CXC Talent Talk #8

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Since the end of the year is approaching, we prepared a special edition of the newsletter featuring the top 10 blog posts.

This week learn more about highest paying industries and jobs in Australia, solutions to the talent shortage in Asia, labour changes and trends in Poland, borderless hiring in North America & Canada, tech profiles in highest demand in Latin America and so much more.

🟧 CXC Australasia

💸 THE HIGHEST PAYING INDUSTRIES AND JOBS IN AUSTRALIA: 2022 UPDATE

The highest paying industries in Australia have been revealed. And the shift from only five years ago may surprise you.

Despite the impact of COVID, the lowest unemployment rate in 48 years, a vast drop in immigration, inflation growth and wage stagnation, many job categories are experiencing significant wage growth. Employers, desperate to attract talent to fill vacancies – especially in high-demand industries – are throwing a broad array of incentives to find the right people.

Take a look at the better-paying jobs and the highest-paying industries in Australia in the article HERE.

💼 THE TOP 10 IN-DEMAND CONTRACTING JOBS IN AUSTRLIA | 2022 UPDATE

As we have reported previously, there are significant benefits (and drawbacks) of becoming a contractor. Each of these is worthy of consideration.

But having lost – or what’s felt like, lost – two years to the madness that was COVID, the demand for contracting jobs in Australia has shifted. Yes, contractors are still in great demand, only the skills sought have somewhat changed.

From our recent research, we have uncovered the 10 most in-demand independent contracting jobs currently on offer in Australia. Read the full list HERE.

🟧 CXC Asia

🔑 WORKFORCE TRENDS THAT WILL SHAPE 2023

Many work watchers say the crystal ball has never been clearer. The future of work is already here. Can’t see it? Here are 7 already-familiar trends that will define the world of work in 2023.

The pandemic has changed the world. But those changes cut a little deeper than everyone thinks. Just as historians say World War 1 closed the door on one epoch and opened the window to another, so COVID brought the world of work as we knew it to an end and helped usher in a new age of digital transformation.

Signposting this new world are terms such as remote working, working from home (WFH), digital nomads, Zoom meetings, RATS, VAX and social distancing etc.

Explore new global language of work HERE.

⛩ MEETING THE CHALLENGE OF ASIA'S TALENT SHORTAGE

Asia’s talent shortage is not going away anytime soon. In fact, in the short term it will probably get worse, especially in tech sectors because of the digital revolution currently underway. So what can Asian businesses do to meet this challenge and move ahead in our shaky, post-pandemic world?

Businesses have been forced to find digital ways to replace in-person interaction, and workplace and communications technology have evolved at such a rapid pace that the development of appropriate skill sets has lagged. So the current skills/talent gap is particularly acute in the tech sector.

In Asia, the world’s boomtown region pre-pandemic, these shortages have hit particularly hard. So what can businesses in Asia do to meet the staff shortage challenge? Find out in the blog post HERE.

🟧 CXC Emea

📋 CONTINGENT WORKER RETENTION: 6 STRATEGIES FOR 2023

In the aftermath of the Great Resignation and in the face of major talent shortages across many industries, employee retention is a hot topic right now.

But we rarely talk about strategies for retaining your contingent workforce — those people who work for your organisation, but are not your employees. 

There’s a misconception that contingent equals short-term, and that there’s no point in trying to retain an independent contractor, freelancer or consultant since they’ll be moving on to their next contract in a few months anyway.

The truth is that many of these professionals have long-lasting relationships with their clients. They may work for the same organisation for a long time, or return to them multiple times over a period of several years. Learn how to keep your contingent workforce HERE.

🇵🇱 LABOUR MARKET IN POLAND 2023: ARE WE LOOKING FOR GIGS?

It would seem obvious, that the pace the inflation in Poland is growing, will influence Polish labour market. We would expect increase requests for raises in salaries, employees changing jobs for higher paid ones. While both of these occurrences are happening, one other path is being chosen by Polish citizens – They are looking for gigs.

According to data from Polish biggest small-adverts platform, OLX.pl, the amount of searches for additional work have grown by 54%, and it surpassed the number of 13 million!

While this trend in Poland is mainly fuelled by the need of additional income, it coincidentally aligns with a global trend, and may hasten Poland’s transformation into a “gig economy”.Why, you may ask? Take a look at current situation, and upcoming changes, that will take place in Poland from the start of 2023 HERE.

🟧 CXC North America & Canada

🌎 WHAT IS BORDERLESS HIRING AND HOW CAN YOUR ORGANIZATION BENEFIT FROM IT?

After all of the recent changes to the world in the past year, the use of technology has surged in providing businesses viable alternatives when it comes to communication, work collaboration, services, and even onboarding and hiring. 

If businesses have learned anything in the past few years, it’s that our capabilities are no longer limited by the walls around us, be it our homes or even our countries borders

This new wave of communication technology has allowed us to quickly adapt to working remotely, working more efficiently, and even collaborating across time zones while still delivering a productive output. Essentially, we’re no longer bound by the need to sit in an office to work, we’re able to achieve the same level of productivity virtually.

Explore the borderless hiring trend HERE.

❗❗ CONTRACTOR VETTING AND MISCLASSIFICATION LAWSUIT REVIEW - ARE YOU AT RISK?

When times get tough, everyone is looking for ways to reduce their cost and spend. For some time now, but more so in recent years, organizations have been working to reduce their labor costs and raise their own margins.

But how do they go about it? Quite simply, they shift more of the burden, expenses and responsibilities to the employee. However, this kind of maneuver is not necessarily a legal one. While it might cut costs for employers, the employee ends up with less take home pay and having to pay their own expenses to boot!

Cutting costs is the main reason many companies choose to reclassify their employees as contractors. But what are the risks? Read HERE.

🟧 CXC Latin America

💽 THE TECH PROFILES CURRENTLY IN HIGHEST DEMAND?

Today’s global IT job market is tight. Very tight. Businesses all over the world are doing whatever they can to attract top tech talent – remotely or really – and that means fruitful, fun times ahead for those Tech profiles most in-demand.

According to reputable publications like Robert Half Technology’s 2022 IT salary report these in-demand Tech profiles fill a broad horizon from data-focused roles to security-related positions. And salaries reflect demand.

Discover the tech profiles in highest demand HERE.

🔥 THE HOTTEST CAREERS IN 2023?

In a fast-changing world it pays to be future-ready. So there’s never been a better time than NOW to take stock of your career goals and your future to ensure you maximize your job potential.

Taking a closer look at next year’s hottest career paths is a good place to start. But why are they so ‘hot’? And how can you use this knowledge to your advantage?

All over the world right now you can feel the heat from the two hottest career fields on the planet. Healthcare and technology are well and truly on fire. Find out why HERE.