{"id":43,"date":"2021-09-21T11:33:16","date_gmt":"2021-09-21T18:33:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.workmorphis.com\/resources\/?p=43"},"modified":"2021-12-20T09:15:02","modified_gmt":"2021-12-20T16:15:02","slug":"workmorphis-hidden-worker-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.workmorphis.com\/resources\/workmorphis-hidden-worker-series","title":{"rendered":"Workmorphis Hidden Worker Series: Chapter 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Chapter 1: Introducing the Workmorphis Hidden Worker Series<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Companies have overlooked 27 million \u201chidden workers\u201d for years.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The \u201cHidden Worker\u201d Series by Workmorphis summarizes emerging insights about hidden workers and identifies methods companies can use to find them.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Introducing the Hidden Worker Series<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In early September, Harvard Business School and Accenture released a report titled Hidden Workers: Untapped Talent<\/em><\/a>. The report shines light on a phenomenon that contributes to some of today\u2019s most urgent workforce challenges: the hidden worker phenomenon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the authors, the term \u201chidden workers\u201d refers to an estimated 27 million people in the U.S., many of whom want to work and are actively seeking work, but whose job seeking efforts consistently fail due to hiring processes that focus on what they don\u2019t have (such as credentials) rather than the value they can bring (such as capabilities).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Hidden Worker Phenomenon:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Companies are desperate to find workers with the skills they need, and many are struggling to grow as a result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the same time, 27 million people in the U.S. are unemployed or underemployed and eager to get a job or increase their working hours but remain \u201chidden\u201d from most businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hidden Workers: Untapped Talent <\/em>is packed with useful insights, outlining the history and causes of the issue and what companies can do about it. Most interestingly and ironically, the report identifies that the very processes companies use to find workers are what is preventing them from finding workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Engaging hidden workers is absolutely essential to compete in the modern economy, and Workmorphis\u2019 Hidden Worker Series will explore why and offer new methods companies can use to find them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Workmorphis and Hidden Workers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Companies that have not hired hidden workers before are almost always skeptical. However, they quickly realize that the diverse set of individuals who qualify as \u201chidden workers\u201d are among the most loyal, hard-working, and valuable employees. Companies that learn how to effectively engage hidden workers understand that the imperative to hire them is more about return on investment than it is about charity or corporate social responsibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the report, hidden workers include individuals from the following populations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n