team of
ten.”
Brandon Carter, Engagement and Loyalty Marketer, AccessPerks
#5: Teaming Up With Bots

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“New tech such as data science and collection techniques are
being used to transform the traditional interview process.
Two ways organizations go about this is using gamification and
video interviews. With video interviews, we're going a step further
than gamification. At HireVue, our team of I-O psychologists
leverage video interviewing to deliver custom assessments. They
create questions specifically designed to elicit responses
predictive of job success and find the right behaviors. With
artificial intelligence, candidate’s video responses are collected,
analyzed, and scored against a model of the ideal response -
providing an I-O validated prediction of job success.”
Jon-Mark Sabel, Content Strategist, HireVue
#6: Turning Hiring Into A Science

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“At Blueboard, as a way to accommodate Bay Area-based
employees with longer commutes, we've adopted Work from
Home Wednesdays. Every Wednesday, employees have the option
to work from home or their preferred location of choice.
Since implementing this benefit last year, we've seen strong
adoption across our team and improved performance efficiencies
and appreciation for the company. Not to mention it also helps to
break up the work week, and enable us to more easily tend to
personal needs and appointments outside of the office.”
Morgan Chaney, Head of Marketing at Blueboard
#7: More Flexible Working Arrangements

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"We have two remote locations at this time which we staff with
college students. Not only does this exposure to the industry give
them money and experience, but they are also on the front lines of
eCommerce and tech trends. I can't overstate enough the
importance of having college students employed at a tech
company -- there is no better window to the world."
Jan Bednar, CEO, Shipmonk
#8: The Student Becomes The Teacher

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