Our brand-new Global Talent Acquisition Priorities 2021 study about talent acquisition trends shows that virtual hiring is a top priority for the coming year, but it also shows that the pandemic exposed a significant recruiting technology gap in employers’ ability to screen candidates for fit and competence without seeing them in person.
Interestingly, research on the candidate perspective on virtual hiring tells us that candidates actually
desire assessments and video interviews that allow them to demonstrate what they are capable of. Employers are wondering how to put those two data points together and make it all work!
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Ben Eubanks is the Chief Research Officer at Lighthouse Research & Advisory. He is an author, speaker, and researcher with a passion for telling stories and making complex topics easy to understand.
His latest book Artificial Intelligence for HR (3rd Ed) showcases how employers can balance AI adoption with a people-first approach. It is the world’s most-cited research on AI applications for HR.
His other books include Talent Scarcity, which answers the question every business leader has asked in recent years: “Where have the high-quality workers gone, and how do we hire and keep them?” It shares practical and strategic recruiting and retention ideas and case studies for every employer.
Ben has more than 15 years of experience both as an HR/recruiting executive as well as a researcher on workplace topics. His work is practical, relevant, and valued by practitioners from F100 firms to SMB organizations across the globe.
He has spoken to tens of thousands of HR professionals across the globe and enjoys sharing about technology, talent practices, and more. His speaking credits include the SHRM Annual Conference, Seminarium International, PeopleMatters Dubai and India, and over 100 other notable events.
