How the housing and social care industry can use technology to revolutionise recruitment

Care England has called for urgent action and support from the Government to tackle the adult social care recruitment crisis, as the latest reports show vacancies remain unbearably high.  

It has become painfully clear that something must change.

Thankfully, technological advancements have meant that organisations can engage and connect with candidates in new and innovative ways.

A representative from Care England has warned that the pressure is unsustainable and that the current workforce is “stretched beyond its limit”. 

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How technology is changing recruitment

Over the last few years, the pace of technological change has accelerated across all industries, and the recruitment landscape has had to evolve.

Following this ‘recruitment revolution’, many organisations have pioneered a move to virtual recruitment, with trends and performance efficiencies that look to be changing the way we hire people for good.

In this guide, we detail how you can utilise technology in your recruitment, as well as take a glimpse into the future to see what role artificial intelligence (AI) will play.

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