More than a quarter of in-house professionals have had to recruit more staff due to increasing demand, according to research by talent assessment solutions provider SHL.

The survey of over 500 in house recruitment professionals in a range of industries also found that more than one in 10 (12%) recruited two or more extra staff.

 
To screen out unsuitable candidates, one in four employers have added more stages to their recruitment process, while 70% have introduced additional methods of selection, such as increased entry requirements (28%), increased detail required at the initial application stage (26%) and realistic job previews (24%).
 
For 18% of employers, their process has now become too onerous for applicants and this could be costing businesses even further. Of these, a 10th say it puts candidates off applying, a fifth (20%) say this has led to a longer time to hire leaving a gap in the business and almost a quarter (23%) say it is leading to candidates accepting alternative offers.