Aspen Technology Labs, Inc. -

A Look Back at the Jobs Market in 2024

Welcome to the 2024 U.S. Jobs Report, our second full-year report.

Total job listings were lower in 2024 than in 2023, marking a second consecutive year of decline. It’s

worth noting, though, that 2022 was a remarkable year for job listings, as the Great Resignation was

in full swing and employees were leaving jobs confident that they could find something better.

The tide has since turned. And while the labor economy is healthy overall (inflation and interest rates

are down from the start of the year, with unemployment hovering right around 4 percent), employers

and those in recruitment tech have many questions about the future.

Here’s a look at what happened in 2024 and what it tells us about what's to come.

Jobsync -

“We have reached the pinnacle of ROI”

– Shay Johnson, VP, Strategic HR Partnerships at Compass Group USA

Jobsync -

“After implementing the programmatic job posting, JobSync came in and doubled applications, along with an 89% reduction in our CPA”

– Michael Chonko, Talent Acquisition Director at Rosendin Electric

Jobsync -

“JobSync solved three problems at once for The Davey Tree Expert Company: increased candidate volume, improved candidate experience, and improved OFCCP compliance.”

Brigitte Orrick
Director of Recruiting and Employee Development, The Davey Tree Expert Company

Jobsync -

“JobSync was a game changer for Allied. By solving our candidate volume needs, we were able to focus on our next-level candidate experience challenges. We now talk about our world in terms of before and after JobSync.”

Donna Singer
National Director of Recruiting Enablement at Allied Universal

Shaker Recruitment Marketing -

In an ever-evolving talent landscape shaped by emerging technology, economic shifts, and changing candidate expectations, boldness has become a necessity. But how does that translate to Employer Branding? In this article, three of Shaker Recruitment Marketing’s thought leaders - Amanda Shaker, Chief Creative Officer; Shavon Banket, Sr. Director of Strategic Content; and John Graham Jr., VP of Employer Brand Strategy, Humanity & Culture - explore what it means to be bold and how organizations can embrace boldness to attract and retain top talent.

JobPixel -

Here are some amazing videos from our clients! 

Match2 -

Gain early access to Match2 and be at the forefront of a hiring revolution. As a beta participant, you'll get hands-on experience with our cutting-edge AI-driven talent engagement platform—designed to make hiring smarter, faster, and more personalized. Streamline your recruitment process, reduce friction for job seekers, and create a seamless candidate experience that strengthens your employer brand. 

By optimizing how talent connects with opportunities, you’ll not only improve efficiency but also boost candidate satisfaction, brand loyalty, and Net Promoter Score (NPS). Don’t just keep up with hiring trends—help shape them. Apply for exclusive beta access today!

AIM Group -

Our Recruitment Marketplaces Annual is here, and it is no surprise to see a focus on AI. But it’s not reshaping recruitment just yet, as the radical improvement in matching candidates to jobs has yet to materialize.

We certainly take the deep dive, though, into AI and other trends like employers focusing on early career candidates, the rise of skills-based hiring and how the recession is impacting job sites. More highlights include:

• Indeed, the world’s No. 1 recruitment site, stumbles badly but backpedals.
• Google drops a test of job ads before it goes live (and what that means).
• Glassdoor and Kununu, two large employer review sites, are struggling with questions of anonymity, core to the function of employer reviews.
• CompuTrabajo, owned by RedArbor, becomes the No. 2 recruitment marketplace globally by visits.
• We also look at LinkedIn, Seek, Schibsted and other major recruitment companies.

Plus …

• Top 50 list identifies the largest recruitment marketplace and classified sites worldwide
• Top 25 by revenue
• The leading recruitment marketplaces / classified companies in 66 countries
• And much more

AIM Group -

Transactions are the future of marketplaces. Is your business positioned to dominate? Check out what your competition may be up to (though you should probably already know) and what strategies you may want to consider.

GenAI remains at the front of the trends – but not in our report! It’s almost exclusively generated by our (human) global team of writers, analysts, data geeks and designers. And an AI-generated poem.

Inside the 130 + page report, you’ll find:

• Strategies and tactics of some of the most interesting and largest general marketplaces in the world
• Companies to watch
• Marketplace groups by revenue: The world’s Top 65
• Top 50 list identifies the largest general marketplace and classified sites worldwide
• The leading general marketplaces / classified companies in 67 countries
• And much more

Survale Inc -

This free four stage model was constructed to guide organizations in how to best incorporate feedback into their talent acquisition process. The Data Driven Candidate Experience Maturity Model provides a capability map that will enable organizations to provide repeatable, data driven experiences to candidates that can:

• Increase Candidate Satisfaction
• Optimize Talent Acquisition People, Processes and Technologies
• Improve Quality of Hire
• Strengthen Employer Brand
• Align Organizations Around Common Recruiting Metrics

Appcast -

As the new year begins, new challenges emerge. Can healthcare hiring teams embrace new technologies? Will the demand in the sector hold up even as the labor market as a whole weakens, and will the focus shift from the all-important registered nurse position to something new? Let’s explore the trends that will shape healthcare recruiting in 2025.  

