Top Southeast Asiastaffing trends for 2015In a constantly evolving recruitment landscape, the most successful staffing agencies are agile and responsive to the latest trends.

Here’s how to get ahead of Southeast Asia’s top staffing trends for 2015.

The lay of the landThe gap between hiring volumes and budgets remains wide. Staffing leaders must scale and invest wisely.

Percentage of clients predicting an increase in 2014

Competitive threats aboundFirms are most concerned about their competitors:

Learning to usesocial mediamore effectively

Buildingstrong talentpipelines

Improvingthe clientexperience

61%Passive

27%Active

12%Super passive

Southeast Asian Candidate Breakdown

Against this backdrop, what trends are shaping the staffing industry in Southeast Asia?

Top 3 staffing trends 1. Social professional networks are now the top source of quality hires for Southeast Asian staffing firms. Traditional sources like internet job boards are declining.

77% Our brand has a significant impact on our ability to engage great talent.

56% Those responsible for our brand have enough resources to do it well.

78% Our brand has a significant impact on our ability to grow

our business.

Get ahead of this trend Support your brand strategy with sufficient resources and track your progress.

Southeast Asian firms lead the way in prioritising and acting on talent brand.

But only 53% regularly measure the health of their brand.

3.Passive candidate sourcing and social professional networks are the top trends predicted to shape the future. Traditional sources like company websites are declining.

Get ahead of this trend Arm yourself with tools such as data analytics, social media and

new online search tactics to stay ahead of the game.

Download 2015 Southeast Asia Staffing Trends Report to find out more about the trends that will shape the industry in the next decade.

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Brand is a top priority for our organisation

India

SE Asia

Australia

Canada

UK

My company has a brand strategy

Get ahead of this trend Tap into social professional networks for quality placements.

Most professionals consider themselves passive candidates – only 12% are super passive and not open to opportunities at all.

2. Most firms agree in principle on the importance of building their brand – now their actions are catching up.