Ep 610: Future Skills
Get my free whitepaper "10 Ways AI Will Transform Talent Acquisition" - Download Now\n\nTrend Spotting - Find out how my digital course will help you shape the future of talent acquisition in your organization - Click Here\n\nIt's becoming evident that we are at a critical pivot point for talent acquisition. While the debates around AI are sucking up most of the attention, massive shifts are happening in terms of the shelf life of skills, ongoing challenges with skills acquisition, and upskilling people for a very different future world of work.\nSo, how should employers think about skills, and how can talent acquisition gain the future focus it needs to drive organizational value?\nMy guest this week is Lisa Monteith, Head of Talent Acquisition and onboarding for HSBC UK. In our wide-ranging conversation, we talk about the skills challenges facing organizations and the importance of taking a long-term view.\nIn the interview, we discuss:\n\nCurrent talent acquisition challenges\n\nSelling work as a product\n\nThe shortening lifespan of skills\n\nProviding easy access to learning\n\nTotal talent thinking\n\nLearning agility, curiosity, and other skills for the future\n\nFailing education systems and disappearing entry-level jobs\n\nIndividual responsibility for learning\n\nNeuroinclusion in the recruiting process and the danger of homogenization\n\nHow does talent acquisition need to re-invent itself for the future?\n\n\nFollow this podcast on Apple Podcasts.\nA full transcript will appear here shortly.