The gap between what executives want and what employees are capable of (or care to give) is widening by the day. That may be the permanent state of things.
The current skills gap, as it were, is so big that nearly half (44%) of individual workers need to be upskilled to do their jobs effectively, according to the World Economic Forum’s 2023 Future of Jobs Report. Workers are well aware. More than a third (37%) of Gen Zers feel their education didn’t equip them with the tech skills they need to advance in their careers, according to a Dell Technologies survey. The evidence is clear: Companies need more specialized expertise than most workers can provide.
