your choices define tomorrow

Over 10 years of Talent Trends research, more than 8,000 talent and business leaders around the globe have told us about their pain points, priorities and successes. You've claimed your seat at the table, learned to leverage data and have led your organization through one crisis after another. 

Now the game is changing, and you have a multiverse of opportunity ahead. AI is practice, not theory, work is reimagined and the future is yours to define. The choices you’ve made over the past decade shaped the data-minded, people-focused talent leader you are today. Facing unlimited possibilities in a rapidly changing world, it’s you who will create the talent multiverse ahead. 

What kind of leader do you want to be? What choices will you make now to get there, no matter where you work, what challenges may arise or how talent expectations may shift? And, what will happen if you do nothing?

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the future of work starts now, with you

  • organizational culture & AI
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    organizational culture & AI

    82% say they’re already using AI to develop strong cognitive skills among their workforce.
    How will you advance human potential with tech?
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    the pixelation of work

    46% say creating a more fluid and flexible workforce is a top priority.
    What steps will you take to get there?
  • the skills-first era
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    the skills-first era

    83% are adopting or have adopted a skills-based model — an increase of 14 points since 2024. Are you ready to create talent abundance?

what choices, big or small, will you make now to shape the talent multiverse ahead?

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about the Talent Trends research.

Now in its tenth year, the Randstad Enterprise Talent Trends research has provided insights that talent leaders need to drive business agility and results with their workforce strategies. 

The 2025 Talent Trends research is a survey of 1,060 C-suite and senior talent leaders at global and regional organizations across 21 markets worldwide. Over 10 years, the Talent Trends study has collected responses from 8,400 respondents overall. This year, our research takes a retrospective look at how trends, perceptions and actions have changed over the last ten years, but also uncovers which strategies talent leaders are prioritizing now to shape who they are, what they value and what future consequences they won’t risk with inaction.

Conducted by a third party on behalf of Randstad Enterprise, survey panels are composed of business leaders who influence both strategic and operational decisions for their organizations. Online surveys were conducted via external panels during Q4 of 2024. Interviews were self-administered and could be taken across devices (including mobile phones, tablets, desktops and laptops).

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