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- The AI Hiring “Doom Cycle”
- Talent Shortage? Age-Inclusive Hiring Can Help!
- Why Aren’t American Workers Using Their PTO?
- AI & Data Driven Hiring Ramps Up in 2026
- Skills First Hiring: A Hot 2026 Recruiting Trend
- Time To Hire for the Top 10% Candidates
- The Talent Shortage Intensifies into 2026
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Our 2025 Recruiting Trends Report is Here! So much has changed in the recruiting landscape in the past year, which makes it important to keep up with the latest trends to stay competitive in your talent search. Our 2025 Recruitment Trends Report contains curated recruiting data and insights from our…
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Are you losing faith in the job search due to AI hiring? Are you losing faith in the traditional hiring process? Then you’re among many who also feel that way. Both candidates and recruiters are becoming increasingly overwhelmed and exhausted with the volume of applications, the work involved in applying…
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Short on Hands? Age-Inclusive Hiring Can Be The Answer Across nearly every industry, there has been a heightened difficulty in discovering and recruiting qualified talent. We dive into this phenomenon in our recently published 2026 Recruitment Trends Report, which is an ongoing concern for employers and recruiters across the globe…
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No Vacation In Sight: Why Americans Aren’t Using (All) Their PTO Everyone talks about how vacations are important to recharge, but too many Americans aren’t using their available time off to rest. While other parts of the world, especially in Europe, fully utilize their time off without hesitation, Americans are…
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AI and Data Driven Hiring Increases into 2026 In recruitment, AI-powered tools now automate resume screening, candidate sourcing, interview scheduling, and even culture matching, dramatically reducing time-to-hire (sometimes by over 40%) and enhancing decision quality. Automation, especially with asynchronous video interviews and digital assessments, is transforming early-stage evaluations and applicant…
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Degrees still have importance, but skills are rapidly gaining momentum. Skills-first hiring is rapidly replacing degree-based and title-centric recruitment, especially in competitive fields like technology and finance, to tap into wider and more diverse talent pools and address skills gaps. Employers are increasingly valuing soft skills and dropping traditional degree…
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The Time To Hire for the Top 10% Is Much Different Than The National Average Despite wages increasing by 3.9% in 2025, the top 10% candidates remain available for only about 10 days, a trend that has remained steady for years. Meanwhile, the national average time-to-hire remains 44 days from…
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The Talent Shortage of 2025 Shows No Sign of Slowing Down While economic headwinds may have slowed down general hiring, the shortage of critical talent has not eased. In fact, the talent shortage is projected to intensify in 2026. The World Economic Forum projects that the average enterprise will face…
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The Quest For Manufacturing Talent Manufacturing companies looking to fill critical roles have quite the undertaking. According to the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), over 65% of manufacturers consider attracting and retaining talent their primary business challenge. Also, some data from late 2024 suggests the figure of those struggling to…
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Will AI Replace Executive Search? Exploring the Future of Leadership Hiring AI is rapidly transforming many industries. In 2025, executive search stands at a transformative crossroads. Artificial intelligence has become an indispensable partner to recruiters, revolutionizing the way firms identify, assess, and engage top leadership talent. Yet, even with advanced…
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A talent pipeline is one of the most strategic tools in modern recruiting. It’s not just a list of candidates pulled from a database, but it’s an ongoing system for relationship-building, readiness, and long-term organizational strength. In essence, it lets recruiters and HR leaders stay proactive rather than reactive. If you’re focused on…
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Beyond Headcount: The ABCs of Strategic Workforce Planning In 2025, ensuring that your workforce is agile and adaptable to growth and change is paramount. This year, we’ve experienced so many changes that have kept companies on their toes, whether it’s the increased integration of AI, economic uncertainty, or a growing…
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Need More Options? Consider Global Candidates Have you exhausted your local hiring options and need to cast your net wider to identify candidates who meet your ideal profile? Then exploring a global talent pool can unlock new frontier in your candidate search. If your industry depends on niche skills, having…
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As we close out a year that went by all too quickly, it’s time to reflect on what has changed in recruitment over the past 11 months. Overall, key recruitment trends into 2026 include a sharp rise in skills-based hiring, heavy adoption of AI and automation throughout the talent lifecycle,…
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What Can You Find Out Through an Organizational Chart? An organizational chart is far more than a visual representation who reports to whom in a company. It’s a treasure trove of information that reveals how a company really operates and how integrated an individual is in the company. You can…
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Is the salary you’re offering to candidates competitive enough? You’ve spent a considerable amount of time sourcing candidates and have narrowed down your selection to a promising individual. Having gotten this far, it’d be a shame to lose an excellent candidate to simple logistics such as unmet salary expectations. This…
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Can You Tell If Your Company Has a Leadership Problem? Strong leadership is the backbone of any successful organization, but many companies don’t realize they have gaps until it’s too late. Evidence of leadership gaps includes higher-than-normal employee turnover and dips in productivity: two factors that negatively affect businesses. Weak…
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How Executive Search Works — and How It Differs from Recruiting Research When companies need to fill senior-level positions, they often turn to specialized hiring services. Two of the most common approaches are executive search and recruiting research. At first glance, they may sound similar, but they serve different purposes,…
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The Best Candidate Sourcing Methods: What Actually Works In today’s tight labor market, identifying and engaging top talent has never been more important — or more challenging. As a recruiting research firm, we have seen what works and what needs improvement in seeking talent, so we have fine-tuned our process…
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Filling hard-to-fill roles is one of the biggest challenges recruiters face today. And the problem is you can’t just hire anyone for a position that requires a lot of experience and niche specialties. As you know, highly specialized or niche positions often require skills that are rare in the job…
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Why Choosing Recruitment Solutions Isn’t One-Size-Fits-All Recruitment isn’t a one-size-fits-all process, which is why at Corporate Navigators we prioritize each client’s unique needs into a custom plan utilizing our core services. The challenges of filling roles in niche functions and industries like healthcare, technology, and manufacturing are very different from…
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Corporate Navigators’ hourly and prepaid pricing plans offer significant savings and flexibility for hiring initiatives while granting access to expert researchers who help drive important business goals. Whether you need to simply pay as you go or lock in the dedicated help of full-time recruitment specialists for a set period of time,…
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Navigating Finance Sector Recruiting Finance sector recruitment has become a rapidly evolving landscape, shaped by technological advances, ever-tightening competition, and rises in compensation packages. In 2025, finance salaries are rising faster than most industries, driven by inflation forecasts, growing regulatory complexities, and fierce demand for specialized talent. The average budgeted…
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Executive Search Best Practices When you need to identify qualified candidates for future roles, employing the expertise of an executive search firm is a reliable route. To fully understand the value of this service, it’s important to understand the best practices of these firms and how they maximize value for…
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What is a CRM? CRM, or customer relationship management, a software tool that manages, analyzes, and improves interactions with current and potential customers. The main purpose of a CRM is to strengthen business relationships, streamline processes, and boost profitability by organizing all customer information, such as contact details, communication history, sales…
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Corporate Navigators or SeekOut: An In-Depth Comparison Exploring your options on how to find qualified candidates is a lot more complicated in 2025 than it has been in prior years. That’s because there are so many options for recruiters and companies to choose from, especially after the rise of AI…
