As we wrap up the year, I hope everyone was able to unwind and enjoy this well-deserved holiday season with loved ones.

For my last blog of 2024, I wanted to reflect on what I’ve observed, what I've learned, and the positive outlook I have as the new year approaches tomorrow.

Traditional staffing & recruiting methods are ready for change.

Staffing & recruiting agencies tend to have a bad reputation. Whether it be poor skillset matches and wrong opportunities, being ghosted, or feeling like you're being sold an opportunity, this industry needs to see a change.

While the industry will always need talent or project-based work filled quickly, it doesn’t have to continue down the path of feeling like a numbers game. When a candidate feels as if they’re part of the team, they will produce better results. I've been able to witness and be a part of creating consultant experiences that aren't so transactional. Aligning to the needs of the business and setting up successful onboarding and success plans not only helps on Day 1, but I've found it helps set clear expectations during the initial recruiting process.

Automation makes us efficient, but we are in the people business.

“Reduce your workload” or “Increase operational efficiency”... we hear it all the time as it relates to the automated processes and tasks that once took a large amount of our day-to-day work schedule. While I don’t know what I would do without some of these solutions, I remind myself every single day that we are in an industry that involves people.

In a business that is centered on people, I feel like the ability to add a human touch goes a lot longer than the shininess of “automation”.

While these automated workflows can sometimes help us get to a shortlist of candidate resumes quicker than ever before, having a recruiting engine that has "hands-on" experience provides a wide perspective lens when it comes to looking at resumes. (Like I always say, "Understanding how the sausage is made is one thing, actually being on the teams that made it is another!")

This business is centered on people and the many layers of experiences they bring to the table. When we think about candidates in that context, beyond just skillset matches, but truly understand what they've done, all while treating them with humanization, it’s how this industry can shift back to being centered on people. This is the best thing we can do for business and clients to make it a win for both sides.

The future of hiring, recruiting, and staffing teams

The landscape of work is changing.

With the fast-changing technologies and experiences that companies are demanding from talent or even how the workforce is thinking about what type of work they take on, being complacent cannot be an option. As a staffing and recruiting partner contributing to these changing demands, we are going to continue going beyond just relying on automation and traditional recruiting and staffing approaches to do better for our clients and candidates alike.

While I wish I could predict the future and outcomes, I hope the least I can do is leave you all with so much hope and optimism for next year.

I am so excited about 2025 and how Nimble Technology Partners will help transform the staffing and recruiting industry.

Let’s clink our glasses to 2024 and be ready for an amazing 2025!

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