The 10 Must-Read Articles for Recruiters This Week

In a tight labor market, recruiters may be missing out on an untapped talent pool: overqualified workers.

“On the face of it,” reports BBC Worklife, “being overqualified for a job might appear to be a good thing. Hiring a worker who surpasses the job requirements would seemingly be a coup. However, that’s generally not how it works out; in fact, being overqualified can sometimes be a reason for employers to rule candidates out.”

Employers often worry that an overly experienced candidate may be a job hopper or someone who’s looking for a stopgap position that they’ll leave in less than a year. Yet there are many valid reasons why a candidate may want to take a step back to advance their career. “It could be for a career change,” notes BBC Worklife, “because an experienced worker, struggling to climb the next rung of the ladder, opts for a lateral or downwards move to make a longer-term gain. Personal circumstances can also play a factor: A relocation or a return to work following a career gap may force a worker to downgrade their job title.”

So if you’re a recruiter struggling to fill your open reqs, you may want to take a closer look at those seemingly overqualified candidates. To learn more, be sure to check out the top spot in our list below of must-read articles for talent professionals.

And further down our list, you can learn why salary raises may be essential to your company’s retention efforts; why one industry leader doesn’t believe we’re headed for a recession; and how companies can tackle remote work’s biggest challenges.

Here are the must-read articles from this week:

1. The Overqualified Workers Struggling to Find a Job (BBC Worklife)

2. Bosses Offer Midyear Raises to Retain Employees as Inflation Takes Toll (The Wall Street Journal)

3. It Doesn’t Look Like a Recession to Me (Josh Bersin) 

4. Recruiters Need a Seat at the Table? Forget About It! We Are the Table (LinkedIn Talent Blog)

5. What’s New and Fresh in the Candidate Experience? Absolutely Nothing (ERE)

6. The Biggest Problem with Remote Work (The Atlantic)

7. Lean Out: Employees Are Accepting Lower Pay in Order to Work Remotely (NPR)

8. Millions of Americans Regret the Great Resignation (Bloomberg)

9. The Secret to Hiring Is Skills Based (Fast Company)

10. The Magic of Your First Work Friends (The New York Times)

This week’s must-listen podcast:

The Anti-Stay Interview with Bob Lockett (The Recruiting Daily Podcast)

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