The Impact Report

We're very excited to be kicking off what we expect will be a transformative year in recruitment and workforce management. Ensuring HR practices remain effective and inclusive in the age of AI, addressing the ongoing skills gaps impacting defence, government and enterprise, and the growing need for organisation-wide skills mapping are just some of many high-impact areas we expect will be on the agendas of executive leaders and HR practitioners in 2024.

If you're looking to change up your workforce management strategy this year, we're always open to partnering with like-minded organisations looking to make a lasting positive impact on existing employees and fresh talent.

Starting the year on a high, this month we surpassed 100,000 users on Potential. This is a huge milestone, and one we're incredibly proud of. What this milestone shows us is that there is a wealth of untapped talent lying dormant in overlooked and underserved areas of society.

Around the world, we have thousands of diverse candidates upskilling on Potential and eager to make their next career move:

• 16,547 Veterans of the Australian Defence Force, 3,246 Veterans of the British Armed Forces and 7,291 Veterans of the Canadian Armed Forces
• 2,979 Neurodivergent individuals
• 1,277 Indigenous Peoples in Canada and Australia
• 5,831 Women

Reach out to us to start tapping into these talent pools.

Mission critical: The complete guide to hiring veterans

Bringing veteran talent into a business delivers great strategic value, but hiring veterans requires a considered approach that accounts for their unique skills and experiences. Want to know more? Check out our new veteran hiring guide.

Compare culture fit and aptitude insights 

The new candidate overview feature on Potential enables hiring managers to easily download and share a quick, one-page summary showcasing an individual's alignment with essential skills, culture fit and aptitude results, archetype and more, ensuring you find the right fit. 

Watch the demo to see where you can access this new feature or head to our website to find out more.

Spotlight on: Tech Apprenticeships

University degrees are no longer considered the only viable way to train people for digital careers. The rise of tech apprenticeships enables organisations to take a practical, agile and skills-led approach to building their workforce.

Interested in establishing your own tech apprenticeship program? Visit our website.

Executive briefing event: Skills mapping your workforce

Australia | 12:30pm AEST Thursday 8th February

Calling all HR Leaders, join us for a free executive briefing where we'll unpack how skills mapping your workforce can enable talent mobility and lead to greater employee engagement and retention.

Register now.

Latest news

• Laying the foundations for a skills-based 'OneAPS': Ian Handley unpacks the release of Australia's new public service strategic commissioning framework and how its mandate could serve as the foundation for the OneAPS ethos.
• The military model's benefits for business: Why organisations should adopt the military's approach to building expertise which sees internal people upskilled and advanced, rather than net new talent hired.
• Microsoft AI bootcamp enables Aussie women: Microsoft and WYWM have teamed up to sponsor 60 Australian women through a cutting-edge AI intensive bootcamp to boost female representation in emerging tech.
• Are university degrees becoming obsolete in tech? The path to securing a tech career is changing and James Mclaughlin argues candidates no longer need a degree to meet skill requirements.

The final word: Finding talent where others don't look

Does your 2024 workforce strategy include digital roles? We can partner with you to train and deploy net-new talent or to enable cross-functional internal talent mobility. Address your skills gaps while making a positive social impact. Reach out to us today.

Kind regards, 

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