What’s a New Year without a little crystal ball gazing? The Future of Work: The Five Biggest Workplace Trends in 2022 in Forbes by author Bernard Marr provides an insightful look into possible scenarios that may play out in the coming year. For the job-seeker or career-changer, the article offers important considerations and business trends that could impact hiring decisions in 2022.
1. Hybrid Working: The pandemic will continue to impact how and where we work with three models: centralized (i.e., for healthcare, retail, teaching), decentralized (i.e., everyone working from home) and hybrid (i.e., combined office and home work). The difference in 2022 is that the worker will have a choice in which model to follow. This is clearly a win for workers and managers too. In a report by Loom, 90 per cent of workers and managers are happier with the increased freedom offered by work at home models.
2. AI – Augmented Workforce: Artificial Intelligence (AI) will continue to replace repetitive work giving workers more time for value-added skills like creativity and innovation. This signals the importance that employers place on workers who can demonstrate high-level strategic and lateral thinking.
3. Staffing for Resilience: Hiring for efficiency has been replaced with hiring for resiliency. What was considered redundancy or overlapping skills is now considered sensible and flexible precautions. Organizations need to be nimble and quick to adapt, and job-seekers who can demonstrate these behaviours will be in high demand.
4. Less Focus on Roles, More on Skills: Focusing on roles related to the hierarchical structure of the organization has been replaced with focusing on skills that offer the organization a competitive advantage. Regardless of your title, focus on how your skills solved a key business challenge to catch the attention of a prospective employer. For example, you don’t need to be in a leadership position to demonstrate leadership skills. Focusing on skills also enables the worker to capitalize on new career opportunities that go beyond the role.
5. Employee Monitoring and Analytics: Monitoring employee activities is not a useful tool for enforcing ideal behaviour; however, it is helpful to the organization for gaining broad insights into workforce behaviour and to provide supports where needed.
This interesting article by Bernard Marr reveals what employers may be thinking about in 2022 and how it could influence hiring decisions. Consider your work experience and be sure to include in your resume examples of where you’ve demonstrated creativity, adaptability and skills that go beyond your title. Plus, keep these shiny nuggets of information handy for your next interview.
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