HOW TO HIRE PEOPLE FOR THE FUTURE OF WORK

STILL HIRING PEOPLE FOR A ‘ PRODUCTION- LINE' ENVIRONMENT? GALIA BARHAVA- MONTEITH AND MARISA FONG EXPLAIN WHY THE IDEAL JOB CANDIDATES ARE NOW THOSE WITH THE ABILITY TO LEARN NEW THINGS AND CHANGE WHAT THEY DO REGULARLY.

Still hiring people for a ‘production-line’ environment? Galia Barhava-Monteith and Marisa Fong explain why the ideal job candidates are those who can learn new things and change what they do regularly.

You may have heard in the media a discussion around getting ready for the ‘future of work’. You may also be aware that AI (artificial intelligence) is all around us, from Siri in the background of your iPhone, to Google Home developing ever more sophisticated ways of analysing data and coming up with solutions that will soon make many people redundant from their jobs.

Other trends include offshoring, which is already impacting on large volume-low value transactions such as basic accounting, and basic PA tasks.

All of us are well aware that entire industries that required sophisticated skills and competencies (we’re thinking developing negatives to photos as one example) no longer exist. In short, when we look around, we can see how quickly automation and AI can replace so much of what people currently do.

So what does it mean for you in your business? It means that focusing your hiring on specific skills and competencies of a particular job that meets how it’s done now, might mean you’ll end up with people who aren’t ready to face the future.

Let us give you an example – think printing.