The Kickstart scheme is a great initiative for employers to identify future talent for their organisations whilst giving young people an opportunity to improve their career prospects. But many employers are still unsure about how they can make the scheme a success for their business, with questions covering everything from making the initial application, to onboarding young people at a time when we’re still subject to social distancing restrictions.
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As digital capabilities expand, attracting and retaining talent has become increasingly complex for any organisation. Now workforce management will become more tech-driven, on-demand and responsive to global trends. Organisations that wish to remain ahead of the curve and an employer of choice need to become more sophisticated in how they approach workforce development and talent management.
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How can organisations integrate outplacement support into their career management strategy? The pandemic has changed the way that people view their careers, and how companies view hiring, training and transitioning employees. Yesterday’s outplacement designed solely as an exit strategy is being replaced with outplacement’s evolving role to build career mobility and make smarter decisions in a rapidly changing workforce: career transition management for the entire employee lifecycle.
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At Talent Solutions, we help organisations transform the way they source, manage and develop their workforces to ensure that they have the right talent today, and for the future. We understand the challenges of competing for talent in an ever-changing market and with our Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) offering, we specialise in providing global, integrated data-driven solutions across the talent lifecycle that help you access the best talent for your organisation to maximise productivity and drive profitability, despite unpredictable, complex and evolving markets.
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The COVID-19 pandemic’s disruptive force has accelerated pre-existing workforce trends, and one of the biggest changes seen in the past year has been the transformation of workplace demographics. For employers, here’s what to expect in the coming years, and how to navigate the ongoing shifts.
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In this month’s episode, we talk about candidate feedback and employer branding with Daniel Birkholm, CEO & Co-founder of candidate feedback platform Talenthub.io, and Anna Krogulska, Global Head of Recruitment and Employer Branding at Danfoss. Better candidate experience = increased revenue. Did you know that 18% of candidates who have had a bad experience, would actually stop using a company’s product or service?
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Three benefits of providing outplacement support to your employees. As we assess the global jobs market more than one year since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is clear the environment is in flux. Over the next five years, 43% of businesses expect to reduce the size of their workforce, yet, over the same period, 34% of businesses plan to expand their workforce.
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The sudden shift in the world of work caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has meant that for many workers there has never been a time for greater flexibility and autonomy in their work lives. As many workers express the desire to see some changes become permanent, here’s how organisations can view and support the empowerment of their workforce, to benefit all.
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How has outplacement support changed and what are employees expecting from their support in the new reality? In 2021, it’s predicted that 2.5m people will receive outplacement support; with 200,000 jobs having been lost to the pandemic in the UK alone. So, as businesses seek to support their people in navigating transition in an increasingly volatile world of work, it’s crucial that organisational leaders understand how outplacement support has changed, and what employees are expecting from their support in the new reality.
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