Accessing Untapped Talent

“A highly diverse group of workers—ranging from those who are neither in employment nor in education, to caregivers, to veterans, to those with disabilities—share one thing in common. They are widely excluded from consideration for employment by many employers. While that does not reflect any intention on the part of employers, the system’s effect of the evolution of the hiring process is to hide large pools of talent from employers . . . . many such workers want to work and are actively seeking work. They experience distress and discouragement when their regular efforts to seek employment consistently fail due to hiring processes that focus on what they don’t have (such as credentials) rather than the value they can bring (such as capabilities.)” 

The following is a quote from a research report released by the Harvard Business School and Accenture concerning the situation of increasing numbers of people not participating in the workforce. We encourage you to read the full report by clicking this link.