{ "docId": "019dd923-5de0-76bd-a169-be3f1503528d", "docSlug": "4913e094bfcbae33", "documentTitle": "Bridging the Skills Gap in the Future Workforce", "authorId": "Accenture", "authorName": "ATD Research", "documentKindSlug": "consulting-deck", "documentKindLabel": "Consulting deck", "sourceTypeSlug": "strategy_consulting", "sourceTypeLabel": "Strategy consulting", "presentationDate": null, "orientation": "portrait", "aspectRatio": 0.773, "pageNumber": 9, "pageCount": 49, "prevPage": 8, "nextPage": 10, "slideType": "industry_trends", "function": "establish_context", "density": "overcrowded", "nDataPoints": 8, "notes": "The slide uses external data sources (BLS, Forbes) to frame the problem of the skills gap.", "elementsJson": [ "paragraph", "callout_box", "footnote" ], "metadataConfidence": 0.95, "imagePath": null, "slideHref": "/slides/019dd923-5de0-76bd-a169-be3f1503528d/9", "deckHref": "/decks/019dd923-5de0-76bd-a169-be3f1503528d", "deckJsonHref": "/decks/019dd923-5de0-76bd-a169-be3f1503528d.json", "deckAnchorHref": "/decks/019dd923-5de0-76bd-a169-be3f1503528d#slide-9", "components": [ { "bbox": { "h": 0.1, "w": 0.36, "x": 0.47, "y": 0.525 }, "kind": "callout", "text": "82 percent of participants reported a skills gap in their organization. In 2018, 83 percent reported a skills gap.", "attrs": null, "subkind": "primary", "toolName": null, "toolSlug": null, "confidence": null, "componentId": "68ee7f4a-7099-4a82-bc5f-017910fecacb", "frameworkName": null, "frameworkSlug": null }, { "bbox": null, "kind": "metric", "text": "skills gap prevalence: 82%", "attrs": null, "subkind": "primary", "toolName": "Quantification", "toolSlug": "quantification", "confidence": null, "componentId": "019dd951-fef9-735f-a62e-3c342fdf8fe5", "frameworkName": null, "frameworkSlug": null }, { "bbox": { "h": 0.25, "w": 0.28, "x": 0.17, "y": 0.525 }, "kind": "paragraph", "text": "However, a skills gap is also contributing to many current job vacancies. Seventy percent of participants reported that the skills gap in their organization affected service delivery, customers, or project future growth, a slight improvement from 2018. Meanwhile, just over three-quarters of respondents expected to see a skills gap in their organization in the future. These findings show that the skills gap is a considerable issue for organizations, and it is unlikely to go away in the near future. According to an article in Forbes, building critical skills is a top priority for human resources leaders in 2022.", "attrs": null, "subkind": "paragraph", "toolName": null, "toolSlug": null, "confidence": null, "componentId": "4348e19e-cf69-46bd-a87e-9c469f2ac5f8", "frameworkName": null, "frameworkSlug": null }, { "bbox": { "h": 0.15, "w": 0.66, "x": 0.17, "y": 0.375 }, "kind": "paragraph", "text": "This data has many people wondering what is actually causing the employment situation. Is it a skills gap or factors exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, such as those commonly associated with increased resignations? According to Jennifer Lee, senior economist at BMO Capital Markets, “The ongoing struggle to find the right worker for the right role continues.” Certainly, some of the jobs that employers are having difficulty filling are challenging, low paying, or risky.", "attrs": null, "subkind": "paragraph", "toolName": null, "toolSlug": null, "confidence": null, "componentId": "504dc0c2-3a1b-4f27-9575-ad5221a5c763", "frameworkName": null, "frameworkSlug": null }, { "bbox": { "h": 0.25, "w": 0.66, "x": 0.17, "y": 0.2 }, "kind": "paragraph", "text": "According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, at the end of November 2021, the unemployment rate was 4.2 percent in the United States. This is down from the previous months, as has the current number of unemployed persons across the country, which fell to 6.9 million. In November, 210,000 jobs were added to the economy. With unemployment down and jobs being added back to the economy, more people have their pick of positions. In fact, the number of current job openings is more than 10 million. For