In the wake of COVID and The Great Resignation, it seems like everyone is vying for the same talent. Organizations are fighting multiple battles, trying to retain employees, fill mounting vacancies and cover talent gaps. The result of this has been an increasing scarcity in particularly attractive employee skill sets – but our guest today has found a solution to combat this.

Paul Phillips is the Global Head of TA at Avanade, a company that is itself experiencing incredible hypergrowth at the moment. In an effort to find this elusive talent, the organization is investing in careers upfront. They have established internal academies to train and develop employees, launching different pilots across the globe to grow alternative talent pools and give more opportunities to candidates and employees. Leveraging learning and development tools, like SocialTalent’s platform, has already seen great success in terms of numbers, experience and DEI efforts. And we can’t wait to dive into a discussion with Paul about his insights on these programs!