In his latest HR Daily Advisor article, “The New World of Work: Jobs You’ve Never Heard of and the Skills Needed to Fill Them,” Duffy Group Practice Leader Tanner Brown explores the cutting-edge roles and essential skills redefining today’s workforce.
From carbon accountants to AI specialists and renewable energy technicians, the article spotlights game-changing roles transforming industries like clean energy, advanced manufacturing and semiconductor technology.
It also highlights the growing importance of “human skills” — adaptability, leadership and critical thinking — that no machine can replicate, emphasizing their role as the foundation of skills-based hiring.
The article provides actionable tips for HR leaders, including hiring for skills over degrees to access untapped talent and building a magnetic workplace culture that retains top employees.
Tanner specializes in recruiting top talent for engineering, healthcare, manufacturing and renewable energy industries, including electric vehicles and solar energy.
