Thursday, February 10, 2011

Skills Gap and Employees

HR Professionals may come across scenarios where new employees lack sufficient skills due to flaws in the recruitment process or employee career planning. This article describes how they implemented a system to address their gap and was able to succeed with an return on investment.

Key points to remember
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- the skills gap needs to be determined for each individual
- a plan should be developed on an individual basis
- involve the employee who is lacking skills and management

Key Terms

This week’s HR terminology includes:

Skill gap analysis
: compares a person’s skills to the skills required for the job to which they have been, or will be, assigned. The result is an improved understanding of exactly which skills employees need to develop further.


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