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hr’s got talent
Make a move on internal talent Revised ways of working, technology and proactive employee engagement will be key to enhancing internal mobility and optimising employee engagement processes. This will allow employees to take control of their personal career growth and create an organisational environment that supports this.
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BY ATLEHANG RAMATHESELE
n a conversation powered by Oracle, top HR practitioners came together at this year’s HR Indaba Conversation to discuss how to dynamise and energise the process of hiring from within an organisation.
The session started with a powerful opening from strategic business solutions engineer at Oracle, Rob Bothma. Other than highlighting how the recruitment freeze in the midst of the pandemic forced organisations to look internally for further assistance, Rob emphasised the importance of using technology to optimise employee engagement processes. Following much research about how the workforce was going to change over time and the rise of the gig economy, Rob explained that
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Oracle ascertained that organisations were going to have to manage the dynamics of needing certain skills with less stringent parameters than full-time employment, and making these opportunities available to staff. This was to address when an employee has an additional skill that is only required for a limited period or a specific project. Oracle heeded the call by creating a function called Opportunity Marketplace that allows managers to share the duration of a project, the team and the skills required. This has helped organisations improve their networking skills internally, assist staff to gain skills and enable employees to sell themselves in a more social environment. “You start building up capability within the
