Sherrie Suski takes a closer look at tomorrow's workforce

1. Hiring the Workforce
of Tomorrow
The skills we need today

2. Critical Skills
The future of and the workforce is facing dramatic change driven by technology,
globalization, demographics, social values and the changing personal expectations
of workforce participants, especially the millennials. The intersection of these
forces has already had an impact on the talent landscape, disrupting business
models and radically changing the workplace. It is also changing the businesses
that support these workforces. The skills needed to succeed 10 years ago are not
the skills needed to succeed in the workplace today nor those that will be needed
to succeed in 10 years.

3. 43% of workers believe they must leave to advance their career
The % of women in the workforce will drop from 60% to 48%
40% of the workforce will be freelancers
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The changing landscape
By 2050 there will be no racial or ethnic majority

4. Dependable,
organized,
proactive and
responsible. This
trait is strongly
linked with
success
The strong desire
to know or learn
more outside of
your current role.
It is continuously
asking why and
challenging the
status quo
The ability to
generate new
ideas,
communicate
those ideas and
turn them into
solutions. The
ability to connect
the dots
differently
Innovation Intellectual
Curiosity
Conscientious
ness
Critical Skills

5. Nothing is
constant except
change, so the
ability to move
quickly form one
direction to
another will be
paramount
The ability to
connect to
others, to truly
listen to their
ideas, to share
yours and to
come to a
compromise
solution that is
better than any
one individuals
The ability to
analyze disparate
pieces of
information,
evaluate the
outcome and
formulate an
action plan
Critical
Thinking
Collaboration
Agility
Critical Skills

6. Summary
Change is happening at a more rapid pace than any time in our history. Our ability
to acquire, and ensure that our workforces acquire, the skills necessary for
tomorrow’s successful organizations, today, will set the stage for workforces that
are ready to meet tomorrow’s challenges. No longer is a college degree and a skill
set enough. Tomorrow’s workers will be asked to bring something to the party,
not just show up and they will be expected to make significant contributions to the
success of he business every day and at all levels.