Eightfold AI -

This research, conducted by 3Sixty Insights in collaboration with Eightfold AI, explores the misalignment between HR leaders and business strategies and the short-term and long-term issues that result from it.

We partnered with 3Sixty Insights to deploy two surveys:

• An HR Leader Survey taken by 500 HR leaders, VP level and above, at companies with 5000+ employees across six countries.
• An Employee Survey including/covering 1200 respondents who are employed full or part-time across six countries.

Our findings show a high recurrence (82%) of misalignment in businesses where HR departments are not in lockstep with the overall business. This was exemplified primarily in three areas:

• Business strategy development and execution - Only 53% of HR leaders report involvement from the outset in developing and executing their company’s overall business strategy.
• C-suite collaboration - 47% of HR leaders report that their HR department is absent from regular collaboration with the C-suite on long-term strategic initiatives.
• Talent strategy - 56% say their talent strategies do not align with the overall business objectives.

Only 18% of the leaders surveyed execute all three of the above strategy areas effectively. This has downstream effects on the efficacy of talent strategy, the HR organization, and general business needs.

With 69% of respondents to the Leader Survey concerned about their ability to keep up with their company’s rapid changes and the ever-evolving HR needs of their employees, this number will only continue to grow the longer HR remains misaligned.

This report will outline how leaders can solve these problems by aligning HR goals with business goals and prioritizing understanding skills and capabilities to overcome internal and external staffing challenges. We will examine how those who encourage internal mobility, reskilling, redeployment, retention, and employee growth have higher employee satisfaction. The report also looks at the use of AI and technology in HR practices and the positive changes harnessing AI can bolster. This report shows how companies making strategic investments in technology enhance and transform their ability to meet future needs, achieve business goals, and streamline their tech stack.

Eightfold AI -

Change requires a deeper understanding of talent in the context of work. Right now, we are faced with choosing a path for the future at the intersection of business, digital, and talent reinvention.

Unfortunately, too many of us are still using systems, processes, and procedures to manage talent that were built for a world of work drastically different from the one we are facing today.

We need to think beyond process and talent optimization and embrace transformation through skills-based strategies. We need to gain a dynamic understanding of skills mapped to talent in the context of work.

This is an approach that can only be realized through an AI-native Talent Intelligence Platform built using talent-centered design.

In this mini e-book on talent-centered design you will learn:

• Why skills are the key to unlocking your workforce’s potential.
• How AI-native talent intelligence gives you a dynamic, real-time understanding of your workforce and their skills.
• Why pairing people with work based on their skills sets them up for success — and helps your business thrive.

Eightfold AI -

Today’s conditions are the most challenging in decades, and yesterday’s talent practices aren’t enough. Most HR tech stacks aren’t up to the task of surfacing real-time data and skills insights to inform talent decisions. And they don’t deliver the best experiences — or results — for candidates, employees, HR teams, hiring managers, and business leaders.

To build a world-class organization with the right skills for the future, you must understand what skills employees have today, and what they could learn given the right training and career opportunities.

You must use new solutions to gain a complete understanding of your entire talent ecosystem to drive organizational success. Welcome to the new talent code.

Read this e-book to learn how to:

• Harness AI-powered talent intelligence to recruit top talent faster and enhance employees’ careers
• Deliver a streamlined and improved candidate experience, giving them a faster, smoother, and more transparent hiring experience
• Discover ways to find alternative talent to fill the skills gaps, including contingent workers and project staffing
• Improve DEI and equity with talent intelligence that mitigates the potential for bias

CareerXroads (CXR Community) -

In today’s competitive talent landscape, aligning recruitment marketing (RM) and employer branding (EB) is more than a best practice—it’s a strategic advantage. Though distinct, these disciplines are deeply interconnected. When synchronized, they drive immediate recruitment success while strengthening long-term brand equity.

This in-depth study, backed by insights from leading talent acquisition experts and industry panelists, explores how organizations can effectively merge RM and EB strategies to attract talent that truly aligns with their mission and values.

Download the full report to discover actionable insights that can transform your hiring strategy.

