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5 Trends Driving Hiring
Unemployment rates are low and hiring
competition is intense
Hard and soft skills carry equal weight
Technology, design and marketing are
going through a profound change
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5 Trends Driving Hiring
Hard Skills
▪ Design tools
▪ Video production/motion
graphics
▪ UX/UI
▪ Programming languages
▪ Content management systems
▪ Customer experience
▪ Digital strategy
▪ Project management
Soft Skills
▪ Communication
▪ Collaboration
▪ Empathy
▪ Problem solving
▪ Creative thinking/innovation
▪ Power of influence
▪ Ability to attract and retain top
talent
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5 Trends Driving Hiring
4 Compensation for in-demand skills is rising
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5 Trends Driving Hiring
Retention is top of mind
Top Causes of Employee Turnover
Limited opportunities for career growth
Inadequate compensation and benefits
Job boredom
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Current Compensation Practices
Pay to Perks
How does your company
determine bonuses?*
How
companies
determine
salary
increases
Source: Robert Half survey of more than 740 human resources, compensation and benefits professionals in North America
*Responses do not total 100 percent due to rounding.
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Current Compensation Practices
Pay to Perks
95% 89% 88% 81% 79% 78%
65%
56%
Medical
insurance
Dental
insurance
Life
insurance
Vision
insurance
AD&D
(accidental
death and
dismemberment)
Disability
insurance
Employee
assistance
program
(EAP)
Reimbursement
for tuition/
professional
certifications
Most common benefits offered*
Source: Robert Half survey of more than 740 human resources, compensation and benefits professionals in North America
*Responses do not total 100 percent due to rounding.
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Current Compensation Practices
Pay to Perks
37%
20%
18%
18%
16%
spot awards for individual or team achievement
profit-sharing
retention bonuses
stock options, restricted stock or performance shares
deferred compensation
The most common
incentives offered
Source: Robert Half survey of more than 740 human resources, compensation and benefits professionals in North America
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Current Compensation Practices
Pay to Perks
The most common
perks offered
Source: Robert Half survey of more than 740 human resources, compensation and benefits professionals in North America
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Pay for performance: Nearly 2 out of 3
companies tie compensation to organizational
or individual performance.
Current Compensation Practices
Pay to Perks
Helping employees save for retirement:
Seventy-five percent of companies offer a
401(k) or RRSP. On average, employers
match 3 to 4% of employees’ contributions.
Time-off policies: On average, employers
offer 14 days of paid vacation for the first 5
years of employment, plus 9 paid holidays,
including floating holidays.
Source: Robert Half survey of more than 740 human resources, compensation and benefits professionals in North America
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