Mark Hanson - HR Tech 2022 Series - Re-Skilling Employees in a Competitive Labor Market

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Mark Hanson - HR Tech 2022 Series - Re-Skilling Employees in a Competitive Labor Market
Apr 20, 2023 Season 5 Episode 15
David Turetsky

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Summary:

Mark Hanson is the VP of Strategy with Lightcast (formerly Emsi Burning Glass), a company whose ultimate goal is to connect individuals with the right skills and right jobs in the right places. Throughout his career, Mark has worked as Associate Director of Talent Acquisition at UnitedHealth Group and as Adjunct Professor at Bethel University. 

In this episode, Mark talks about how companies can leverage their employees’s skills in a tight labor market, and why 2023 might be the year of the CHRO. 


Chapters:

[0:00 - 3:26] Introduction

  • Welcome, Mark!
  • Today’s Topic: Is Re-skilling Employees the Solution to a Competitive Labor Market?

[3:27 - 11:28] How the economic landscape will shape HR in 2023

  • How does HR deal with the confusing economic landscape we’re faced with today
  • Consider re-skilling employees instead of laying them off

[11:29 - 14:48] Things that didn’t surprise us in 2022

  • A fully developed, end-to-end, holy grail solution still doesn’t exist… yet?
  • Traditionally non-HR companies are breaking into HR technology

[14:49 - 22:59] Where is the HR technology heading in 2023

  • It’s all about partnerships, integrations, and unified systems
  • As organizations feel tighter margins, CHROs will play a larger role in molding the future of our workforce

[23:00 - 24:03] Closing

  • Thanks for listening!


Quotes:

“The labor market is great for candidates right now—they have more power than ever.”

“CHROs finally have a huge say in where [their companies] are going, and they’re going to have even more of a say in 2023.”

Contact:
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David's LinkedIn


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