The Battle for Top Talent: Why Traditional Employment is Losing Its Appeal in the UK

July 18, 2023

Business Leader



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M.E. Reidy

Head of EMEA, Business Talent Group

The battle to secure highly skilled talent is ongoing. Companies still face challenges in quickly obtaining the right people to ensure success on key initiatives. M.E. Reidy discusses why traditional employment appears to be losing its appeal for the C-suite, and how the talent landscape is evolving as companies embrace on-demand talent.

The essential talent needed to drive growth, lead through change, and take on core workstreams is proving hard to find, harder to land, and difficult to ramp up fast enough to deliver on complex, company-wide mandates.

Reidy's article in Business Leader looks at how companies across the UK are grappling with a talent shortage at senior levels—and how a talent strategy that incorporates flexible models and project-based engagements is the most cost-effective solution.

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