Talent Acquisition & Employee Experience Face New Pressures in 2025

According to the McKinsey & Company 2025 HR Monitor survey, workforce planning is often not linked to future-skills needs; only a minority of organizations tie long-range workforce forecasts to strategic skill development. The survey found that offer acceptance rates in some regions are as low as 56%, and around 18% of new hires leave during their probation period. Separately, HR leaders are embracing new workforce models: AI is increasingly embedded in recruitment and employee-experience systems, while skills-based hiring, personalized employee experiences, and remote/hybrid working models are rising in prominence. For HR professionals, the challenge lies in redesigning processes for agility, aligning talent pipelines to future business needs, and focusing on retention through meaningful development and experience rather than just hiring volume. In short: HR is shifting from admin and hiring to strategy, experience, and capability-building.