Bridging the UK's Skills Gap: How to win in a skills crisis AND avoid overspending on recruitment

TA Disruptors is back for a second season. And we promise you, it was worth the wait.

This season we're discussing all things skills-based hiring –– answering the big questions like...

?? What actually is skills-based hiring?

??? Do we really need to map our hiring process to a complex skills taxonomy to be able to get started?

?? And how do we use skills-based hiring to overcome skills shortages, rather than risk making them worse??

For our first episode, Robert Newry is joined by Rebecca George CBE – Skills Advisor at the Department for Education and Non-Executive Director at the Metropolitan Police.?

With twenty years at IBM and nearly fifteen years at Deloitte under her belt, Rebecca is a staunch supporter of skills reform –– her insights into the skills shortage, inter-employer partnerships, and the necessity of innovation to address talent scarcity in our pipelines are crucial messages for all talent acquisition teams to consider.

Whether you want a deep dive into skills-based hiring, upskilling, or cutting-edge insights from a disruptor who balances innovation with pragmatism, this episode is a must-watch.

Join Rebecca and Robert Newry for episode one of Season two of the TA Disruptors podcast as they discuss…

??? How the UK Government is thinking about skills reform, why we’re actually in the skills crisis, and why collaboration between the education system and employers ––?focusing on skills not vacancies –– is vital for unlocking economic growth

?? Why our future workforce needs diverse capabilities that blend technical skills with versatility, and how failing to select for or nurture this unique skillset means the UK risks lagging further behind

??? Why employers might be thinking too narrowly about the skills they need for future growth, and how to reframe your thinking around talent acquisition, skill development, and succession planning

?? Why scrapping the CV and hiring for potential is the key to opening up alternative talent pools and plugging skills deficits; the rigorous assessment process required to enable this shift; and the consequence of not doing so on social mobility

?? Why using AI to look for people with a 100% skills match and simply reinforce the process you have today could lead to failure, and what to do instead?

?? What does it really mean to be a skills-based organisation really mean and are we really doing enough to upskill our employees??

?Download the episode now for unmissable insights.?We promise it will be the most valuable podcast you listen to this week ??

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3 nuggets of wisdom ???

?? HR Magazine has highlighted a study revealing that 66% of CEOs see AI as a key value driver in HR. They emphasise the importance of mastering skills and technology to tackle upcoming challenges effectively

???In this podcast episode, Josh Bersin talks about the need for ‘A Pragmatic Approach To Building the Skills-based Organisation’, unpacking the challenges with current approaches to developing skills-based hiring, how to unlock yourself from vendor paralysis, and how to make sure your investments really drive value

?? This WSJ article delves into the increasing demand for AI expertise, which is intensifying due to a lack of qualified candidates, despite occurring concurrently with layoffs in other tech sectors

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