December Is Prime Time for Recruiting … Because the Competition Is so Low

Recruiting is a direct competition between firms. So, unless you’re a firm with a great employer brand like Google, Facebook or GE, focus your recruiting during the months where the competition is extremely low. And, in the U.S. and many other industrialized countries, the time period between late November and New Year’s Day is the time with the lowest level of recruiting competition. So, if you’re a corporate recruiting leader, December should be viewed as a golden recruiting opportunity. Smart firms that actively recruit during this low competition time can successfully land talent of amazing quality that they literally would have no chance of getting when the competition for talent is normal.