The use of communication services is nothing new within the world of business. Since audio and video conferencing emerged in the early 2000’s, they’ve become a key feature to business success. Early iterations of VoIP products like Cisco, Avaya and Nortel created a new way of calling by using broadband internet connections and desktop computers, before developing into instant messaging services like Skype and Slack that were largely adopted in the past decade.

From advice on how to prepare for upcoming legislative changes to in-depth conversations on workplace trends and hiring practices, our growing library of on-demand webinars will help answer pressing questions and prepare your workforce for the future.

Each quarter, ManpowerGroup conducts the ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey (MEOS), which measures employers’ intentions to increase or decrease the number of employees in their workforces within the next three months. For the Q2 2021 MEOS report, we asked 1,515 employers across the UK one simple question: “How do you anticipate total employment at your location to change in the next three months as compared to the current quarter?”

Do you have job satisfaction in your current role? In this post, we’re asking questions that offer a great starting point in understanding how happy you are at work right now. Your responses might reveal that a complete career change is right for you, or that you’re ready to take a smaller step, like moving to a different role internally or finding a similar job at another company.

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, new roles that complement automation and new kinds of work saw an increase in demand for soft skills. Over the past year, that acceleration has only magnified the need for businesses to hire for, train and cultivate the right kind of skills among their workforces.

In the UK’s most recent study in 2019, it was found that 46 percent of men and 32 percent of women played video games. Previously considered a pastime for kids and ‘slackers’, the world’s 2.5 billion gamers are honing a wide variety of in-demand skills – everything from teamwork and collaboration to critical thinking and decision-making.

We all know that the world of work has dramatically changed over the past twelve months and that what companies and candidates alike require has shifted as a result. But how exactly have the priorities of candidates changed and what key trends have come out of this time of disruption?

Working in social care can be demanding and requires a multitude of different skills to be able to manage the day-to day. In such a varied profession, what are the top qualities every care worker needs to do their job? Here are just five of the top skills we think are crucial.

As trends like digitisation accelerate the shift in skills organisation require faster than ever before, companies need refreshed talent and workforce development strategies in order to attract, develop, engage and retain the best talent in this next phase of the Skills Revolution.