Sourcing employable talent is presenting to be an even greater challenge, but should it be?
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One of the biggest realisations in the new world of remote work is that technology has proven that employees are not merely doing their jobs remotely 鈥� they鈥檙e doing them effectively.听听
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According to the听, technology firm听听mined anonymous company emails, chats, and calendar data, and what they found is telling: the amount of time that employees spend working has increased by an average of听听since remote working policies were mandated.听听
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Several听leading global companies, such as Twitter, Upwork, Facebook, Coinbase, and Square have given their employees the option to听. Some of these organisations are calling this remodelled way of working a 鈥渨orking from anywhere鈥� policy, where employees can determine where they work, even if they never step foot in the office again.听听
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A blend of organisational quick-thinking, employee resilience and technological capabilities have made this possible 鈥� things that were evidently innate, but never truly realised until necessity forced them into action.听听
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Technology has unbound talent from a physical location, which has forever been a blocker for talented, employable individuals who possess the core soft and technical skills organisations are seeking today. Historically, the ask for found talent based in another location is to relocate 鈥� this is now a non-issue.听听
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If the best talent on the market presents itself, and they have access to a reliable internet connection, there鈥檚 no reason they can鈥檛 be hired. The only thing getting in the way of hiring the right talent 鈥� wherever it is located 鈥� is traditional thinking and stagnant org design.
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According to听, an opening of borders to unleash intercontinental talent will make way for an estimated $78 trillion increase in global Gross Domestic Product (GDP). If organisations shift from a narrow hiring focus that鈥檚 limited to a local talent pool, this will have as much of an impact on bottom lines as it will on talent attraction, identification, retention and development.听听
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Implementing a watertight talent strategy to unlock the workforce is what鈥檚 required to move forward in the new world of work...听
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Efficient, effective and timely hiring continues to be important. Many organisations are considering looking at tools that connect the right talent with a hand-in-glove jobs, and according to 蜜桃app research, for those who aren鈥檛 considering investing in external tools, it鈥檚 because of a lack of internal hiring resources.听听听
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One of the key findings of the research is that guidance and diagnostics 鈥� those discovered by听听鈥� are important in the role they play to match skill levels with the right courses,听in order to听effectively nurture employed talent. Fundamentally, sourcing talent is the sticky issue that鈥檚 on the mind of all hiring managers, but talent retention is key in the new world of work.听听
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Managing and rewarding performance is another听one of听those听, as employees are increasingly reliant on feedback, coaching and mentoring in the new working environment.听听听
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In essence, organisations need to have clear understanding of the workforce鈥檚 skills gaps, a progressive mindset to sourcing talent that boasts in-demand skills, and an optimised, agile organisational design that鈥檚 built for the post-pandemic world (and beyond).听听听
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