It's time to summarize the results of our survey among recruiters and sourcers in Ukraine.155 respondents joined our initiative this time. We will compare the data with 2023. We also collected information then, based on which we wrote an extensive article. It will be interesting to see what has changed [or not] during this time. So, let's get started!
PERSONALITY OF RESPONDENTS
The first thing we will focus on is the positions of the respondents.
- So, 95 out of 155 people are recruiters;
- 24 - recruitment/HR Lead;
- 17 - combine recruiting and HR tasks;
- 12 - sourcers;
- 4 - HR managers.
In addition, Resource Manager + HR + Recruiting, Head of TA and freelance recruiters also took part.
We have more recruiters [61% vs 56%] compared to last year and less sourcers [7.8% vs last year's 14.4%].
It should be noted that 66.9% of recruiters also perform the duties of sourcers. The remaining 33.1% have a division of these roles in their companies.
How many years of experience do you have? - This was one of our questions. 38.2% or 60 respondents, have 5+ years in the profession. 30.6% have 3 to 5 years of experience. And the last top answer is 1-3 years - and this is 27.3% of respondents.
There are also only 4 respondents who recently joined the profession and have up to 1 year of experience.
As for the types of companies in which respondents work, the situation here is very diverse. Let's consider both the most popular answers and individual ones.
- 32.5% of respondents work in product companies;
- 29.9% - in outsourcing;
- 14.3% - in recruiting agencies;
- 11% - outstaffing.
There are also those who are temporarily unemployed. And those who work as a freelancer, in a marketing agency, production center and venture company.
For comparison, outsourcing companies occupied the first place among places of work in 2023, and product companies occupied the second line of this rating.
This year, we decided to ask from which countries our respondents work.
- 80% stay in Ukraine [the same results were in 2023].
- 18.7% work from Europe.
- There are also several people who currently live in North America and Asia.
We are especially glad that these data have not changed.
PROFESSIONAL QUESTIONS
What sourcing options do our respondents use to search for candidates? It was possible to select several answers at once. And, of course, first place with a result of 98.7% is taken by searching on LinkedIn.
- Search through Job boards - 77.4%
- Search using X-Ray - 62.2%
- Search in messengers - 51%
- Search on professional platforms - 45.2%
- Search in social media - 31.6%
Other individual answers: own candidate database and networking.
Interestingly, 10% fewer respondents began to search using X-Ray compared to last year's survey. And searching in messengers, on the contrary, became more popular: in 2023, this method was used by 33.3%, now - 50.6%. Social media are also getting popular: 31.2% against 24.8% last year.
As for the best channels of communication with candidates for respondents, the main indicators have not changed since last year.
- LinkedIn ranks first with 94.8%.
- Telegram is in second place with high scores from 73.5% of respondents.
- We give third place to Email and positive reviews from 37.4% of respondents.
However, something has changed. For example, the use of Skype has almost dropped to zero. Now 3.9% of respondents call it the best channel of communication. Last year, this figure was twice as high.
As for the markets that respondents work with, here are some information:
- 66.45% work with the Ukrainian market;
- 30.32% with Europe as a whole;
- 14.19% with the USA;
- 12.26% with Poland;
- 7.1% with Latin America;
Please note that respondents could select several answers at the same time.
Other single variations: Azerbaijan, Argentina, Greece, Sweden, Germany, Nigeria, Latvia, Netherlands, Belgium, Georgia.
According to the results, the most common positions in 2024 were Sales/Marketing [51%], Project/Product Manager [45.8%], Front End Dev [36.8%], QA [31.6%], DevOps [23.9%], Python Dev [22.7%], .Net Dev [18.1%], and Java Dev [17.5%].
Other answers included UI/UX Designer, Affiliate manager, Data Science, and Node.js.
The most common position to fill last year was Front End Dev (48.1%). This year, it only ranks third. The QA position moved from second to fourth place in 2024. Meanwhile, Sales/Marketing, which ranked fourth in 2023, took first place in this year's survey.
As for the most difficult vacancy, 35% of our respondents also name Sales/Marketing. Last year, only 19.5% of respondents thought so.
Second place goes to Project/Product Manager [15.6%].
Third place goes to DevOps [13.6%]. This vacancy was singled out as the most difficult in 2023.
We also recorded other answers: C++ Dev, PHP Dev, .Net Dev, Java Dev, Python Dev, Front End Dev, QA, Affiliate Manager (China), C-level, Middle SEO for the Canadian market, etc.
