Institut Mines-Télécom publishes its annual Barometer of Industrial and Digital Professions
Institut Mines-Télécom’s Career and Skills Observatory provides information on trends in business sectors, trades and skills. Each year, it interviews professionals about their recruitment prospects, HR activity and practices in order to establish the Barometer of Industrial and Digital Professions The 2024 edition focuses on the impacts of energy and geopolitical crises on companies. It also analyzes the reindustrialization movement and industrial transformations.
Positive prospects despite crises
While over half of respondents say they have been affected by the Ukraine crisis (53%), particularly with the rise in energy prices and strain on supplies, 67% of respondents indicated that their overall business prospects are promising. 36% have even increased their recruitment volumes compared to 2023 and 54% are recruiting the same volumes compared to the previous year.
Weak signal indicators
As part of its goal to create a management tool for companies, the barometer integrates indicators related to the industry of the future, the feminization of professions and ecological and social transition. These indicators provide weak signals that identify the major developments in the professional world, such as remote work, that are expected to become the norm. The 2024 edition identifies a trend related to companies’ goals of increasing the percentage of women in their workforce with 61% of respondents saying they have adopted this approach. When asked about their position on ecological and social transition, 51% stated that it is a strategic priority in the development of their activities and 48% that these issues are an integral part of their company’s DNA and values. 39% recognized these issues could help set them apart.
“Our Barometer of Industrial and Digital Professions is a forecasting and economic outlook for all Institut Mines-Télécom stakeholders: students, research professors and industrial partners. We live in a world of “permacrisis” with a continuous succession of radical changes. With the widespread shift to remote work, changes in the very concept of work, the war in Ukraine and the advent of AI, everyone must simultaneously adapt and take a long-term perspective. They therefore need access to concise analysis forecasting information.”
Martine Assar, Head of the Career and Skills Observatory
The barometer is published by Institut Mines-Télécom’s Career and Skills Observatory. It identifies the major labor market trends and companies’ expectations in terms of skills. The observatory aims to provide information for (future) students on developments in the world of work and the most sought-after professions. The data from the observatory helps Institut Mines-Télécom schools develop programs based on a forward and future-oriented approach that integrate knowledge related to employment, skills into initial and professional training.
