The Recruitment Evolution in Russia and the CIS Countries

Abstract

Recruitment of personnel is becoming an increasingly important function of HR which determines the efficiency and competitiveness of companies’ activities. The purpose of the study is to analyze changes and advanced trends in the field of recruitment. The contribution considers the smooth transition of the recruitment process from the traditional to the new promising models over the past thirty years. The positive effects of the Internet on the speed and efficiency of candidate selection, the emergence of professional communities and social networks are noted. The process of recruitment evolution from the 1990s to the present is presented. The traditional and new models of attracting candidates, the content and directions of recruitment of the corresponding time interval are highlighted. The authors present results of a TAdviser study 2020 on a comparative analysis of the functionality of cloud services for managing candidates for recruiters, identify leaders in this field, summarize the analysis results of the market research of recruiters in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Kazakhstan by the company Potok. The work also considers some difficult aspects, the most time-consuming functions, motivating factors, the most popular KPIs, challenges for the profession development, key skills and promising areas for professional growth.