Let's move on to the difficulties our respondents encountered this year with filling vacancies. Half of them noted that candidates do not pass technical interviews, and this is the main reason for the difficulties.
The second place was equally divided between the following problems: candidates do not match Soft Skills and difficulties with sourcing [finding suitable candidates].
And the top three is closed by a low response rate.
Other difficulties also include:
- Difficulties with recruiting on new markets [11%];
- Difficulties with sourcing (candidates changed location) [10.3%];
- Many refusals for Job Offers [9.5%].
In addition, there are the following answers:
- Rare specialists in the required locations.
- Hiring managers do not understand who they need. As a result, long searches and changes in the position profile in the process.
- Inconsistency of the salary offered by the company with market conditions.
- It seems that a large number of strong candidates are afraid to change jobs due to the unstable market. Therefore, the market is full, but not always with strong specialists.
10% of respondents had no difficulties with closing, which we are incredibly happy about! We hope that next year this figure will increase.
The response rate for 52 respondents is 30-50%. This indicator ranks first in the rating.The response rate between 10 to 30% was on the first place in 2023. Candidates began to respond more often over the year, and this is really encouraging.
At the same time, 44 respondents noted that they have only 10-30% of responses.
18.7% of respondents do not consider this indicator.
And 16.8% noted that their response rate is more than 50%. Last year, only 6.7% of respondents had such an indicator.
At the same time, 75.5% of respondents write to one candidate 2-3 times. We had the same numbers last year. 14.8% knock on the candidate's door only once. 6.5% of respondents write 4-6 times.
As for the number of vacancies in progress at the same time (not the same type), 48.4% of respondents work on 1-3 vacancies at a time. 38.7% have 3-6 vacancies in progress at a time. There are also those who usually works on 6-10 vacancies. And these are 15 of our respondents. Only 4 respondents have more than 10 vacancies.
36.1% close 3-5 vacancies in a quarter. At the same time, 35.5% close up to 3 vacancies. 5-10 vacancies - 21.9%. And 6.5% make more than 10 closures in 3 months.
We also asked our respondents what paid resources they use. And we are ready to share these answers with you:
- LinkedIn – 78.1% of respondents;
- Djinni – 67.1%;
- DOU – 65.8%;
- Job boards – 49%;
- Turbo Hiring – 7.1%.
- In addition, some of the respondents use Wandify, HireEZ and Upwork.
As for maintaining the database, we received many different options. Therefore, in the next slide we will share all of them. After all, perhaps this information will be useful to those who are thinking about changing the resource.
PERSONAL BRANDING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
The question of personal branding has been super relevant for many years. That is why we were especially interested in comparing the data with last year. At first glance it looks like more and more professionals understand the importance of promoting their expertise through social media and through networking, etc.
What do we actually see? 43.9% of respondents work only on the brand of the company where they work. 32.3% note that they have no time for a personal brand. 13.5% regularly write posts, articles or give speeches. In 2023, we had approximately the same results.
Our respondents also note the following:
- I would like to, because I feel the value, but I cannot overcome myself, my doubts whether I will succeed in this;
- Not yet, but I think about it;
- I do not write posts regularly;
- I increase the loyalty of candidates to the company and to me, as a specialist, through communication, sometimes I write posts (unfortunately, this is a rare occurrence);
- I would really like to start, but there is always an opinion that everything is already covered in the vastness, and that I am not an expert enough yet.
Regarding the resources where our respondents find professional information, there are many useful sources. So, of course, we share them with you!
WHAT HAS CHANGED COMPARED TO 2023
We asked our respondents if they were still working for the same company as last year. 72.3% said "yes", while the remaining 27.7% said "no" [the most popular reasons being an independent decision to quit or being laid off].
Amount of work: compared to 2023, 35.5% of respondents noted that there was more of it: an average of 30-50%. The remaining 34.2% noted that the amount of work had not changed. And 27.1% noted a decrease in the amount of work: an average from 20 to 50%. However, there are also those whose workload has decreased by 80%.
If we take into account the percentage of interested candidates per vacancy, we have the following figures for 2024:
- 47.1% noted that there were more of them compared to 2023;
- 27.7% did not notice any changes;
- 19.4% noted that there were fewer interested candidates;
- Also, many emphasize that these indicators are different, because they depend on the vacancy and location.
58.7% of the companies where our respondents work plan to grow actively. 23.9% do not plan to. 11.6% of companies are downsizing to maintain their business. In addition, some companies are growing, but this is happening slower than planned.
In conclusion, we would like to thank our partners who helped spread this initiative.
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