'You Day' to gym reimbursements: Jobseekers make most of sellers' market

Recruiters say recruits are leveraging talent crunch to demand flexible work and high salaries

From giving a ‘You Day’ off once a month to reimbursing gym memberships, employers are heeding job aspirants’ preferences as they look to lure them amid the current talent crunch.

Be it work from home (WFH), hybrid remote work or a five-day work week, recruiters say job-seekers are increasingly looking for a balanced life, demanding such benefits during hiring.

Hiring experts and job sites alike believe the trend is here to stay as long as the current sellers’ market reigns.

“Today, we are in a jobseekers’ market and many of them and employees prefer to work in a way that