Author: Kelly Neaves

2021, the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic and having to adjust to a “new normal”. The pandemic is causing a shift in skills The pandemic has meant people have had to adapt their working life and has quickly changed...

Mercer Global Talent Trends highlighted the following trends which varied sharply in 2020 an provides an insight how businesses can set themselves apart from competition in 2021. Focus on Futures – Sought action on the gender pay gap to begin...

Cognisess partners with IHG Hotels & Resorts to provide hard and human skills matching in new flagship Academy programme. Cognisess helps  businesses identify, nurture and retain their workforce talent.  We are partnering with IHG Hotels & Resorts in the launch...

In the most recent COVID-19: Briefing Note, McKinsey & Company discusses how we go about building a future that delivers growth, sustainability and inclusion?  The pandemic has driven radical shifts The COVID-19 pandemic has driven radical shifts in the #futureofwork,...

Education is failing just about everyone – students, employers, society….  If there is one thing that requires changing it’s how we ‘educate’ people – from pre-school through to adult learning. Don’t we require wholesale reform? From what we teach and why,...

Match skills to jobs… I know it’s an obvious statement but without the right skills identified, a job is simply a vacancy – and the chances of someone succeeding in the role is reduced or zero. Most new employees are looking...