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https://d.dam.sap.com/a/Xu4nsyq?rc=10&doi=SAP1321140

Early talent in peril: How HR can strategically select and develop the workforce of tomorrow

Learn how to strategically select and develop the next generation of your workforce.

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This research examines the growing challenges facing early-career talent in a rapidly evolving job market shaped by AI, declining entry-level opportunities, and widening skills gaps. Drawing on insights from early talent and HR, it outlines the risks of underinvesting in early talent and provides actionable strategies for HR leaders to redesign roles, improve readiness, and build a stronger, future-ready workforce.

Fast facts

Early talent and HR teams face significant challenges

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of early talent report “substantial stress” during their job search

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feel it’s because they lack relevant work experience

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applicants per early talent role since 2021

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of early talent are using AI to help them in the recruiting process, making it harder to differentiate between candidates

If we continue down this path and don’t provide a way for early talent to get started, it’s going to lead to massive skill shortages in the future.

Senior HR Director, High tech organization

Dive into the research

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Executive briefing: Early talent in peril

Learn how to create long-term advantage, and how HR must select and develop the next generation of talent more strategically.

Read the executive briefing

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Reset your early talent strategy: 3 key actions

HR leaders must rethink entry-level roles in the AI era, present a compelling business case for investment, and transform outcomes across the early talent journey.

Get a checklist to help reset your strategy

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Early talent hiring and development: Now’s the moment for a major reset

How will organizations attract and develop the AI-native workforce they’ll need tomorrow when entry-level roles are shrinking today? Here’s the future-ready, early talent strategy you need.

Check out the article

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AI Is causing entry level roles to evolve, not vanish—and CHROs say the stakes are rising

Since the release of ChatGPT, much of the conversation around AI and the future of work has focused heavily on what automation might eliminate: jobs, tasks, and early-career opportunities.

Read the blog

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Early talent on the brink infographic

Discover the significant challenges early talent & HR face and understand how to reset with 3 steps to success.

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Recommendations on technology’s role in early talent selection and development

This quick guide provides recommendations on actionable strategies for HR leaders to redesign roles, improve readiness, and build a stronger, future-ready workforce and the SAP SuccessFactors solutions that can help.

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