What is “Job Hugging”, and how is it Affecting the Labor Market?

Another day, another trend!

If you’re hiring now, or at any time over the next few months, I have some bad news for you. “Job Hugging” – the latest trend affecting hiring – is flipping the script on the job market, and not in a good way!

Coined by organizational consulting firm Korn Ferry, “Job Hugging” reflects workers who are increasingly reluctant to leave their current positions despite dissatisfaction. Powered largely by economic anxiety, slumping confidence in new employment, fewer job openings, and a steep drop in quit rates (the lowest non-pandemic level since 2016), this new trend is forcing workers to stay put, and leaving employers with a stagnant, shallow pool of candidates to choose from. The pendulum has officially fully swung back from the Great Resignation era a few years back!

Due to this, success in finding and hiring attorneys and paralegals today is few and far between. However, partnering with and using a dedicated, legal-focused search firm like SCG Recruiting can help. By proactively targeting passive job seekers, engaging with the workers you want to hire, and promoting your law firm in the best possible light, these specific and carefully handled steps perfected by the right search firm helps candidates better understand the opportunity you present—from an “outsiders” point of view.

Consider a recruitment search firm if you are facing a tough hiring environment now, because it’s only going to get worse before it gets better!

Good Luck, and Happy Hunting!