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Your Biggest Recruiting Competitor May Be “I’m Fine Where I Am”
Ultimately, a successful hire isn’t about convincing someone to leave. It’s about creating the right match — one where the employer has something meaningful to offer and the candidate sees something worth moving toward.
Why 115,000 Job Seekers Doesn’t Mean Hiring Is Easy
Indiana’s statewide labor numbers may suggest a sizable pool of available workers. But employers aren’t hiring from the statewide labor market. They’re hiring from the much smaller market for a specific job.
Indiana Unemployment Is 3.3%. That’s Not the Whole Talent Story.
Our Q2 Indiana Workforce Snapshot provides a quick look at the labor-market trends Indiana employers should be watching and our perspective on what those trends could mean for hiring decisions.
What is the Indiana Workforce Snapshot?
The Indiana Workforce Snapshot is Milliner Talent Solutions’ concise look at what’s happening in Indiana’s labor market — and what it means for employers. Quarterly, we bring together workforce data, hiring trends and what our recruiters are seeing in the market to provide context behind the numbers.
Who is the Snapshot for?
It’s designed for business leaders, hiring managers, HR professionals and anyone responsible for finding, attracting or retaining talent in Indiana. You don’t have to be a labor economist to use it. In fact, that’s rather the point of the concise report.
Why should I read it?
Because labor market headlines rarely tell the whole story. A low unemployment rate, for example, doesn’t necessarily tell you how much talent is available, how actively people are looking or what employers are competing against. Our recruiters use the Snapshot to help connect those dots.
How can the Snapshot help me make better hiring decisions?
It can help you pressure-test assumptions. Is talent really unavailable? Is your hiring process moving quickly enough? Do you need to rethink compensation, requirements or where you’re looking for candidates? It gives you market context to help you ask better questions before making hiring decisions.
Where does the data come from?
We use credible public workforce sources, including data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Indiana Department of Workforce Development, along with other relevant labor market sources. We then add something the statistics alone can’t provide: perspective from Milliner’s day-to-day conversations with Indiana employers and candidates.
Can Milliner help us understand what these trends mean for our organization?
Yes. Labor market data becomes much more useful when you apply it to a specific role, talent challenge or business plan. Milliner can help you think through what the market means for your hiring strategy, whether you’re planning ahead, struggling with a search or simply trying to understand what you’re experiencing.
What makes Milliner’s perspective different?
We’re not observing the hiring market from the sidelines. Every day, our team talks with employers trying to hire and professionals considering their next move. That gives us a window into the market that statistics alone can’t provide — including where searches are getting stuck, what candidates are responding to and how employer expectations are changing.
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