C R E AT E D BY BCBusiness I N PA RT N E RS H I P W IT H BC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Initiatives, Westcoast Family Centres in Metro
Vancouver.
"The ideas and skills the students
bring are invaluable, and it's particularly energizing
for those who are mentoring the students."
WHAT EMPLOYERS WANT FROM
STUDENT TALENT IN 2021
In October 2020, the BC Chamber of Commerce
and ACE-WIL conducted the Hiring for the Future
survey, which identified that employers want to
engage with student talent for the following
strategic objectives:
• Deploying new technology to boost
innovation and competitiveness (47%)
• Developing new and innovative products/
services/experiences (46%)
• Increasing productivity by lowering costs (40%)
• Identifying new/niche markets (40%)
Seventy-one percent of employers also indicated
the desire to "contribute to a stronger future
workforce and economy."
"By bringing a student into the workforce for
short-term labour support, businesses can save
costs, increase overall worker capacity, and drive
productivity," Baxter says. "This in turn helps to
build a stronger BC now, and in the future."
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Discover the Talent Forward project:
P R O M O T E D C O N T E N T
bcchamber.org/talent-forward/
