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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 (

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) 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 (

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)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 (

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).

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