Dice -

Explore two decades of tech salary evolution in the 2025 Dice Tech Salary Report, celebrating its 20th anniversary. From how AI expertise earns nearly 18% more to why nearly half of tech professionals are job hunting, this data-packed report uncovers salary trends, hiring insights, and what’s next for the industry.

SparcStart -

A comprehensive 2024 study of nearly 10,000  candidates reveals significant gains when companies add simple hiring manager videos to their job descriptions. The research, conducted across the US and Canada, demonstrates that video-enhanced recruiting doesn't just improve candidate quality—it dramatically reduces the amount of outreach needed while boosting conversion rates at every stage of the funnel.

Want to cut your sourcing efforts while attracting better candidates? Download the full study to see the specific metrics and learn how video can transform your recruiting ROI...

Wilson -

The rapidly changing business landscape and critical skills shortages are making it increasingly difficult for organizations to find the right people at the right time. But Wilson can help. We deliver high-achieving, diverse talent at speed and scale to drive workforce success and boost bottom line.

Wilson -

With 81% of companies turning to skills-based hiring, this shift is transforming how we attract, engage and retain top talent. Moving beyond degrees and job titles, a skills-first approach builds stronger, more adaptable teams.

Download our report to see how forward-thinking organizations are using skills-based hiring to drive growth, resilience and innovation across their workforce.

Shaker Recruitment Marketing -

Welcome to The Vision Report, the study that brings together the brightest minds in recruitment marketing and talent acquisition. This is more than a report - it's a conversation starter.

What's inside:

• Future-forward insights from subject matter experts, talent leaders, technology founders, analysts, and influencers.
• Data visualizations summarizing key trends.
• A rigorous methodology rooted in sentiment analysis and feedback from the industry’s best.

Omind -

Learner engagement, innovation, adaptability, and performance: how can you fine-tune your HR and training initiatives?

Discover 4 key facts on performance and mental well-being since the pandemic, to guide your HR actions and boost your company’s human potential!

This study analyzes the scientific data of 355 individuals from homogeneous samples of our research database. The database anonymously consolidates the data of people supported by the Omind Neurotechnologies in-company training programs on managerial and behavioral skills.

Turazo -

The Xerox Conversation Exchange has facilitated 1,497 conversations between ERG members and top candidates. The program is designed to answer the question: “What’s it really like to work at Xerox?”

Qualified candidates receive an invitation for a “culture conversation” on Turazo’s platform. The candidate picks an employee who they’ll resonate with. On a video call, the candidate can ask anything, including about culture, benefits, and advancement.

The result is a new, trusted relationship on the inside. Nearly everyone reported understanding Xerox better, and 82% said they’re more likely to accept an offer from Xerox.

TalVista by Clovers AI -

Hire smarter, faster, and more efficiently with Clovers. Learn more!

Compa -

Gilead Sciences is on its way to global pay equity: localized comp personas, pay transparency, and personalized programs.

But how did they get there?

We’re excited to have Gilead’s Camille Alexander join us for Compa’s next webinar and share her perspective as VP of Total Rewards for one of life sciences’ biggest names.

Join us Thursday, Oct 17th at 11:00 AM PT / 2:00 PM ET to learn how Gilead Sciences designs global comp personas to elevate employees

Here’s what we’ll cover:

• What it means to be globally transparent (tools, training, tactics)
• Why comp personas can help you keep your best talent
• How to improve employees’ experiences without introducing major comp changes

Cielo -

When: Oct. 17, 2024, 1-5 p.m. ET
Where: Sandy Springs, GA

Cielo is pleased to invite CXR Members to an exclusive, half-day event designed for senior TA & HR leaders. We’ll then unwind with light bites, drinks, & networking.

HR & TA leaders are feeling the pressure to do more with less. This event is perfect to see how others are tackling these challenges while discovering the latest trends & innovative solutions.

You’ll:

• Discover the latest data & trends
• Learn how digitization & GenAI can help attract & retain talent
• Explore the current state of diversity in the workforce
• Hear success stories in creatively blending people, process & technology

Attendees will gain actionable insights, fresh ideas, & new connections.

Space is limited. Register now.⁠⁠⁠

SocialTalent -

SocialTalent is elevating learning with AI-powered activities that simulate human-to-human interactions, allowing learners to practice hiring skills in real-world scenarios. 

Think of our AI-powered activities as a personalized guide, steering each learner through their training journey. Learners first gain insights from our expert faculty, then refine those skills through AI-driven simulations that mimic real hiring challenges. This hands-on, interactive approach ensures that your teams understand the concepts and how to apply them effectively, leading to better hiring outcomes.

