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‘Skills Gap Is One Of The Mega Trends Affecting The Workforce'
People Matters
|September 2019
Aarti Thapar, Director of Customer Success for the APAC region for LinkedIn, sheds light on the latest trends shaping the workforce and the skill gaps that need to be addressed for emerging jobs.
Aarti Thapar is an experienced Talent and Business leader, currently based in Singapore as the Director of Customer Success for the APAC region for LinkedIn. In this role, she leads a team that helps customers to be successful in using LinkedIn’s products to create economic opportunity.
In this exclusive interaction with People Matters, Aarti, sheds light on the latest trends shaping the workforce and the skill gaps that need to be addressed for emerging jobs.
What are some of the latest trends shaping the workforce?
The world of work is going through a period of arguably unprecedented change at the hands of machines; automation, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are the new kids on the employment block. Changing technologies, market structures, and consumer preferences have kept all the industry leaders on their toes, and managers are in a constant hustle to stay updated with the changes. Four very important trends which will transform the way employers hire, develop and retain talent, include the following:
This story is from the September 2019 edition of People Matters.
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