With last year behind us, it’s important that you understand how to approach the job market in the most effective way. 2020 really was a topsy-turvy year than none of us could’ve predicted. And for those of us looking to make our next career move, 2021 holds some promise but also uncertainty and possible trepidation.
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As the world emerges from the Covid-19 pandemic, work will look forever transformed. The changes that 2021 brings will include faster digitisation across industries as well as adaptations to this new reality. Skills Revolution Reboot: The 3R’s – Renew, Reskill, Redeploy, ManpowerGroup’s newly-released research, highlights key trends seen in response to the pandemic and the future of jobs.
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For some of us, the option to retire is a real possibility – although you may have had very little time to explore what this really means. A life full of activities such as handling job responsibilities, looking after children as well as a myriad of other things might have kept you focused on day-to-day concerns with little time for anything else.
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Much has been said about the impact the Covid-19 pandemic has had on today’s workplace. Not long ago, being trusted and provided with the equipment necessary to work at home was viewed as a fringe benefit by many companies. Now, remote working has become the new normal.
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As we continue to see workforces changing rapidly, Human Resources has found itself at the centre of change – and growth. In 2018, a majority of employers had no plans to increase headcount in HR functions, with some set to decrease. Fast forward two years and the crisis of a pandemic later, and today there is a global net 15% increase in headcount by those employers that plan to automate most, according to newly-released ManpowerGroup research, Skills Revolution Reboot: The 3R’s-Renew, Reskill, Redeploy.
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Our latest Transform Talent Podcast episode dives into the key trends for 2021: workforce flexibility, talent sustainability and digital transformation. Remote work has created boundless opportunities for employers to tap skills beyond borders and talent in the cloud; the pandemic and social movements around inequalities have pushed organisations to refocus on what’s most important to employees: wellbeing, upskilling and transparency; and as technology becomes more pervasive in every facet of our lives, we explore how SuperTeams, powered by AI, can combine the best of human skills and intelligent machines.
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In the latest report in the Skills Revolution series, ‘Skills Revolution Reboot: The Three R’s-Renew, Reskill, Redeploy’ we asked over 26,000 employers in more than 40 countries: How is the Covid-19 crisis impacting digitisation and automation plans? Which job functions, industries and geographies are likely to be impacted most? How are HR priorities shifting as a result of the crisis? How are HR leaders thinking about current and future upskilling plans?
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Young people are being hit hard by the Covid-19 crisis, with unemployment numbers rising. To help address this, the Government launched the Kickstart Programme – designed to support 300,000 young people into paid work placements. Backed with £2 billion in funding, the scheme is designed to provide quality work experience opportunities as well as employability training and support.
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