ClearanceJobs -

Not unlike other years, this report is jam-packed with critical insights into compensation trends within the cleared community.

Aside from compensation figures broken down by location, clearance, and more, the 2024 Security Clearance Compensation Report touches on remote/hybrid work, desired company benefits, and job satisfaction. This report should be considered required reading for anyone hiring cleared professionals this year.

ClearanceJobs -

Have you embraced automation and AI in your recruiting? 68% of recently surveyed cleared recruiters have implemented AI to increase efficiencies, reduce errors, and maintain objectivity.

We've gleaned dozens of statistics like this from our 2024 Cleared Recruiting Survey to compile this year's 2024 Cleared Recruiting Guide. How do you and your recruiting team stack up?

Evaluate your own recruiting efforts and identify areas for improvement with metrics on:

• Average Time to Fill
• Average Cost Per Hire
• Conversion Rates
• Recruiting Pain Points
• Compensation Trends
• And more

Dice -

The Dice Tech Sentiment Report offers valuable insights into how tech and HR professionals perceive the tech job market in 2024. By surveying both groups, the report delves into four key areas: Artificial Intelligence, Economic Outlook, Career Change, and Life at Work. These findings empower organizations to refine their talent acquisition strategies, align recruitment messaging with current tech professional sentiments, make informed decisions on compensation and benefits, and better prepare for the growing demands in AI/ML talent acquisition. 

Dice -

Dice’s guide for technical recruiters is stacked with actionable insights to elevate how you find, attract and hire tech professionals skilled in today’s most in-demand AI tools. 

HireVue -

To get a pulse on both HR professionals’ and workers’ perceptions of AI in hiring, HireVue surveyed 3,100 workers and 1,000 HR professionals across the globe. Read the 2024 Global Guide to AI in Hiring and learn:

• Why HR professionals are largely in favor of AI
• Why the context of AI matters when it comes to employee perception
• How best to approach education, proper use and compliance, and transparency in the world of ethical AI usage

HireVue -

In a sweeping global survey, HireVue engaged 3,376 candidates to uncover evolving work desires. While talent attrition year-over-year is dropping significantly, candidates still feel the volatility of recent years.

Read the guide and learn how to:

• Leverage AI where other technologies have fallen short
• Uncover human potential with AI-powered solutions
• Show candidates they’re valued

SparcStart -

Unlock the potential of video in your recruitment strategy with SparcStart’s ROI Calculator.

Looking to engage candidates with authentic, scalable video content while saving on production costs? Curious about how employee-generated videos can amplify your brand exposure and cut down on advertising spend? Our ROI Calculator provides a clear breakdown of the cost savings and earned media value that video can offer. Whether you're looking to streamline content creation or maximize brand visibility, this tool delivers the insights you need to make informed decisions.

Explore the ROI Calculator today and see the impact video can have on your recruitment efforts.

Plum -

Aspen Technology Labs, Inc. -

We are excited to share the latest insights from our Q2 U.S. Jobs Report, offering key data points about the U.S. labor market in the second quarter of 2024. The data in this U.S. report comes from Aspen Technology Labs’ JobsIndex, which aggregates daily vacancy information from more than 115,000 company career sites, ensuring you receive the most accurate and up-to-date information.

Overall, this quarter, vacancies continued their upward trend from Q1 (which saw a 1.2% QoQ increase), ticking up 0.4% quarter over quarter. While the growth is modest, it signals that the job market continues to recover after a contraction in 2023, which followed a record-high year for job listings in 2022.

Compa -

Thursday August 22nd, 11am PT / 2pm ET

Curious how you can offer attractive equity packages to AI / ML talent while keeping share dilution and burn rates under control?

Want to get insights into how companies are estimating value creation of their AI teams to determine appropriate equity pool sizes?

Or simply want to stay up-to-date with the emerging trends in equity compensation for AI engineers?

If so, this webinar with Jon Burg, Managing Partner at Infinite Equity, might be for you! 

Click “View” button to be taken directly to registration.

SocialTalent -

In this engaging session, Johnny Campbell, CEO of Social Talent, explores hiring excellence and how large enterprises can standardize and scale their recruitment processes. He also discusses our product roadmap, including new AI simulations and courses to support recruiters in tackling broader talent management, such as internal mobility and reskilling. 

Key Takeaways: 

• The importance of aligning all stakeholders, including recruiters, hiring managers, and candidates.
• Specialized training programs for recruiters, hiring managers, and interviewers to ensure consistency and effectiveness.
• Empowering candidates with interview preparation, career coaching, and development skills.
• The impact of people-to-people interactions on candidate experience.
• Leveraging data-driven insights to improve hiring practices continuously.

