2025-26 Public Sector Recruitment Report
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Can AI Solve the Ongoing Budget Constraints in Talent Acquisition? During May 2025, we, alongside membership association for public services people professionals, PPMA, invited public sector workers to answer a series of questions related to their talent acquisition practices and experiences. The results revealed in this report in full were surprising. One of the areas we were keen to explore this year was the adoption of AI. In last year’s survey, only 4% of respondents indicated that they were “Using AI/machine learning to speed up and strengthen hiring decisions.” We were hoping to see an increase in AI use over last year’s results, so added some new questions to dig deeper into this area. What we discovered was that, not only is AI adoption up, it appears to have accelerated faster than we could have anticipated. Submit your details below to access the full report: |
Further Resources from Oleeo plc
Police Scotland’s Recruitment Team is Leading the Force in AI Chatbot Innovation.
Latest Guidance to Delivering on the Civil Service People Plan in 2025
7 Recruitment Trends to Snag the Best Talent in 2025.
Key Insights for Creating a Robust Public Sector Workforce
WiredGov Survey Report: How Are Public Sector Budget Cuts Hurting Talent Acquisition?
Recruiters Guide to Unlocking Hidden Talent: Your Next Great Hire Could be Hiding in Plain Sight
Recruiters Handbook: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Recruitment Essentials.

