Recruiting Blog

The Future of Work 2021: Global Hiring Outlook

Let’s all take a collective sigh that 2020 is over. Last year – which included record-breaking job losses and unemployment as high as 16% in May 2020 – was a challenge. But according to Monster’s latest research, shared in the Future of Work 2021 Global Outlook Special Report, there’s reason to be optimistic. 82% of […]

2021 Hiring Trends: Monster's Predictions for the New Year

Forecasting 2021 hiring trends is a bit of a challenge given all of the unknowns in the economy and with the pandemic. That said, with a vaccine being rolled out and the potential return to normal on the horizon, 2021 is poised to be a big comeback year for some hard-hit industries. Based on Monster […]

How to build a more inclusive hiring program: on-demand webinar

The topic of diversity and inclusion in hiring is not new, but the world is rapidly changing. If you want to connect with today’s candidates, you need a hiring program that doesn’t just check a box, but delivers transparent and meaningful ways to embrace all workers, and speaks to them in a way that shows […]

How hiring managers can improve your recruitment marketing: on-demand webinar

Research tells us candidates trust employees. They want to hear from hiring managers and future colleagues – but how do you put that into action? Jay Rusden, Head of Marketing at VideoMyJob, co-hosts this webinar with panelists Katrina Kibben, CEO and Copywriter/Trainer at Three Ears Media, and Betsie Hundt, Recruitment Marketing Specialist at Dynatrace.

Monster's 2020 fall-winter hiring outlook: On-demand webinar

You got through the crisis. You righted the ship. Now what? How do you plan anything in a post-COVID-19 world? We don’t have a crystal ball to tell us how the rest of 2020 will play out, but we do have the next best thing: data. Join Monster’s data & insights lead Jewel Ascano, and C-Space’s Maggie Chandler, along with Monster’s content managers Carl Germann and Julia Gaynor, as they share insights from this report, taking a look at the patterns that are likely to repeat, as well as industries (and jobs) that are heating up again as we enter Q4 2020.  

Monster 2020 State of the Candidate Report

Job seekers want more—and are confident they can get it. At the same time, they’re nervous about the future, and aren’t finding the right fit. Those were some of the biggest takeaways of the Monster 2020 State of the Candidate survey. To read  the full guide, download it now: The key findings of the survey […]

Monster 2020 Fall Hiring Report

When 2020 began, no one could have anticipated the whirlwind that recruiters and hiring managers would face. There were state-mandated shutdowns of some industries, but increased demand in others. Companies were tasked with building an overnight remote workforce, all amid economic uncertainty moving forward. Through it all, Monster has been tracking the impact of the […]

The latest job search and hiring trends

Since COVID-19 started to impact the way we work, we’ve been looking at coronavirus hiring trends by conducting weekly polls, gathering Monster hiring data, and asking our community of candidates and employers how they’re responding to the shifts around work. Here’s a look at the most recent Monster insights: This week’s poll data We’ve been […]

Staffing firms: moving forward from crisis

By: Tim Robbins, Monster Vice President and General Manager, Staffing and Recruiting I don’t think anyone could have predicted where we’d be as a country—or as a staffing industry—just a few months ago. We went from unemployment rates as low as 3.8% to job losses exceeding 10 million. Although it’s too soon to know what […]

Staffing outlook: Three industries poised for growth

As the country continues to wade through the coronavirus health crisis, employment (or lack thereof) is top of mind. Unemployment rates are still at historic levels, but there’s optimism in the staffing industry about jobs in some fields that may recover from pandemic drops suffered in the spring. Among the segments with forecasted recovery growth: […]