comparison, in April 2020, shortly after COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, the unemployment rate reached 14.8 percent. By the end of 2020 (when the ATD survey was conducted), it was 6.7 percent.", "attrs": null, "subkind": "paragraph", "toolName": null, "toolSlug": null, "confidence": null, "componentId": "8c01391c-9a7e-4b82-af4c-058877efd15e", "frameworkName": null, "frameworkSlug": null }, { "bbox": null, "kind": "quote", "text": "The ongoing struggle to find the right worker for the right role continues. — Jennifer Lee, senior economist at BMO Capital Markets", "attrs": null, "subkind": null, "toolName": "Authority citation", "toolSlug": "authority-citation", "confidence": null, "componentId": "019dd951-fef9-735f-a62e-38f9c5e02cb7", "frameworkName": null, "frameworkSlug": null }, { "bbox": { "h": 0.1, "w": 0.66, "x": 0.17, "y": 0.77 }, "kind": "source-note", "text": "1 Bureau of Labor Statistics, “The Employment Situation—November 2021,” BLS, December 3, 2021, bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm. 2 Lucia Mutikani, “U.S. Job Openings Hit Record High as Employers Struggle to Find Workers,” Reuters, September 8, 2021, reuters.com/business/us-job-openings-rise-record-109-million-july-2021-09-08. 3 Bureau of Labor Statistics, “Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey,” BLS, October 8, 2021, data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNS14000000. 4 Mutikani, “U.S. Job Openings Hit Record High.” 5 Eric Friedman, “Top 10 Issues Facing HR Leaders Heading into 2022,” Forbes, December 7, 2021, forbes.com/sites/forbeshumanresourcescouncil/2021/12/07/top-10-issues-facing-hr-leaders-heading-into-2022/?sh=66cc97e1474e.", "attrs": null, "subkind": null, "toolName": null, "toolSlug": null, "confidence": null, "componentId": "3e6c3381-8cd5-418b-a350-8697a792cbc1", "frameworkName": null, "frameworkSlug": null }, { "bbox": { "h": 0.02, "w": 0.35, "x": 0.17, "y": 0.175 }, "kind": "title", "text": "The Skills Gap Is Still Top of Mind", "attrs": null, "subkind": "headline", "toolName": null, "toolSlug": null, "confidence": null, "componentId": "c0a9818b-2130-42e6-a1b7-82aa2dc6b5df", "frameworkName": null, "frameworkSlug": null } ], "metrics": [], "tools": [ { "name": "Action Titles", "slug": "action-titles", "agent": "Architect", "layer": "slide", "matchId": "019dd95a-0bbc-704d-8000-0ce463969c8b", "evidence": "Title 'The Skills Gap Is Still Top of Mind' states insight not topic", "confidence": 80 }, { "name": "Opening Hooks", "slug": "opening-hooks", "agent": "Storyteller", "layer": "slide", "matchId": "019dd95a-0bbc-704d-8000-11da9c950aa0", "evidence": "Startling-stat callout: '82 percent... 83 percent reported a skills gap'", "confidence": 80 }, { "name": "Von Restorff Effect", "slug": "von-restorff-effect", "agent": "Designer", "layer": "slide", "matchId": "019dd95a-0bbc-704d-8000-146aeec8f2d1", "evidence": "Pull-quote callout typeset in larger red-accented type stands out from body", "confidence": 75 } ], "frameworks": [], "arcBeats": [ { "to": 9, "from": 8, "beatId": "019dd95a-0680-7418-8209-8d2010205b82", "arcName": "The Consultant's Gambit", "arcSlug": "consultants-gambit", "beatName": "Situation & Context", "beatSlug": "consultants-gambit-situation-context", "evidence": "Intro and 82% top-of-mind stat establish context", "position": 1, "confidence": 82, "parentBeatName": "Setup", "parentBeatSlug": "setup" } ], "loops": [ { "to": 9, "from": 8, "name": "Aha Moment", "slug": "03-aha-moment", "bestFor": "Data-heavy sections, research findings, analytical arguments", "matchId": "019dd95a-07fd-712f-b773-2c489a12f69c", "evidence": "Question framed in intro, BLS data presented, callout reveals 82%/83% insight", "position": 1, "objective": "Open with skills gap statistic to land the insight", "structure": "The Problem/Question -> What the Data Shows -> The Insight", "confidence": 70, "description": "Establish a tension, present data, then deliver the insight that changes everything" } ], "imagePathAlt": null, "thumbSrc": null, "thumbSrcAlt": null, "locked": true }