The industries with the best skills-based searching habits were consumer services, entertainment, education, government administration, and utilities, with 17% to 18% of all their searches including a skills filter. Recruiters in these sectors more often home in on candidates by focusing on must-have skills — likely because the roles in these spaces tend to be highly specialized, regulated, or dynamic.
On the other hand, the industries with the lowest share of skills-based searches tend to focus on more entry-level roles, such as administrative support, food service, and retail, that don’t call for specific hard skills. Even so, recruiters in these sectors may be neglecting soft skills such as communication, adaptability, and problem-solving they could be searching for.
Finally, let’s look at which industries have seen the greatest improvement over the last year, in terms of skills-based searches.
