![]() Match: Talent partners’ referrals to generate qualified candidates to interview.Advise: Address hard to fill occupations and sponsor new temporary-to-permanent internships.Business outreach: Initial focus on small to medium-sized employers.“And we’re also looking at some of those midsize employers that don’t have some of the advantages large employers have.” “We’re looking at middle-skilled jobs that require some skills beyond high school, but perhaps not a college degree,” he said. The initiative will also address what Browning called the “missing middle.” “These are entry-level professional jobs, where there’s reams of data showing that they’re great springboards for future advancement and career advancement for candidates,” Browning added.Īccording to his presentation, Fairfax County had more than 67,000 job openings in May of this year, and 71% of employers in Northern Virginia reported it being more difficult to fill jobs now than last year, or even just a few months ago. The focus will be on gateway jobs such as information technology specialists, accounting clerks, sales representatives, and office administrative support. “There’s a lot of movement going on in the workforce space right now - movement towards skills-based hiring, and we believe that this can dramatically accelerate that movement,” Bill Browning, workforce innovation manager at the Fairfax County Department of Family Services, said of the initiative. Easy access to hundreds of candidates via talent development partners.Advises employers on revising job descriptions to focus on skills-based hiring, increasing the pool of qualified applicants by up to 50%.Incentivizes employer participation by underwriting work-based learning wages.Repositions work-based learning as low-risk temporary to permanent hiring on-ramp. ![]() ![]() Targets hard-to-fill, entry-level professional gateway jobs.Talent Up will match local employers facing hiring challenges with qualified talent through paid temporary-to-permanent work-based learning internships, staff explained to the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors at an economic initiatives committee meeting last week.Īccording to the presentation, Talent Up will offer a variety of solutions to employers facing hiring challenges: A “We are hiring” sign (via Eric Prouzet/Unsplash)įairfax County wants to bridge the gap between employers and qualified talent through a work-based learning opportunity initiative. ![]()
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