As 2014 witnessed the recruitment industry gaining traction and becoming increasingly more opulent, we realised that it was a far cry from the trends and inclinations that the industry saw when ending 2013.

This got us thinking… with job vacancies snowballing and unemployment improving, how different was hiring in 2014?

With your help, our recent Recruitment Buzz poll ‘What was your main source of hiring in 2014’ answered just that.

With 38% of the vote, the majority of you reported using the traditional job board as your main source of hiring last year. However, in 2015 does this look set to change? With reports revealing that with 95% of job boards in the UK planning rises above the rate of inflation this year, the increasing reliance on job boards could prove a thing of the past.

In a close second and third, our respondents agreed that recruitment agencies (25%) and social media (22%) were the next preferred methods of sourcing in 2014. The team at Recruitment Buzz don’t see this as a coincidence – like job boards, agencies have always been a go-to option, but the last 3 years has seen social media thrust itself into the industry at an alarming rate, so much so that even Snapchat and Tinder are seeming to push their way in!

Unsurprisingly, only 9% of you said that your main source of hire in 2014 was through employee referrals. We say unsurprisingly because the employee referral is still a very internal recruitment method – it can be risky, costly and time consuming – three things that no recruiter likes.

Only 6% of those who answered reported that neither job board, agency, social media nor referrals were their main source of hiring – only 2015 will tell what added methods will surface!

About the Author:

Kelsie Collins | Ecom Digital

With a degree in Media Studies and Communications, Kelsie has vast understanding of how the world of media works and how it should be used. She has a genuine interest in sourcing, researching and writing original articles, realising what is needed to make an audience hang onto every word!

Kelsie will take the hot topics around recruitment and add her own quirky spin to it resulting in a piece of work that is truly unique to her.