The Degree Filter Is Dying and That’s a Good Thing Skills-based hiring in the Nordics and Baltics is an operational pivot. Faced with structural talent shortages and outdated credentials, employers in these regions are rewriting the rules of recruitment. And moving away from degree-based hiring. The shift is most visible in AI, cybersecurity, systems engineering,…
Senior roles left open cost over €1,600/day in lost productivity. Discover how hiring delays affect business outcomes and how to fix them.
Senior talent trends in the Baltics reveal a growing mismatch between hiring demand and available expertise.While overall vacancy volumes are cooling across Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, senior specialists, expert roles, and leadership positions remain structurally hard to fill. The market is not easier.It is more selective, more constrained, and more unforgiving. What looks like “less…
If hiring in 2025 feels harder than ever, you’re not imagining it.
LinkedIn is oversaturated. AI tools are glitchy. Job boards send volume, not quality. Recruiters are exhausted. Candidates are fed up. And the only channel that actually works (referrals) is trapped in networks that run dry by week three.
Here’s what’s really going on behind the scenes in the Baltics and Nordics, and why the hiring playbook needs a total reset.
