2. 1. Competing to hire the best and motivate
the rest
Job hirer’s story
HR practices / Business strategies to maintain ‘talent’ /
people
Availability of existing & new Talent – in future higher
demand lower availability
Life span demands a longer duration in work life
Outsourcing to reduce costs
3. 2. How individuals can survive in the new
world of work
Job seeker’s story
Challenges in the job market
Continuous upgradation of skills is required
Job hoping to rise rather than continuing
Fulfilling jobs are available instead of mundane ones
Due to changing dynamics – social, business, health etc –
newer job opportunities are arising
Short term versus long term jobs
4. 3. In the new world of work, unemployment is
high yet skilled and talented people are in
short supply. Matthew Bishop explains
Imbalance of job distribution – across the world, across
economies, within a country
5. 4. The new world of work needs to be fair as well as
efficient
Stress on the employment demands due to globalization – opening of
economies. Plus point of getting benefits but at some counts loosing
out too.
Skills demand-supply management – countries loosing out as there
seems to be a mismatch between the education sector and industry.
(Special focus has been brought in India by businesses by initiating such
education programs or upskilling existing force
Strong and stable govt policies to create positive environment for
business to expand, entrepreneurs to launch newer business models –
leading to more, newer jobs
Balance of load the flexibility of the labour market – young vs
older, existing or non-existing flexibility, extent of flexibility
6. 5. Employers are getting free workers, interns
are getting a free education
Pros and cons of Internship as a (work) culture.
Is it pure learning for the intern or there much more too
it?
Is it getting cheap labour for the organization?
How many of the youngsters are actually able to take
this approach?
7. 6. Divisions are getting deeper
7. Policymakers can help create jobs, up to a
point
8. Job-hunting lessons for young Egyptians
