EPISODE · Nov 14, 2023 · 30 MIN
A Skills-First Approach to Talent Recruitment and Development
from Future Talent Podcast Series · host Future Talent Podcast Series
In this episode, we explore a skills-first approach to talent recruitment and development. Kate O'Sullivan, Senior Director of EU Public Policy and the Economic Graph at LinkedIn, explains the benefits to organisations and society more broadly in moving to a skills-first strategy. This is where companies hire and promote talent based on their skills rather than their job title or what school they attended. Kate shares significant statistics on how a skills-first strategy can create a more diverse and inclusive workforce. She also does a deeper dive into the statistics for women in leadership and unpacks the story these statistics tell us about the Irish workplace today. Joining us to discuss this topic today: Kate O’Sullivan, EU Director Public Policy & Economic Graph, LinkedIn Podcast producer & host: Dr Dee Duffy, Senior Talent Development Partner, TU Dublin: Want to build your future talent pipeline? Contact Technological University Dublin’s Enterprise Academy today: Email: [email protected] Website: www.tudublin.ie/enterprise-academy LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tudublin-enterprise-academy/ To learn more about university-enterprise engagement for talent and skills development, subscribe to the Future Talent podcast series wherever you listen to your podcasts.
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In this episode, we explore a skills-first approach to talent recruitment and development. Kate O'Sullivan, Senior Director of EU Public Policy and the Economic Graph at LinkedIn, explains the benefits to organisations and society more broadly in moving to a skills-first strategy. This is where companies hire and promote talent based on their skills rather than their job title or what school they attended. Kate shares significant statistics on how a skills-first strategy can create a more diverse and inclusive workforce. She also does a deeper dive into the statistics for women in leadership and unpacks the story these statistics tell us about the Irish workplace today. Joining us to discuss this topic today: Kate O’Sullivan, EU Director Public Policy & Economic Graph, LinkedIn Podcast producer & host: Dr Dee Duffy, Senior Talent Development Partner, TU Dublin: Want to build your future talent pipeline? Contact Technological University Dublin’s Enterprise Academy today: Email: [email protected] Website: www.tudublin.ie/enterprise-academy LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tudublin-enterprise-academy/ To learn more about university-enterprise engagement for talent and skills development, subscribe to the Future Talent podcast series wherever you listen to your podcasts.
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