Future-proofing your career ready for organisational redesign. I challenge the view that we should be uncertain about the future, rather we should be excited about the possibilities it offers. I believe the future of work is each organisations to create, however I don’t see this as something done in isolation. It is about co-creating future…
Following the National Jobs Summit in September, (in case you’ve been living under a rock and don’t know about the summit, check out our blog post about the event), on Thursday 8th September, the Digital Skills Organisation (DSO) ran a Digi Roundtable in Canberra connecting key representatives from State, Territory and Commonwealth Governments and leading…
Decrypting Gen Alpha “ Tech native” Gen Alpha is the inevitable future of the workforce. #genalpha I found myself eyes glued to my screen, madly scrolling this past week, topics related to understanding these ‘teens’ of today. I was trying to wrap my head around why they need to be on devices 24/ 7, and…
When it comes to talent, historically companies have worked well in areas that are easy to implement and manage: policies, processes and technology. However, what will drive success for any talent function now and in the future is mindset. Despite this need, mindset is where most companies are struggling. There are several reasons for this…
Re-educating the current workforce and training the new one has become a hot topic. This is to be applauded, but it is too bad it did not come a decade sooner. A large part of the shortage of manufacturing staff, software developers, and other skilled workers has resulted from declining workplace training levels. Scott Paul,…
Asking professional development questions first up in the interview – it sets the tone and ticks that box. Sometimes, hiring individuals with a lot of industry knowledge is a risk as they might be so used to their way of working that they become blind to fundamental changes within the industry. On the other hand,…
Workplaces haven’t been designed for the type of diverse talent that organisations need to attract, retain and promote to achieve business goals. While there is a lot of discussion around improving diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts in our recruitments processes, many companies have not come as far as they would like to have by now.…
The Pandemic has offered Talent Acquisition teams new potential and new waters to cast their line in. There is an undeniable ripple in our tides. Here comes a new job seeker the ‘pandemic career changer’, a person who has re-evaluated their career, may have lost their role and has had to reset, or a person…
Hi, I am De! Your September TWIT Guest Editor. With privilege comes great responsibility, is an adage which has unwavering poignance in the world of employment. I currently have this privilege by donning the leader hat on a People Transition project bringing ten organisations into one — with 920 roles open at once. It has…