Tim DaviesCEO Projekt Rising - The expert AI partner for SMEs

Challenges in finding motivated talent for businesses

17 Sept 2024

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A short transcript excerpt of Tim Davies speaking about the difficulty of finding highly motivated, adaptable talent for businesses. He recommends practical evaluation approaches such as micro-tests and "moonlight" jobs—small, finite pieces of work used to observe drive, skills, and learning eagerness before offering employment. The clip emphasizes candidate motivation, adaptability, and demonstrated willingness to learn.

I think, for me, finding highly motivated talent is one of the biggest challenges in running business, finding the right people to work with. And you can do it in a multitude of different ways. And we were chatting recently with somebody, and we were talking about sort of, effectively, micro tests and having moonlight jobs where people are being evaluated on a very, very finite piece of work and then maybe another piece. And if they do well, then you consider them for employment. And finding those people that are driven, that want to make a difference, that have that adaptability of mind, is really difficult. So working with an organization like yours, it opens our horizons to more of the people that are passionate, driven. They're looking to make a difference in the world. Absolutely. And they've already demonstrated that they're eager to learn more because they're taking on additional learning.