The New Age of Tech Talent: Experis Releases New Report Showing 'Soft Skills Are The New Power Skills'
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MILWAUKEE, June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --
Research demonstrates employers need to be more creative and innovative in
their talent strategy approach
While IT skills needs are evolving faster than ever, and specialized technology
talent is at a premium, critical soft skills, aka 'power skills' are being
neglected in the recruitment and resourcing process. Despite continued talk of
the crucial nature of upskilling and reskilling, latent potential remains
untapped among workers in the middle of the tech talent pyramid. 'The New Age
of Tech Talent,' a report from Experis, a global leader in IT professional
resourcing and managed services and part of ManpowerGroup (NYSE: MAN), finds
that employers need to be more creative and agile in their talent strategy –
both inside and outside their organizations. The research suggests that HR
leaders should be guided by workforce data, a clear talent philosophy and a
willingness to experiment.
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"The IT sector is growing quickly," said Jonas Prising, Chairman and CEO of
ManpowerGroup. "While there is an acute demand for highly technical candidates,
great potential lies within adaptable generalists' candidates that is
frequently untapped. This can be detrimental as the soft skills these
individuals possess are often the most challenging to find. Companies can look
within to fully explore workforce potential and reskill employees to fill gaps
and meet their talent needs."
When asked why they were having difficulty filling tech roles, 34% of hiring
managers said candidates did not have the right technical skills, 32% said they
didn't have the right relevant experience, and 27% said they didn't have the
right soft skills. The research also cites that 22% of hiring managers have the
greatest difficulty finding IT project managers, followed by cybersecurity
analysts, software developers, and AI/machine learning specialists (all 20%).
The top soft skills employers report are in demand for tech roles include
Critical Thinking & Analysis, Creativity & Originality, Reasoning &
Problem-Solving, Reliability & Self Discipline, and Resilience &
Adaptability.(*)
Ger Doyle, Head of Experis, Digital & Business Innovation adds, "Regardless of
sector, the conversation about the technology skills gap often focuses on the
most senior and junior roles and ignores existing talent who have strong
technical skills and an intuitive sense of the business but may lack exposure
to emerging technologies and a roadmap for their future career development."
With so many organizations competing to recruit IT workers from the same talent
pool, there is a golden opportunity for employers to look further afield.
Often, candidates are overlooked because they lack traditional qualifications.
Further, recruiting strategies that embrace greater gender and ethnic diversity
are also significant in the search for the right IT talent.
Findings published in 'The New Age of Tech Talent' are based on a survey of
40,000 employers in 40 countries and reveal organizations are accelerating
investment in technology and prioritizing Cyber Security (46%), Internet of
Things (IoT), (44%) E-Commerce platforms (43%) and Cloud Computing (41%).
The report underscores four ways organizations can bring new thinking to life:
- Open the Middle: One in five organizations globally is having trouble finding
skilled tech talent, and IT/data skills are the most difficult to find for
30% of organizations. Companies need to increasingly look inward
to fill the roles they need, taping workforce potential and reskilling
employees to fill gaps and meet the challenges ahead.
- Find the Hidden Talent: The reality of the technology sector is that
employers need to be more adaptable, unlocking new sources of talent, and
recruit based on potential, not necessarily past experience. Traditional
approaches focused on filtering candidates according to qualifications.
and experiences may not identify those recruits who have raw qualities that
employers require.
- Trust the Data Strategy: To get better results from recruitment, retention
and HR strategies companies can leverage data-analytics tools to
make better decisions and reduce attrition. As one in three organizations
globally plan to invest more in AI technology (
) including machine learning, over the next year, aptitude and personality
assessment tools will enable more effective hiring decisions.
- Lead with Confidence: Companies guided by culture and values will be those
that best adapt to the new workforce reality and win the war on talent.
Significantly, 7 in 10 workers (
)say having leaders that they can trust, and follow is important to them, and 2
in 3 want to work for organizations that share their values.
As part of ManpowerGroup's commitment to be a creator of talent at scale and
improving employability and prosperity for all, Experis Academy helps companies
to preskill, upskill, and reskill in-demand tech workers and many others at
speed and scale – matching them to meaningful, sustainable jobs while helping
them grow their skillsets for the future.
'The New Age of Tech Talent' study and methodology from Experis can be found
here (
).
ABOUT MANPOWERGROUP
ManpowerGroup (R)(NYSE: MAN), the leading global workforce solutions company,
helps organizations transform in a fast-changing world of work by sourcing,
assessing, developing, and managing the talent that enables them to win. We
develop innovative solutions for hundreds of thousands of organizations every
year, providing them with skilled talent while finding meaningful, sustainable
employment for millions of people across a wide range of industries and skills.
Our expert family of brands – Manpower, Experis, and Talent Solutions – creates
substantially more value for candidates and clients across more than 75
countries and territories and has done so for over 70 years. We are recognized
consistently for our diversity – as a best place to work for Women, Inclusion,
Equality, and Disability, and in 2022 ManpowerGroup was named one of the
World's Most Ethical Companies for the 13th year – all confirming our position
as the brand of choice for in-demand talent.
SOURCE Manpower Inc.
CONTACT: Sheila Leyne, sheila.leyne@manpowergroup.com
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