FUTURE TALENT February / May 2020 | Page 14

I IN BRIEF IDENTIFYING CRITICAL SKILLS FOR FUTURE JOBS IS BIGGEST TALENT CONCERN FOR HR To find out what future-critical talent issues organisations are facing, Aon surveyed global HR professionals and identified the following top concerns: 43% attracting and selecting talent for future jobs 50% identifying critical skills and characteristics Skills are becoming obsolete at a rate not seen before; some skills have an average shelf life of just five years. Yet organisations aren’t able to plan five years ahead based purely on skills and roles because of the pace of change, 45% upskilling and reskilling employees which suggests hiring for personality traits and characteristics is the way to go. Aon found that the key traits for future-ready employees are learnability, agility and curiosity. Source: Aon Assessment Solutions, February 2020 ROBOT TAKEOVER? Artificial intelligence (AI) and emerging technologies such as virtual personal assistants and chatbots are rapidly making headway into the workplace. By 2024, Gartner, Inc. predicts that these technologies will replace almost 69% of the manager’s workload. Source: Gartner Predicts 2020: AI and the Future of Work JUST 18% OF ORGANISATIONS GLOBALLY CITE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN ESTABLISHING AN UPSKILLING PROGRAMME Global 4% 11% 31% 36% 18% North America 5% 11% 41% 32% 11% Western Europe 4% 10% 32% 35% Not considering Moderate progress No progress Significant progress Starting to make progress Source: PwC’s 23rd Global CEO survey 14 // Future Talent 19%