Research demonstrates employers need to be more creative and innovative in 
their talent strategy approach

While IT skills needs are evolving faster than ever, and specialized technology 
talent is at a premium, critical soft skills, aka 'power skills' are being 
neglected in the recruitment and resourcing process. Despite continued talk of 
the crucial nature of upskilling and reskilling, latent potential remains 
untapped among workers in the middle of the tech talent pyramid. 'The New Age 
of Tech Talent,' a report from Experis, a global leader in IT professional 
resourcing and managed services and part of ManpowerGroup (NYSE: MAN), finds 
that employers need to be more creative and agile in their talent strategy – 
both inside and outside their organizations. The research suggests that HR 
leaders should be guided by workforce data, a clear talent philosophy and a 
willingness to experiment.

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"The IT sector is growing quickly," said Jonas Prising, Chairman and CEO of 
ManpowerGroup. "While there is an acute demand for highly technical candidates, 
great potential lies within adaptable generalists' candidates that is 
frequently untapped. This can be detrimental as the soft skills these 
individuals possess are often the most challenging to find. Companies can look 
within to fully explore workforce potential and reskill employees to fill gaps 
and meet their talent needs."


When asked why they were having difficulty filling tech roles, 34% of hiring 
managers said candidates did not have the right technical skills, 32% said they 
didn't have the right relevant experience, and 27% said they didn't have the 
right soft skills. The research also cites that 22% of hiring managers have the 
greatest difficulty finding IT project managers, followed by cybersecurity 
analysts, software developers, and AI/machine learning specialists (all 20%). 
The top soft skills employers report are in demand for tech roles include 
Critical Thinking & Analysis, Creativity & Originality, Reasoning & 
Problem-Solving, Reliability & Self Discipline, and Resilience & 
Adaptability.(*)


Ger Doyle, Head of Experis, Digital & Business Innovation adds, "Regardless of 
sector, the conversation about the technology skills gap often focuses on the 
most senior and junior roles and ignores existing talent who have strong 
technical skills and an intuitive sense of the business but may lack exposure 
to emerging technologies and a roadmap for their future career development."


With so many organizations competing to recruit IT workers from the same talent 
pool, there is a golden opportunity for employers to look further afield. 
Often, candidates are overlooked because they lack traditional qualifications. 
Further, recruiting strategies that embrace greater gender and ethnic diversity 
are also significant in the search for the right IT talent.

Findings published in 'The New Age of Tech Talent' are based on a survey of 
40,000 employers in 40 countries and reveal organizations are accelerating 
investment in technology and prioritizing Cyber Security (46%), Internet of 
Things (IoT), (44%) E-Commerce platforms (43%) and Cloud Computing (41%). 

The report underscores four ways organizations can bring new thinking to life:

- Open the Middle: One in five organizations globally is having trouble finding 
skilled tech talent, and IT/data skills are the most difficult to    find for 
30% of organizations. Companies need to increasingly look inward      
to fill the roles they need, taping workforce potential and reskilling  
employees to fill gaps and meet the challenges ahead.
- Find the Hidden Talent: The reality of the technology sector is that 
employers need to be more adaptable, unlocking new sources of talent, and 
recruit based on potential, not necessarily past experience. Traditional 
approaches focused on filtering candidates according to qualifications.       
and experiences may not identify those recruits who have raw qualities that 
employers require.
- Trust the Data Strategy: To get better results from recruitment, retention 
and HR strategies companies can leverage data-analytics tools to   
make better decisions and reduce attrition. As one in three organizations 
globally plan to invest more in AI technology ( 
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) including machine learning, over the next year, aptitude and personality 
assessment tools will enable more effective hiring decisions.
- Lead with Confidence: Companies guided by culture and values will be those 
that best adapt to the new workforce reality and win the war on talent. 
Significantly, 7 in 10 workers ( 
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)say having leaders that they can trust, and follow is important to them, and 2 
in 3 want to work for organizations that share their values. 
As part of ManpowerGroup's commitment to be a creator of talent at scale and 
improving employability and prosperity for all, Experis Academy helps companies 
to preskill, upskill, and reskill in-demand tech workers and many others at 
speed and scale – matching them to meaningful, sustainable jobs while helping 
them grow their skillsets for the future.


'The New Age of Tech Talent' study and methodology from Experis can be found 
here ( 
https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=3567700-1&h=4031907266&u=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.experis.com%2Ftech-talent&a=here 
).


ABOUT MANPOWERGROUP  

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helps organizations transform in a fast-changing world of work by sourcing, 
assessing, developing, and managing the talent that enables them to win. We 
develop innovative solutions for hundreds of thousands of organizations every 
year, providing them with skilled talent while finding meaningful, sustainable 
employment for millions of people across a wide range of industries and skills. 
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as the brand of choice for in-demand talent.


SOURCE Manpower Inc.

CONTACT: Sheila Leyne, sheila.leyne@manpowergroup.com