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Tallulah David

5 Healthcare Recruiting Stats that Can Impact Your Hiring Strategy

It is no secret that healthcare recruiting has become exponentially competitive. However, with unemployment numbers dipping to new lows and an aging population awaiting to receive extended care, HR professionals may not only struggle to find qualified healthcare candidates but also strive to retain their top talent for years to come.

Healthcare is now the largest employer in the United States.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics had estimated that the healthcare industry would make up the largest share of jobs in the United States by 2020. However, healthcare beat those projections and became the biggest employer in Q4 of 2017, surpassing manufacturing and retail for the first time in American history. (Source: The Atlantic)
The increase in healthcare jobs comes primarily as a result of the aging Baby Boomer generation, further compounded by the expanded insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and higher standards for care. Despite being the fastest growing industry, the supply of qualified healthcare workers is not expected to keep up with demand, which spells large-scale shortages in talent pools across the US.

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CareerArc 2.0: Social Recruiting Redesigned, Reimagined

From new features like our Universal Help button that offers assistance with one click, to enhanced layout and functionality that pave new, time-saving workflows—CareerArc 2.0 is now available to experience how social recruiting was meant to be managed.


We are thrilled to announce the recent launch of CareerArc 2.0, the latest significant update to our award-winning social recruiting platform.
We’ve made enhancements to both the CareerArc recruitment software suite used by over a thousand enterprise clients, as well as to our candidate-facing digital products which serves millions of job seekers. Below we highlight some of the added and upgraded features that make this our most intuitive and advanced version to date.

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29 Surprising Stats on Employer Branding – Infographic

Only 1 in 5 candidates would apply to a 1-star rated company; meanwhile, 4 out of 5 employers doubt the fairness of online reviews. We surveyed over 1,160 adults to learn the causes and costs of a poor employer brand in today’s competitive hiring climate.

508 job seekers and 654 HR and hiring professionals shared their thoughts in the 2017 CareerArc Employer Branding Study. Below is an infographic of the top findings as well as a summary of the top stats from the survey.

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