The workplace is changing in ways we couldn’t have imagined just one year ago. The rise of Gen AI, the marked increase in return-to-office mandates, macroeconomic uncertainty, and the increasingly competitive market for talent with in-demand skills are reshaping the talent landscape.

Recruiters will be at the forefront of helping employers navigate these and other challenges, but the recruitment playbooks of the past will no longer apply. As employer priorities shift, recruiters will need new skills, new tools, and agility to attract and place the best talent.

To gain deeper insights into what’s ahead for the recruitment industry, we surveyed thousands of recruiting professionals, spoke with top talent leaders, and analyzed billions of data points generated on the LinkedIn platform.