As talent demand continues to outstrip supply and a digital skills shortage is exacerbated by one third of the UK’s ‘digitally literate’ workers being unable to even complete a single digital skill, it is not surprising that businesses report their number one impediment to growth is a lack of skilled talent.
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We’re all having to be far more creative when it comes to attracting and retaining the right talent for our businesses now into the future. So, in this episode, we’re going to be talking about what it means to build your own talent, not via the traditional grad schemes or apprenticeship programs, but with professionals who are really motivated to learn, looking at those in their early to mid-careers with an average of two to five years’ experience. Focusing on how we invest in their development to build talent for the future.
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After a year where the number of open vacancies outstripped the number of unemployed for the first time on record, UK businesses have revealed a slight cooling in hiring sentiment as we enter 2023. However, even though recruitment intentions have lowered, hiring intentions are still an average 19% net positive and 72% of UK companies are reporting difficulties securing the workers they require.
Continue readingIn this series will be talking all things Talent Sustainability, with a focus for this episode on a very important component Employer Branding and EVP. Join us as we chat with Paul Bhangoo, Global Employer Brand & Attraction Manager at BT Group. BT Group (Digital and Technology) recently won the Recruitment Innovation Award at IHR Awards 2022.
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Companies across all industries and markets are facing intense competition for talent. In fact, ManpowerGroup’s 2022 Talent Shortage Survey, found that 75% of companies globally face talent shortages and difficulty hiring – a 16-year high.
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As the talent shortage intensifies, we are seeing the current skills gap increasing, which is leading to intense competition in the market. To future proof against this, the focus for organisations is to aim for a sustainable ecosystem where every individual is connected and engaged to an organisation with purpose.
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The world of work has irrevocably changed, and talent is now in extremely short supply which is leading to intense competition. This situation is worsened by the current skills gap and demographic shifts, ensuring that in-demand workers will have the upper hand for the foreseeable future.
Continue readingThe future of work, and the future of workers is changing. Getting young people ready for work needs to focus on getting the skill set right – the current talent shortage gives opportunities to detect the potential for future generations and the future of talent.
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Organisations worldwide have had to overcome unforeseen challenges to sustain business activity in the last two years. To help organisations make sense of this transformative period, Talent Solutions has partnered with Everest Group, a research firm focused on strategic IT, business services, engineering services and sourcing, to create a series of reports to answer the following questions
Continue readingIn our latest Transform Talent episode, we talk to Barb Hyman, Founder & CEO of Sapia, the winner of ManpowerGroup’s VivaTech Challenge. Held in June 2022, VivaTech is the biggest start-up and tech event in Europe and is recognised worldwide as a powerful catalyst for business transformation, start-up growth, and innovation for the common good.
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