Skills shortages, shortening skills lifespans, digital transformation, the AI revolution, hiring freezes and layoffs. These are just some of the factors currently reshaping how companies think about talent. It's clear that this level of disruption is now the new normal rather than a short-term trend.\n\nSo, how do TA teams respond, and what role do they have in helping employers redefine their thinking about talent, skills, and hiring?\n\nMy guest this week is Rich Wilson, CEO and Co-Founder of Gigged.Ai. Before he became a founder, Rich had a successful career as a recruiter and spent time as a Gartner analyst specialising in digital transformation and the future of work. In our conversation, we discuss skills-focused strategies to reinvent hiring and the part TA teams have to play in this critical transformation.\n\nIn the interview, we discuss:\n\nSkill shortages and layoffs\n\nThe shortening lifespan of skills\n\nSwitching from cap-ex to op-ex\n\nFuture of work trends\n\nHow AI is creating new workforce opportunities\n\nInternal mobility, upskilling, reskilling and contingent hiring\n\nNew ways of getting skills into the business\n\nTalent sharing and open innovation\n\nHow does TA need to think differently about talent?\n\nWhat will the talent space look like in five years?\n\n\nFollow this podcast on Apple Podcast.