Stay Sharp: The Key to Keeping Your Recruitment Skills Up to Date in a Fast-Paced World

As a great poet once said, "The times, they are a-changin'."

Today's talent market is characterized by intense flux. From chatbots to automated sourcing solutions, new technologies are changing the way recruitment gets done. Succeeding in this landscape requires a new kind of skill set, one that combines tech savvy with the best human-focused strategies of great recruiting.

At the same time, what it means to even have a job is transforming before our very eyes. Recruiters are not the only ones called on to utilize brand new skill sets at work. We are entering the age of what Burning Glass calls "hybrid jobs." Less automatable than traditional roles, hybrid jobs demand combinations of historically siloed skill sets, like marketing and data science or programming and design. To find candidates who hold these unique skill sets, recruiters will have to take new approaches to sourcing and engaging talent.

As if that were not enough, recruiters must also contend with the gig economy, in which more than a third of US workers are active. Meanwhile, the 61 million members of Generation Z are beginning to enter the talent market. Like previous generations, these candidates are bringing their own demands, expectations, and preferences. Recruiters will need to adapt their tactics to meet the needs of gig workers and Gen. Z-ers alike.

Recruitment was never a field in which you could rest on your laurels and coast your way to victory, but for today's recruiters, the imperative to stay on the cutting edge is stronger than ever.

The recruiters who will continue to win top talent for their companies and clients amid all this upheaval are those who take professional development seriously. Only by continuously investing in their own skills can recruiters avoid being left in the dust by competitors.

Flexible, Affordable Training From the RCP

Experts say the best candidates are off the market in as little as 10 days. Given how fast talent moves — and how rapidly the recruitment landscape is changing — it's not like recruiters can afford to put their talent searches on hold for professional development opportunities.

The talent market doesn't stand still. Recruiters need to keep moving with it."

What recruiters need is a comprehensive program that is also flexible enough to allow them to keep filling reqs while they sharpen their skills.

This is precisely the kind of experience delivered by the Recruiter.com CertificationProgram (RCP), Recruiter. com's online training portal designed for both newcomers and recruiting veterans. Drawing on the expertise of Recruiter.com's team of experienced recruiting professionals, as well Recruiter.com's vast library of content authored by industry thought leaders, the RCP offers participants a robust recruiting education that covers everything from the basics to contemporary best practices that get results.

The RCP is even a SHRM-CP © and SHRM-SCP © Recertification Provider. Participants can earn 45 Professional Development Credits (PDCs) while brushing up on their recruitment skills.

Designed with active professionals in mind, the RCP takes a flexible approach to career development. All courses are self-paced, and participants can access content from any device thanks to the mobile-friendly interface. In short, recruiters can complete their training whenever, wherever, without sacrificing valuable recruiting time.

Keeping with the emphasis on accessibility, the RCP is also affordable. The "Recruiting 101" package offers 10 full courses on key recruiting strategies, tactics, trends, and concepts, as well as two courses that teach participants how to leverage the Recruiter.com Job Market Platform to find more talent and make more placements.

While similar training programs from other providers carry price tags ranging from $800 to many thousands of dollars, "Recruiting 101" is available for $299. That means even independent recruiters with limited funds can afford to step up their games.

Additionally, recruiters who want to broaden their skill sets even further can purchase the "Business Development" package for $99. This series of eight courses covers everything you need to know about finding, engaging, and maintaining relationships with clients. Even corporate recruiters who only source talent for in-house placements can benefit from the key customer service and sales skills imparted by the "Business Development" package.

The talent market doesn't stand still. These days, it moves even faster than ever. Recruiters need to keep moving with it.

For more information about the Recruiter.com Certification Program, visit https://www.recruiter.com/ recruiter-training.html.