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Bridging The Widening Skill Gaps Of Knowledge Workers

Disprz

Knowledge workers are an intangible asset of a business; however, without the right skill set, they fail to capitalize on lucrative opportunities. Most knowledge workers lack the necessary skills to address the changing market and customer demands. 87% of companies say they have skill gaps or expect to within a few years.

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Who Is The New Knowledge Worker?

Mindflash

The Knowledge Worker has played an imperative role in the development of business over the decades. In fact, knowledge workers have driven an estimated 70 percent of U.S. click image to enlarge).

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Personalization for Knowledge Workers

Xyleme

In this post I address use cases that apply to a high-skilled knowledge workforce. Personalization for the high-skill knowledge worker. The Collaborative, High-Skill Worker. Almost everyone I know has changed jobs several times in the past ten years.

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Once, twice, one thousand times a knowledge worker

From the Coleface

Amongst the exhortations for L&D people to be more business savvy which are hard to take issue with, Jay states that we now work in an environment where a “great knowledge worker can be several hundred times as productive as his peer” My first reaction was: how can you believe this is true?

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Coursera research in the WEF Future of Jobs Report 2023: learners without degrees can learn critical skills just as fast as degree holders

Coursera

By Jeff Maggioncalda, Coursera CEO Today, the World Economic Forum (WEF) launched its Future of Jobs Report 2023 that analyzes the impact of current labor market disruptions and reveals the outlook for technology adoption, jobs, and skills in the next five years.

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Move over, blue- and white-collar jobs: The workforce color spectrum is expanding

CLO Magazine

Burning Glass called those positions “hybrid jobs.” Today, in a rapidly digitizing labor market where tech skills are fast becoming table stakes, we might just call them “jobs.”. Back when that report came out, so-called hybrid jobs were largely a white-collar phenomenon. None of these are really white- or blue-collar jobs.

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Which Workplace Quest—Job Seeker, Employee, or Talent Seeker—Is Yours?

SweetRush

Whether it’s a job, meaning, new talent—or even purple squirrels riding rainbow unicorns—we’re all searching for something in the workplace! Job seekers can also feel like this when trying to find the “just right” employer that pays well, cares about their mental well-being, and provides them tools to grow professionally.

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