Trbovic, NikolaVolckaert, EllenBuyens, DirkQuataert, Sarah2023-11-222023-11-222023http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12127/7327Recruitment and selection continues to be the top priority for HR professionals in a very tight, competitive labour market, along with a stronger focus on current talent retention. At the same time, there is also an increasing push to prioritise diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). According to 78% of participants, while DEI is enshrined in their company’s mission statement, this very often is not reflected in the company’s strategy and only 36% have been allocated a separate, dedicated DEI budget. Concrete action is thus necessarily limited to ad hoc initiatives.enRecruitmentHR Professionals35842259924