What’s 2023 going to look like from a recruitment perspective?

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It’s a question I’m getting asked often. I suspect my answers aren’t going to be unique especially after reading that MBIE predict that New Zealand will need another 39,400 more workers on average per year, through to 2028

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Before I share my thinking / predictions, let’s list some events for 2023:

  • An election mid to late 2023
  • A potential recession mid 2023
  • Interest rates on the rise to mid 2023 and then flattening off (I’m no financial advisor by the way so take that with a grain of salt J)

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My thinking for 2023:

  • More roles will be able to be done regionally versus “in a CBD office”
  • The demand by employees and contractors to work in a hybrid fashion will continue
  • There will be a small move in the market from it being “a candidate and contractor led market” to one where we may see some contractors not asking for a rate increases and being a touch more circumspect given
  • The demand for skill-sets in areas such as Cyber Security, Change Management and Automation (doing more with less) will continue to be massive
  • There will be more people leaving New Zealand for work opportunities than coming to New Zealand for work opportunities
  • Organisations will focus on trying to ‘grow their own’ and putting internship or graduate plans in place to stay competitive.

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In summary finding and leveraging talent will require our skill-sets but also a real partnership approach to ensure we have the right messaging, data and detail from our customers to share with top talent.

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I’d love to hear other people’s views and thinking.