| |9 October 2020HIGHERReviewThe progress of technology has changed the way businesses operate, the way we work, and we live, and it will further expand its reach and be a part of everything around us; we have to learn to coexist.Organizations realize that the only way to take care of their business and people is JOB & SKILL DEVELOPMENT. The technology revolution has transformed our world at an un-believable speed. There is no job security; companies and individuals today are working more on EMPLOYABILITY THAN EMPLOYMENT. I believe organizations are drafting strategies for strengthening their talent pool. The approach now is much more proactive than reactive.In today's changing scenario, what do you think defines an organization as a top employer? Culture of the organization for sure! One, How organiza-tions react and what actions they take under challenging sit-uations says a lot about them. Culture is everything that we do with our system and people. In my opinion, the top four characteristics are:CARE: Communication, Adaptable, Real and ExperienceCommunication: They are open, straightforward, trans-parent, honest, and empathetic communicators.Adaptable: They are ready and prepared to accept and change, as per the need of the time and people. Processes and practices are more REAL & NIMBLE than RIGID in such organizations.Rewarding: Here, employees know that their existence matters, they are genuinely appreciated, and the company values their hard work with ongoing skills and knowledge development.Empathetic: It is authentic and transparent in all its actions. Not just the big picture, but the smallest one gets shared too. These organizations have a collaborative and collective ap-proach to decision making and problem-solving. They re-spect individualism!A company is nothing without its people. A top employer will always value its employees.As the world is changing rapidly and is becoming technology-driven, how is the industry planning to cope with the technological advancements and adoption of automation?Firstly, by accepting and adapting. Secondly, by building the required skills to adapt and take advantage of what technol-ogy has to offer. Lastly, embrace its potential and tag along. Technology is advancing at a dramatic pace; organizations have to keep up with a continually evolving tech-driven world. The progress of technology has changed the way busi-nesses operate, the way we work, and we live, and it will further expand its reach and be a part of everything around us; we have to learn to coexist.Technology is essential for any business; to get the most out of it, organizations have to make the RIGHT technologi-cal decisions and investments at the RIGHT time. Companies can't advance without adopting technological advancements. It's better to PREPAIR (Fix it, even if it's not broken), than REPAIR (if it's not broken, don't fix it).In the post-pandemic days, there may be jobs that get lost forever. Which jobs do you think are more prone to these risks?For obvious reasons, job loss primarily in industries involv-ing entertainment, recreation, travel, and food, is evident, resulting from virus impact and restrictions. Today VIRTU-AL is the new REAL, and virtually all jobs will experience a significant role of automation in their day to day work. It is challenging to be accurate about the magnitude of job loss, but it is potentially massive. With COVID-19, tech advance-ment managed to reach its defined peak for the year 2020, and as a result, AUTOMATION is threatening more than 45 percent of Jobs overall.Routine-based tasks will disappear fastest. Today, algo-rithms scan resumes, and Chatbots arrange interviews; there are self-checkouts at supermarkets and self-check-in at the airports. These advancements and adoptions have reduced the need for labor exponentially in the service industry. Research says, machines can manage 30- 70 percent of the job. Few examples are industries involving production op-
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