Addressing A Critical Recruitment Crisis In Terms Of Talent Gap

Talent gap is one of the significant crisis points that a company faces in recent times. It is defined as the visible gap between the skill set needed within the organization and available knowledge base of the current workforce. This is due to the lack of experienced professionals in the specific technology segments and work areas. It has become one of the prime challenges for the recruitment agencies as well. So we bring to you certain measures that help you identify the talent gap within your company.

• One of the primary initiatives that need to be taken for understanding the skill gap scenario is the analysis of the current talent present within the organization. The existing workforce can be subjected to a skill test which provides a good benchmark. It clears the existing stand point of the company with respect to the knowledge base.
• Another analysis can be done in terms of productivity. The delivery of the teams in terms of timing and quality, involvement in the creativity arena, proposing of new methodologies that help in improving procedures and communication are some of the basic parameters of this initiative. If there are certain shortfalls in these factors, then it is quite clear that the business is lacking the necessary skills.
• If it happens quite often that a project is taken up and it starts off on a positive note but slacks after a certain period of time to such an extent that the management needs to look for temporary solutions in terms of resources for project completion and closure then it is a clear indication of talent gap.
• Lastly, if the quality of the product thus developed is not up to the mark and the client comes back with major feedbacks then shows a prominent skill gap.

With all these pointers, we put forth certain measures that can be used for coping up with this issue. A manpower consultancy can be helpful towards implementation of such measures.

• The first and foremost step is to identify the type and extent of the skill gap through a thorough and logical assessment. For this the company needs to pen down the skills required for specific job roles and the current skill level available. Depending on the contrast the next step can be formulated.
• Training and development is one of the most adopted and secure measures of filling in the talent gap. There is not always a necessity to hire additional resources for certain skill set, an existing employee with a basic understanding of certain skills can be further trained to take up additional responsibilities.
• The planning of addressing the skill gap needs to take in to consideration the budget, type of training content and level, trainer and the time period. Then only the probable outcome can be determined.

Lastly, adding on to skills through training or recruitment of additional resources, in both cases it should be performed on the basis of future objectives in long term.