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Training your employees for the future of AI
In a world full of new AI tools employers and employees are frantically trying to keep up with the speed of innovation while working out which tools are best for their business and role.
A recent survey from Hyland shows that 95% of employees feel confident in their usage and understanding of AI tools. Interestingly of this 95%, 98% are looking to develop those skills and want training on how to best use and utilise them in the workplace.
Career Capital (Part 1) – essential things to do for your career.
John Lawson is Principal Consultant and Director of Lawson Williams Consulting Group Ltd.
After a long career in recruitment and working with a wide range of people, I now see an increased challenge in sustaining a career in the New Zealand job market.
Large number of open vacancies are hurting New Zealand businesses.
Skills Shortages and the Cost of Vacancy (COV)
The reality of skills shortages is a hotly debated and politicised topic in New Zealand.
The 2022 NZ Staff Turnover and Employment Survey canvassed organisations on the impacts of current skills shortages.
In 2022, 72% of businesses reported they had positions that they were unable to fill. This was an increase from 64% in 2021.
Introducing the 2021 NZ Staff Turnover Survey report – March 2022
Now in its 14th year, Lawson Williams has once again surveyed New Zealand businesses across a range of sectors to provide Staff Turnover data as New Zealand moves through the Covid – 19 pandemic.
What’s your story?
If you have been active in the job market recently you will have heard about Behavioural interview questions or experienced them in a job interview. They usually start with “Tell me about a time when you…” or “Give me an example of when you…”.
Leading team YOU!
It’s a new year and decade, has anything changed?
At the beginning of every new year in our recruitment business we are interested in what has changed. What skills will our clients be looking for in their employees in 2020.
In the world of big data and HR analytics there is now a plethora of research and reporting, identifying and presenting both the hard skills and soft skills in demand.