Put talent back in the driver's seat with the 2023 Summer Release

June 26, 2023

 

Gazmend Kalicovic

5 min read

Summer has officially kicked off, giving way to more sunshine and warmer weather.  

But the weather isn’t the only thing heating up; the labor market also continues to sizzle as we head into the summer, with overall hiring up an impressive 20% since January of last year according to the latest iCIMS June Workforce Report.  

In terms of economic health, the numbers are no doubt encouraging. But for talent acquisition teams specifically, the story can be a bit more complicated. Recruiters in several industries can’t hire fast enough (e.g. leisure and hospitality), while software and tech are amid a hiring pullback.  

Each scenario presents its own unique set of challenges, and no matter which camp you fall into, it’s hard not to feel like you’re at the mercy of the invisible and fickle hand of a market force that can seem like it’s conspiring to make your job harder. You could be drowning in open reqs one minute, then searching for ways to add more value during a hiring freeze the next.   

That’s why I’m especially excited about our latest Summer Release. It’s all about giving you and your team more control — over everything from the content on your career site to the data and metrics you’re able to report on. 

We’re also giving your internal talent more control — over their career path and progression — helping you retain and advance the employees you worked so hard to attract and hire.  

So, whether you’re experiencing a hiring surge or slump, I’m confident you’ll find useful features in this release that help you deliver tremendous value to your team and your business, regardless of where you are in the hiring cycle.  

Here’s a look at some of the new features now available in the iCIMS Talent Cloud: 

Build an exceptional career site experience with a self-service content management system (CMS) 

If you’re in the midst of a summer slowdown, there’s no better time to give one of your most important recruiting assets some love: your career site. And the new CMS for iCIMS Career Sites makes it easier than ever for you to level up your employer brand and candidate experience. You can quickly customize, add and edit content on your career site pages — from copy and imagery to videos and page layouts — with the help of an easy-to-use visual editor.

Best of all? No technical resources or developers are required, meaning you have the flexibility to make changes to iCIMS Career Site pages on the fly and continuously optimize performance.

Personalize your internal mobility experience with dynamic career pathing

The Great Resignation may not be dominating the news headlines any longer, but that doesn’t mean internal mobility is any less important today. Consider this fact: the adequacy of career development and advancement opportunities remains the number one predictor of employee attrition, even more so than compensation[1].

That’s why we’ve launched a new dynamic career pathing tool in the iCIMS Opportunity Marketplace, which gives your employees more visibility into where and how they’re able to grow within your organization. With the new career pathing feature, employees can:

• Receive tailored career path recommendations powered by iCIMS Talent Cloud AI that analyzes current role, job history, skills profile and market data to suggest roles that exist within your organization’s job taxonomy
• Get a clear understanding of both the skills they have, as well as the ones they need to develop, to qualify for roles that become available in the future
• Save and bookmark their career paths to help enrich career discussions with managers and HR
• A view into where the job stands in the approval process
• A list of candidates who require attention based on how far along they are in the hiring process, or how long since they’ve advanced to a new hiring stage
• Performance data such as total days open and number of applications received

[1] McKinsey & Company

Get more done in your flow of work

Less context switching, more productivity. That’s the name of the game when it comes to the new job overview in the ATS. Now, recruiters can identify key actions they can take to move their requisitions from open to filled, all in one place.

The job overview consolidates important information that recruiters can quickly ac on to get their job filled faster, including:

• A view into where the job stands in the approval process
• A list of candidates who require attention based on how far along they are in the hiring process, or how long since they’ve advanced to a new hiring stage
• Performance data such as total days open and number of applications received

Improved offer and onboard analytics

Gain a better understanding of your offer efficiency and onboarding effectiveness with an enhanced data feed into iCIMS Advanced Analytics that now includes iCIMS Offer Management and Onboarding data. By incorporating this data into Advanced Analytics, you’ll be able to answer important questions like:

• Are there bottlenecks in the offer process?
• How do offer negotiations impact the overall application process?
• What is the relationship between salary and acceptance rates for different roles?
• Are new hires engaging with our onboarding program and completing tasks?

But wait…there’s more!

These are just the highlights of the innovations in our Summer Release. From interview scheduling enhancements to a new, streamlined job advertising experience for recruiters, there’s more to explore.

Visit the product updates in the iCIMS Customer Community for more details on all the newest features and enhancements.