Here is an interesting trend to look at and get on top of. I must admit I hadn’t thought about it from a recruiting point of view.

We live in a world that is increasingly mobile. We all need to think mobile first. Potential employees clearly are.

People are looking for jobs online, but it’s not enough anymore to just have a website with a list of openings and a contact email. 

As per a recruitment trends report by Glassdoor, 89% of job seekers say their mobile device is an important tool for job searching and 45% use it to search for jobs at least once a day. | Source: Mobile Recruitment: Smart Recruiting Through Smartphones | TalentLyft

For as much good as mobile phones have brought to the world, they have also shortened our attention spans. Research shows people now have shorter attention spans than goldfish, and can only focus on a task for eight seconds. For this reason, your digital application process needs to be simple, easy to navigate and convenient.

One of the first places job seekers go to learn more about a career opportunity is your career site – and many of these people will visit this page through a browser on their mobile phone.