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TROPIC • RECRUITMENT

The future of employment

IN-DEMAND
Elite Executive's Eva Grabner provides insights into the jobs and skills required in a changing
employment landscape.
LinkedIn recently revealed the most in-demand rather than constantly recruiting skills.
‘future of work’ skills that are becoming increasingly Currently, Australian businesses and government spend $4.6
popular with automation and workplace changes. billion on workforce training and $7 billion on recruitment. This
Currently, the most in-demand skills are needs to be reversed. Spend money on training because as the
continuous integration, workflow automation skills shortage worsens, the cost of recruitment will grow.
and social media marketing - the demand for Also focus more on apprentices and graduates. Currently 27%
workers with these skills is three times of employed graduates are not using their skills or education
higher compared to other professions. because they are not employed in their area of expertise. If
Other rising skills are compliance, gesture employers want to remain competitive, they need to access and
recognition technology, blockchain, develop internal talent first. Investing in on-the-job training is
artificial intelligence (AI), robotic process cheaper and more focused than classroom learning and the future
automation (RPA), human-centred of work will be a combination of learning and work.
design and front-end web development. Refreshing the skills of current experienced workers will be just
“Focusing on job skills rather than as critical as training students and graduates. Don’t let those
qualifications will be key to staying workers with valuable IP knowledge walk out the door because
ahead of growing skills shortages with you are not upskilling them. They are valuable and can also assist
recruitment costs set to soar,” claims in mentoring entry level staff.
new research from Deloitte. Many discussions around skills shortages tend to emphasise
Skill requirements are changing faster technical or STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts &
and becoming more job specific, and Math) skills, but most in-demand skills are those that require time
the future of work will require much management or organisation skills or customer service or verbal
more and much better on-the-job communication skills.
learning than exists today. Business What are you doing as an Australian employer to remain
leaders will need to adopt an investment competitive as we move into an ever-increasing future
frame of mind and train the staff they have of skills shortages?

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