Cielo -

30%+ drop in turnover – now that’s impressive. Learn how Red Wing Shoes partnered with Cielo’s dedicated Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) team to improve hiring outcomes for retail stores throughout North America. 

Cielo -

Hiring success starts with a talent acquisition strategy that aligns with your business goals. Explore how leading companies are achieving better outcomes with support from Cielo’s consulting experts.

Cielo -

Want to get more from your HR tech and TA strategy? See how specialized HR Technology consulting from Cielo helps leading businesses achieve their goals. Read the snapshots of success now.

Cielo -

Grifols, a leading manufacturer of plasma-derived medicines, needed urgent help with recruitment. Cielo stepped in to support the highly time-sensitive niche hiring challenge, providing bespoke talent acquisition (TA) resources:

• ~5,000 annual hires across more than 300 locations
• Decreased onboarding times with consistent, unified process across regions and business units
• Flexibility and reliability to meet fluctuating, time-pressured hiring deadlines

Flockity -

Recruitment marketing and advertising takes many of its cues from consumer marketing and advertising. This has always been the truth. Where consumer marketing goes, we go too. From the repurposing of the consumer marketing funnel for recruitment to the Amazon-like “application experience,” we take inspiration from our peers in the consumer space.

In this digital day and age, it’s important to reflect on the trends in consumer marketing and advertising from time to time, so we can learn or see where we are going next. This white paper is designed to review consumer marketing and advertising trends to make our own recruitment advertising and marketing stronger, more advanced, more mature, and more modern.

SocialTalent -

Our new Talent Advisor 2.0 content has been launched on the SocialTalent platform! 💚 Learn from industry experts like Johnny Campbell, Irene Villar Torre, John Vlastelica, and Nick Johnston. 📕

What’s included? 

• Skills-First Hiring includes everything you need to shift to a new recruiting paradigm focused on a fluid, dynamic allocation of talent according to the needs of the business and individual skill sets.
• Talent Business Partner explores critical skills and responsibilities, such as aligning with business objectives, collaborating with L&D, creating talent plans, and career mobility. 
• Interviewing Level 1 equips recruiters with critical interviewing skills including competency and situational-based essentials. 
• Assessments 101 covers the fundamentals of assessments and designing your assessment model.

Paradox -

People are every organization’s greatest asset, and having the right mix of skills and experience is key to sustained business success. Harvard Business Review Analytic Services conducted a global survey of 326 respondents familiar with their organization’s talent acquisition process, and present their findings on the future of the industry.

Paradox -

McDonald's sought to identify a recruiting solution that provides a hiring experience like its customer experience of consistency and speed. 

Paradox -

General Motors is hitting the road on a journey to become one of the worlds largest manufacturers of Electric Vehicles. In order to transform their business, and the world, GM aims to attract top tech talent around the globe.

SparcStart -

When buying a video platform, there are a number of key questions you should ask before making your decision to purchase. This document will inform you of a number of those questions. Make sure to read this and ask the right questions when deciding on your next platform!

HireBrain -

Driving better business outcomes is the original mandate that led to the creation of HireBrain, but we ultimately focus on helping hiring managers make better hires.  Many managers are either hiring for the first time or hire so infrequently that they never get the opportunity to learn how to hire well.  At HireBrain we have built a series of AI-enabled tools that drive better hiring in less time than most spend today.  This overview highlights the components of our platform and part of the rationale for them.  We welcome the opportunity to speak directly about your organization and what we can enable.

Bryq -

In the transformative landscape of the AI era, the "Navigating the AI Era" whitepaper critically examines the evolving methodologies for candidate evaluation, focusing on the intricate balance between hard and soft skills. It navigates through the challenges posed by technological advancements, proposing a comprehensive evaluation framework that marries technical acumen with interpersonal skills. This framework underscores the necessity of adapting to the dynamic requirements of AI-infused workplaces, promoting a more nuanced and adaptive skill set that caters to the demands of modern industries.

The paper further explores the synergy between iMocha's Skills Intelligence and Bryq's Talent Intelligence platforms, offering a holistic approach to mapping candidates' abilities. Through case studies and insights from leading companies, it highlights the strategic importance of continuous learning, adaptability, and embracing a skills-based assessment model. This approach is poised to revolutionize talent acquisition and management practices, enabling organizations to navigate the complexities of the 21st-century workforce landscape effectively.

Unlock the full potential of your talent acquisition and management strategies in the AI era. Download the whitepaper and embark on a journey towards a more adaptable, skilled, and innovative workforce.