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%