80 per cent of employers would now consider hiring staff based on their potential, with the intention of upskilling them once hired, new research has revealed. The What Workers Want survey by recruitment firm Hays, which polled more than 5,000 workers, found more than three-quarters (77 per cent) of employers were concerned about skills shortages in their organisation, and that as a result, three in five (60 per cent) said they were providing learning resources to current employees to address their organisation’s skills shortage. In addition, three-quarters (74 per cent) of workers said they would consider applying for a role even if they don’t have the requisite skills. Click here for more.