The Global Recruiter: Winning The Fight For Flexibility

Originally posted on The Global Recruiter, written by Roger Clements CGO.

Whether you love them or hate them, trends articles are at least thought provoking. Next year will be particularly interesting in HR and recruitment with the opposing forces of flexibility and protectionism likely to meet head on should the UK Employment Rights Bill get the green light. But this could push HR to new heights if approached in the right way. Here goes…

Squiggly rules!

The evolution of career paths will continue in 2025, with more and more people embracing the ‘squiggly’ non-linear model (first coined by Helen Tupper and Sarah Ellis in their book of the same name published in 2020). Traditional linear career paths will fall further into decline, left behind by a younger generation that wants more control over their working life, along with the flexibility to change roles, employers and sectors when they feel it’s necessary. Whether that’s to accelerate their career development or change it completely, essentially by taking on in-demand skills or shifting to a sector on the rise.

Employers, too, will increasingly deem traditional career paths no longer fit for purpose. Again, flexibility is the key driver. The talent base organisations need is evolving rapidly, with 68% of in-demand skills predicted to change by 2030 (LinkedIn, 2024). To keep pace, organisations in 2025 will have to get better at re-skilling their people. This will mean staff naturally start shifting roles as they gain new skills and adjust their cultural alignment with employers.

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Data-driven decision-making

This means using the latest forms of AI-driven data analytics, smart personalisation and automation to streamline processes to deliver a more efficient and engaging service, and fuel faster, better decision-making. But managing and informing this with human expertise and intelligently thought-out strategy. HR should always provide personalised human interaction where it’s needed to guide and reassure candidates at pivotal stages, and bring employees together to socialise to boost a sense of belonging and wellbeing. Smarter HR in 2025 will hopefully see AI and people working better together.

Originally posted on The Global Recruiter, written by Roger Clements CGO.