One of the biggest challenges facing modern HR professionals and employers today is hiring scarce digital talent at the right price. Employers are struggling to find and retain the talent they need in this increasingly competitive market place.
Due to advances in technology and globalisation, market competition has drastically increased in all industries. Every company or agency wants to provide the best service and hire the best people. The most successful businesses are the ones that are able to hire the best talent, regardless of their location. On the other hand, a big portion of the modern workforce consists of remote workers, and it keeps getting bigger each year.
“In the UK, it is predicted that 50% of the workforce will be working remotely by 2020.”
But with these advancements comes new opportunity and benefits for recruiters and candidates. The delegate talent pool is widening, employees are able to look further and further afield to source the talent they need. By looking beyond their local talent pool and opening it up to a global one, employers are able to source applicants with highly quality skillsets with a variety of salary options.
What are the benefits of a global talent pool?
- Your city doesn’t define your talent
- Build a distributed team you want
- Increase your cultural diversity & creativity
- Give your employees freedom & flexibility
- Higher productivity of staff
- Reduce your office overheads
- Higher morale and happier teams.
- Increased staff retention
- Reduced staff time off and sick leave
- Not to mention the environmental impact
Employing remote teams is a great way to reduce costs, both for the business and the employee, including office space, utility bills, and transportation costs (not to mention the reduced environmental impact!). There is also the implicit benefit of increasing workplace diversity that leads to more creativity. For the remote employee, there are greater freedoms & flexibility to be had. In contrast with a traditional office workspace, as a remote worker, you can work from the comfort of your home office, or any other public or private venue, without worrying about your appearance or formal attire. The absence of a long or time-consuming commute to work means you can get in more hours of sleep and do your favourite morning routine. This, in turn, leads to high levels of energy and productivity throughout the day and being able to focus on work tasks without distractions.
However, moving away from a local talent pool is not a quick fix, it requires a shift in culture and operational mindsets. It requires a company to embrace a distributed working model and the concept of remote working for part or all employees.
This model requires great management and communication skills. As an employer, you need to make sure all your team members have the right communication tools and skills to stay productive. Your workflow needs to be scrutinised and modified when needed to improve the performance of the team and keep the workplace fresh & exciting to work in.
Done correctly, a remote work environment can lead to high morale and a happy team that in turn can translate to better mental health, higher productivity, reduced sick leave and increased staff retention.
If you’re looking to expand your talent pool and need to recruit highly skilled remote talent fast, then contact us today.
