Alma Media's Alma Career unit in the recruitment business in Central Eastern Europe and Finland. Its mission is to make the best possible job matches that benefit and include value to both the employers and the job hunters. Worklife is going through a major paradigm shift when traditional tasks are gradually disappearing, and the modern worklife requirements are taking over in the quickly digitalizing society.

Traditionally the task markets have been very regional where the tasks have actually been sought in task candidates hometown or neighboring or the employers have looked for task hunters to operate in their particular workplace in specific city or town.

"With the changing worklife from workplace presence to various types of remote and hybrid work cultures the task markets are broadening from regional to regional and even worldwide. In addition, work worths and habits are changing; work-life balance, meaningfulness, business worths and culture-fit are becoming significantly essential to task candidates. Furthermore, people are more going to change tasks, especially when they are not restricted to their instant surroundings", comments Vesa-Pekka Kirsi, Executive Vice President, Alma Career.

The skills needed are changing too given that the traditional work skills do not meet the contemporary work requirements. Worklife faces skills gap due to rapid innovation advancement, and the workers must be able to reskill themselves more frequently to handle in the digital work environment.

Work-related immigration changes European labor market

The skill gap and fast aging of the workforce in Europe are pushing for increasing job-related migration. There are already many agencies in the EU specializing in moving people worldwide when the in-country resources are not enough to react to the labor force requires. Work-related immigration implies that business need to hire and find expertise in finding skillful workforce outside their own geographical areas.

"With the united Alma Career innovation platform, worldwide employers can access job applicants in multiple markets with one task ad only. For instance, an automobile producer establishing a new factory in Central Eastern Europe can employ hundreds of brand-new employees from a number of countries with one job board platform", comments Kirsi.

Likewise, the job seekers in Alma Career websites can have their CV visible in the European job market by only producing one profile instead of showing up just in their regional nation particular task board.

Alma Career advanced platform can help recruiters in numerous methods. Applicant Tracking System (ATS) platforms can help recruiters manage job postings, track candidates, and simplify the screening and interview procedure. AI technology can assist employers automate sourcing and screening procedures by evaluating resumes, identifying pertinent abilities and experience, and shortlisting candidates based upon predefined requirements.

"In the task board market, AI is set to enhance services for both task seekers and companies, streamlining the application and job publishing procedures to discover the finest matches. Cooperating with platforms like The Network offers access to a big pool of worldwide candidates. Recruiters can publish job openings, search for prospects, and review their profiles to find the best suitable for their organization. In addition, social networks and video interviews have actually ended up being useful tools for recruiters", explains Kirsi.

By leveraging these sophisticated platforms, employers can conserve time, reach a broader pool of candidates, and make data-driven decisions to discover the right talent for their organizations. Similarly, the task applicants can prepare their CV or task application cover letter with the help of AI and use e.g. The Network for international job search.

Alma Career is ready for the future

The task board industry is dealing with a common challenge in Europe: a shortage of candidates due to aging labor force. Work-related immigration is on the increase, intending to attend to the decline in the European workforce created by aging population. With new generations, worklife is likewise altering, with job hunters focusing on culture- and value-fit functions, along with options for hybrid and remote work, seeking a much better work-life balance.

In a tight jobseeker market, employer branding (EB) will end up being more crucial, requiring companies to elaborate on their company culture, values, and methods of working. It's vital to display and provide opportunities for re-skilling, especially thinking about the rapid improvement of AI. The new task chances should be marketed in a manner that attracts the interest of the most preferable task seekers, inspiring them to use.

Alma Career is the top leading task market operator in Central Eastern European region (CEE), playing an essential role in the labor markets of 11 countries. While being an international recruiting provider, Alma Career maintains a regional heart. This method makes sure that the local workplaces of Alma Career are well placed to efficiently serve both employers and job seekers with regional market requirements.

Advanced platforms in recruitment company indicate broadening the work life from regional to international. This provides recruiters and job seekers huge chances that can make the world of work better in both expert and individual points of view. Alma Career heads to the future with its new B2B brand pledge:

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