Cork County Council building a “Talent Heatmap” to help future growth -it@cork E-News

Cork County Council has partnered with Irish company Abodoo to collate anonymised data on the types of skills that are available for potential employers and investors to use. The details inputted by users will not be shared with any third party, but will be used to produce a “Talent Heatmap” which will indicate areas where companies can recruit qualified candidates.

Cork already has a strong reputation in a number of sectors, however this Talent Heatmap will help to identify other potential opportunities for employment. This information has an added value given that many people living in Cork have been enjoying the benefits of remote-working for the first time as a result of the recent emergency.

Members of the public are being asked to assist in the creation of the talent and remote working map by registering their skills on Abodoo's website

The service is free and information provided in the project will not include any personally identifiable material.Amongst the type of skills already added to the Talent Heatmap for County Cork are;

Software Development
Autocad
Pharma
Customer Service/Support
Legal

One of the first to support the Talent Heatmap was artist Will Sliney, who is based in Ballycotton but whose work has featured globally through Marvel Comics.Abodoo captures over 50,000 skills and helps organisations identify their current and future talent, helping them better identify the talent they wish to attract and to be more informed about where they can start hiring more people if they wish to do so. The initial stages of the project will include an education and awareness campaign in digital and social media. The project has now been launched and Cork County residents are invited to register their skills at Abodoo's website and follow the campaign on Social Media using the hashtag #corkproud.