One of the biggest challenges that faces employers and HR departments across the world is the slow adaptation to change by their staff. Sometimes, wide scale corporate change is necessary, but the workplace culture doesn’t catch up according to a study by Forbes. As a prospective employee of any given company, it can be advantageous to demonstrate that you have the soft and hard skills needed to change and adapt to new ways of working.
The recruitment process is being galvanized year on year, and now even artificial intelligence influences recruitment. To help you get ahead of the pack, here are the key skills and trends in a modern workplace that you can show you’re ready for.
Automated work processes
When a business hires you, or rolls up a new process, the cost isn’t just in the product or paying your salary. There are huge overheads associated with administration, accommodation, hardware and expenses. MIT found that a $50,000 salary employee can cost over $70,000 as a result. Be aware, then, that HR and businesses are increasingly employing AI and automated processes. Developer Advance Systems has suggested that completely automated AI processes may soon become commonplace.
To prepare for this, make sure you maintain computer literacy skills, so you can navigate these systems and provide satisfaction to your would-be employer through smooth running.
Committed to learning
As wages rise across the country, recruiters and HR departments are working with L&D to develop new schemes concerning getting the right skills in their business. What does this mean for you? Whilst typically many companies would look for specialists, those wage rises mean that the costs can be prohibitively expensive. However, the requirement for skilled persons is still there, and PwC have forecasted a skills shortage by 2021.
Anticipate your employer seeking to upskill you. Always keep on top of your skill set and look for angles by which to improve it.
Labor law deregulation
Whether you see the loosening of labor law as a positive or negative is a debate for another day, but the fact remains that the current federal administration are looking to simplify current labor laws. This is generally a good thing for HR departments, as it reduces time and cost from the employee experience cycle. Whether this impacts on you will vary wildly according to your situation, but it’s wise to keep on top of legal developments so you and your employer can negotiate things such as leave, entitlements and salary on an even keel.
The modern workplace is constantly shifting, owing to tumultuous political times and radical innovations in technology. Stay ahead of the curve to make yourself an attractive proposition to employers.
