A Study on Burnout among HR Recruitment Professionals: A systematic review of causes and mitigation strategies

Abstract

Employee burnout is the most sought problem in recent years and is gradually considered as an occupational hazard. Organizations around the world have started seeing this as a much-needed issue to be addressed among their workforces. Burnout is viewed as a chronic disorder that may lead to serious consequences if not addressed timely. The modern prevailing trend in the job market across industries is paving a stronger path pushing employees into the state of burnout due to the circumstances around them. The ever-increasing instinct for survival among the working population has brought them into an environment of competition which naturally causes increasing levels of stress among them irrespective of the industries they are in. Measures have been taken by the organizations around to address this through their wellness programmes which pay for the good for their employees. The categories of employees prone for burnout don’t limit with any specific job responsibilities. The post pandemic situations and the changing dynamics of modern recruitment practices have increased the scope of burnout spread among all levels of employees and this paper focuses on the level of human resource recruiters exposed to it as the job market has taken a newer trend.