{"id":11358,"date":"2019-05-21T09:30:40","date_gmt":"2019-05-21T09:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/industry\/blog\/?p=11358"},"modified":"2019-05-21T09:34:40","modified_gmt":"2019-05-21T09:34:40","slug":"inclusion-and-recruitment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/industry\/blog\/cross-industry\/2019\/05\/21\/inclusion-and-recruitment\/","title":{"rendered":"How inclusion is changing the way we think about recruitment"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Technology is fundamentally changing the world around us. New generations who have grown up in our digital world have new expectations of their work environment. There’s a widening digital skills gap, and a shortfall of 900,000 skilled ICT jobs across Europe by 2020. Therefore, attracting good people is only going to get more difficult. But by being inclusive, we can start filling these gaps.<\/p>\n
How can we attract and retain the right talent to fill this skills gap? A good place to start is with inclusivity. Having a diverse and inclusive approach to recruitment means you\u2019ll gain access into untapped pool of talent. And as a bonus, diverse companies have happier employees and are more innovative.<\/p>\n
Far from being an existential threat, the skills shortage is very real, and 79 percent of UK CEOs<\/a> say that a lack of skills is one of their top business concerns. One way you can strive to fill this skills gap is to widen your talent pool by looking at untapped sources. And with 73 percent of employers<\/a> saying diversity encourages creativity and innovation, it\u2019s no wonder why they count increasing diversity as a workplace priority.<\/p>\n One way you can encourage inclusive hiring is to work with you employee resource groups within the organisation. They’ll help create hiring programmes or advocacy. They will be able to give you feedback on their experiences and how you can improve your organisation.<\/p>\nInclusive recruitment<\/h2>\n