18.03.2025 Today’s Insights from Global Consulting Firm Korn Ferry: Talent Acquisition Trends Report for 2025
Dear Students,
An MCI Coach recently shared the valuable recruiting-related resource from Korn Ferry linked below.
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For reference, Korn Ferry is a 55+year-old “business management consultancy focused on hiring, organization design, and advancing professionals’ careers” (in case they’re new to you). Founded in Los Angeles and respected worldwide (across 111 offices in 53 countries), Korn Ferry is recognized as a leader in organizational consulting, talent management and talent acquisition.
While this report is directed to premier global companies seeking to hire outstanding talent (like you!), it also conveys valuable perspectives for MCI candidates (including you), providing guidance for aspiring professionals (such as you and your friends) who may be actively involved in interviewing for internships or full-time roles. Some of the most applicable conclusions/recommendations for ambitious international students like you include:
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While AI has, and will, continue to increasingly support the talent acquisition (TA) process, 2 in 5 employers (fully 40% of talent specialists surveyed) echo students’ concern (which may include yours!) that hiring may become less personalized as a result! So, it’s worth learning, in coaching, how to tap into TA professionals’ “human” side,” in an effort to differentiate yourself through relationship-building
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Over 2/3 (69%) of employers surveyed feel leadership skills are among the most important competencies they seek among 2025 hires, suggesting that young talent (like you and your peers) ought to prioritize gaining leadership experience, wherever and however possible, while still in college/university
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With over half (58%) of employers specifying that power skills, including problem-solving and communication, are among the most critical to their organizations’ 2025 TA efforts, aspiring professionals (like you and your classmates!) will benefit from not only crafting intriguing, related STAR interview responses but also identifying distinctive ways to hone these abilities during your university days
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With 45% of HR professionals surveyed agreeing that “integrating cultural values into talent attraction is key…in 2025,” progressive employers are (fortunately) focusing more energy on their EVP (employer value proposition), and students, from your side, are therefore advised to double down on: a) carefully researching and fully understanding the mission, vision, culture, etc. of each company with whom you interview, b) reflecting on how your personal mindset aligns with each one of these and c) preparing tailored responses about how your experiences can demonstrate this alignment
For more intriguing observations, forecasts and questions, it’s worth it for all of you “talented” young professionals to peruse the entire document.
Best,
Amy-Louise