2025年技能招聘现状报告

ONTENTS01020304050607080910Methodology01The highlights03Hiring has a match-making problem06AI in the hiring process22Degree requirements are declining34A holistic approach leads to better hiring decisions41Skills tests in focus48Diversity and inclusion are still on the table58Conclusion65Sources67 01 METHODOLOGY 01 METHODOLOGY This study surveyed 1,076 job seekers and 1,084 individuals involved in hiringdecisions across the UK and US in April 2025. Job seekers were defined asindividualscurrentlylookingforworkorwhohaddonesointhepast12months.Employers were defined as individuals who have participated in recruitmentor hiring processes in the past year. Data was collected via independentthird-party survey panels to ensure a broad and unbiased respondentbase. Respondents were balanced across gender, age groups, and incomebrackets, with quotas in place to support demographic representativeness. 02 THE HIGHLIGHTS 2. AI in thehiring process 1. Hiring has amatch-making problem 3. Degree requirementsare declining 65% of employers are using AI in theirhiring process, and 94% of them sayit’s improved how they hire – but usageamong job seekers is lower than you mightthink.Most companies claim they’venoticed more AI-generated resumes, butonly 37% of job seekerssay they’re usingAI to complete applications. Aperfect storm of political changes,AIadvancements,and market shiftsismaking hiring challenging.63%ofemployerssay it’s harder to find greattalent than it was last year, and70% ofjob seekerssay it’s harder to find a job.Despite finding hiring harder, most arehappy with their recent hires – especiallyemployerswho are using skills-basedhiring. This isn’t a talent shortage. Hiringhas a match-making problem. More than half (53%)of employers haveditched degree requirements; up from30%last year. The practice is especiallyprevalent in the US, where57%haveeliminated them. Despite this, only32%of the employers we surveyed think it’slessimportant for candidates to havedegrees than it was 5 years ago – and41%say it’s more important. 4. Hiring holistically =better hiring outcomes 6. Diversity & inclusionare still on the table 5. Skills testsin focus Employersareincreasinglylookingbeyondtechnical skills or experiencealone when they hire people, and there’sanear consensus on how importantthis is.72% of employers and 82% ofjob seekersagree that considering thewholecandidate (including their skills,personality,andculturalalignmentorculture add)leads to better hiringdecisionsand improved organizationaloutcomes. DespitetheDEIrollbackwe’reseeingintheUS, diversity and inclusion are still on thetable for the vast majority of companies.79%say having a more diverse team isimportant for their organization, and83%say building an inclusive company cultureis important. 85%of employers are using skills-basedhiring – an increase from81%last year.76% are using skills teststo measureandvalidate their candidates’skills in2025, making this the most popular wayto do skills-based hiring. Employers agreethat skills tests trump traditional hiringmethods like resume screening when itcomes to predicting job success. 03 HIRING HASA MATCH-MAKINGPROBLEM 03 HIRING HAS A MATCH-MAKING PROBLEM Most anecdotes about the state ofthe job market today have one thingin common: People are finding itdifficult. Whether you’re a talentedjob seeker looking for your next roleor a hiring manager hunting yournext superstar employee, it seemsto be getting harder for people tofind what they’re looking for. 3.1 Why is it harder to find talent? 63% of employerssay it’s harder tofind great talent than it was last year.Reasons for this include: 1.It’shardtoknowifcandidates have theright skills More than half of employers saydetermining if candidates have theright skills (both soft and technical) isthe most difficult part of their hiringprocess today. Despite the shift toskills-based hiring, teams are stillgetting to grips with the best way tomeasure and identify skills. 2. Resume screening is not an effective way to makescreening decisions upfront With the majority of employers still doing a resume screen as a first stepin their hiring process, many are missing out on top candidates who don’thave the typecast resume they’re looking for. This is a tangible issue forjobseekers:59%of them say they have trouble standing out with theirresume (and this goes up to 61% for women). of UK employers report havingproblems with resumes of US employers report havingproblems with resumes 89% OF UK EMPLOYERS REPORTHAVING PROBLEMS WITH RESUMES 86% OF US EMPLOYERS REPORTHAVING PROBLEMS WITH RESUMES 3. Employers feel like theyaren’tgettingenoughhigh-quality candidates Employersfeel like they aren’tgettingenoughhigh-qualitycandidates,with 2 in 10 saying theydon’t get enough candidates fullstop. But recent research showsthat, while employers say a lackof quality applicants is an issue,job seekers say their challenge isa dearth of quality roles to applyto.[2]So which one is it