HR concerns over dearth of talent

Recruiting talented workers will be the biggest challenge for HR in 2016, according to a new report.

The report, conducted by telecommunications company Powwownow, interviewed over 500 UK professionals. The survey looked at the past few months as well as questioning them about the upcoming year, asking the people polled to make some educated business predictions.

The report found that a shocking 36% of respondents believe that sourcing and hiring skilled employees will pose the biggest challenge in 2016. A further 44.5% claimed that they would be investing more in graduate schemes in an attempt to plug the burgeoning skills gap. Another 38.8% admitted that they planned on adapting remote working schemes for employees in the future.

James Fletcher, Managing Director and Owner of The Gents Pack, explained in an interview with Executive Grapevine: “In 2016 I will be focussing a lot of my efforts on social media as I believe they will have the biggest return in terms of engagement and sales for my business.