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Poll reveals significant decline

in applications compared to

pre-pandemic levels

As vacancy numbers continue to rise, new data from online talent sourcing
specialist, Talent.com, has shown that a majority of employers still struggle

to find talent amidst candidate shortages, as 56% of them are getting less
applications than the months before the pandemic.

Although the furlough scheme has ended and
Covid restrictions have eased, allowing most
of the UK return to some normality, the online
poll from Talent.com shows the extent of the
skills shortages facing almost every business.
The firm also found that only 28% of employers
were receiving more applications than before the
pandemic. Those who are seeing their application
numbers rise potentially come from industries
that saw their activity grow during the crisis,
or benefit from having a complete technology
and partner ecosystem, allowing them to adapt
quickly during these uncertain times.
With the current fuel ‘crisis’ and concerns
around supermarket stocks rife, this decline in
applications highlights the need for better hiring
processes.”
Noura Dadzie - VP Sales UK & International streamlined approach to recruitment that
Markets at Talent.com - explained: utilises the benefits of technology to ensure
that the right candidates are seeing the right
“We’re facing a dearth of talent that is impacting jobs, and their experience in the application
almost every business and sector – a scenario that process is positive. It’s all too easy in the current
we’ve not experienced before. The extent of this environment to compromise on quality for the
issue is clear in the fact that it is making national sake of quantity, but that is a viscous cycle to
headlines time and time again, and it’s showing get into. It’s crucial that data driven decisions are
no signs of abating. As organisations continue to being made that have the candidate journey at
attempt to tackle this issue, many are throwing the heart of all decisions. Without this approach,
money at candidates, with ‘golden handshakes’ employers and recruiters will face a more difficult
and bonuses the go to for a number of brands. skills market that could continue for the longer-
“However, what’s arguably needed is a term.”

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