Malpractices by candidates during online assessments biggest fear among recruiters: Report
talent acquisition (TA) specialists, a report said on Monday. Fraudulent practices by candidates during online assessments have emerged as the biggest fear of the participants (39 per cent), followed by anxiety over finding the right candidate for a role (37 per cent), according to a report by AI-powered recruitment automation firm HirePro.
The lack of effective tools to gauge specific skills has emerged as the next significant worry among 26 per cent of recruiters, it added.
The report by HirePro is based on a survey among 837 recruiters, talent acquisition specialists, and HR professionals during October 2023 to March 2024.
It further revealed that in the recruitment planning phase, the anxiety of finding the right candidate for a role (37 per cent) is the biggest concern for recruiters and talent acquisition specialists, followed by the uncertainty of meeting hiring targets (32 per cent), in case it concerns planning for high-volume hiring and hiring for specific skill sets.
In the candidate engagement phase, the report found that the inability to ascertain whether candidates are exploring multiple job offers (29 per cent) and the anxiety surrounding offer rejections or candidate no-shows (28 per cent) are among the top fears.
This is followed by the stress of losing candidates due to budget constraints (25 per cent), it added.
During the interviewing phase, the management of candidates' and hiring managers' availability is a concurring
