HireRight Releases 2022 U.S. Transportation Spotlight Report
HireRight (NYSE: HRT) released its 2022 U.S. Transportation Spotlight Report, revealing significant recruitment challenges in the transportation sector. Key findings show that 29% of companies experienced workforce reductions, with 47% facing unexpected resignation rates. Looking ahead, 88% of respondents anticipate continued difficulties in finding qualified candidates. To combat these issues, companies are enhancing recruitment strategies, including increased referral incentives and social media use. The report underscores the ongoing impacts of COVID-19 and supply chain disruptions on the industry.
- Companies are increasing internal referral incentives (48%) and using social media more (43%) to enhance recruitment efforts.
- Investments in automating screening and monitoring processes are being made to improve recruitment efficiency.
- 29% of respondents reported a decrease in workforce size due to recruitment challenges.
- 47% of companies experienced higher than expected resignation rates, indicating employee dissatisfaction.
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The report shares information about respondents’ recruitment, background screening, and retention activity over the past year. It also presents aggregated data from
The survey data this year shows that recruitment challenges may have directly led to a reduction in the overall headcount last year for many Transportation companies. Twenty-nine percent of respondents said their company workforce decreased in size last year, with the most common reasons being the inability to find and hire qualified employees and employees not returning after extended leave. Additionally,
Looking ahead,
The survey also found that:
- Online job boards, employee referrals, and social media continue to be the most effective recruitment channels. Additionally, nearly a quarter of companies plan to make investments in paid social media and search to bolster their recruitment efforts.
- Three in five companies have had drivers leave to make more money elsewhere, nearly two-fifths have experienced drivers moving jobs to spend more time at home, and a fifth saw drivers leaving due to increased workloads.
- Investments are being made to help automate screening and monitoring processes, such as ongoing motor vehicle record (MVR) monitoring and arrest and criminal record monitoring.
- Many companies plan to keep employees engaged by acknowledging milestones, offering surprise perks such as free lunches and gift cards, and launching employee reward programs.
“This past year has been particularly difficult for the transportation industry with the continuation of the COVID-19 pandemic, supply chain disruptions, and, of course, the labor shortage,” said Dr.
For more information and to download HireRight’s 2022 U.S. Transportation Spotlight Report, please visit: www.hireright.com/transportation-spotlight
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