While millions of people in both the developed and the developing world remain unemployed, organizations also continue to grapple short of talent. This is a major conundrum and this skills gap needs to be bridged. Talent recruitment practices need to alter. Instead of hiring based on skills, attitude towards work must be the principal evaluation tool. Management training during the onboarding stage needs to be paid particular emphasis upon. The existing workforce depreciates in terms of skill sets. Thus continuous learning and development programmes must be designed for them in order to avoid or reduce redundancy.