Quick: Think of the three hottest topics in recruiting right now. If you said some combination of AI, Gen Z, and skills-based hiring, then stick around — you’ve come to the right story. While employers are increasingly focused on how to hire Gen Z candidates, they also have to adapt to accelerating business changes fueled
As artificial intelligence transforms how we work and plan our careers, those of us in learning and talent development have an updated mission: helping people and organizations adapt and thrive in this new era. The 2024 Workplace Learning Report is here to help. And if there’s one most important takeaway this year, it’s this: To
If you’ve recently hired a new employee whose salary is higher than an existing employee in the same role, we’ve got news for you: You need to have a compensation conversation with that existing employee, ASAP. “Employees whose pay increased soon after the addition of a higher-paid coworker tended to stay in their jobs a
If you’re feeling overwhelmed by all the changes sweeping the field of recruiting, you’re not alone. Gen AI is promising to transform the way we work, employers are demanding that workers return to the office, and filling skills gaps is only getting harder. Navigating these trends and others is tough to say the least. To
It’s a watershed moment for the business world and how it builds and develops workforces. Three tectonic events — the lightning-fast rise of generative AI, the shift to a skills-based approach to talent, and the bringing together of TA and L&D for a holistic approach to talent management — have arrived to make this a
Jobs are changing, even if we’re not changing jobs: The skills required to do the average job globally have been projected to change 51% by 2030 (since 2016), and the rise of generative AI is expected to accelerate this change to 68%. Talent leaders have an enormous role to play in helping people develop the
Anyone who works in HR knows we’ve been on a bumpy ride over the last few years. We’ve endured the COVID-19 pandemic, the Great Resignation, surging demand for workers, social justice flashpoints, war and conflict, followed by economic instability and layoffs. HR budgets and headcounts have been cut, even as employers often expect us to
Imagine having a conversation with a colleague about your ideal candidate. For example, you might tell them you’re looking for an animator in Seattle who has experience in the entertainment industry. Now picture simply typing that sentence into LinkedIn Recruiter and having it quickly present a list of qualified candidates and insights. With the new
At a time when budgets are shrinking and the economy still feels as if it’s in murky waters, many companies are buzzing about one talent term in particular: retention. How, in other words, can businesses keep their current employees in a challenging hiring market? To find out, Worklife, a media company that focuses on the
Hard skills, as the name suggests, tend to be concrete, tangible, and technical: Think tax preparation, graphic design, or language proficiency. They’re relatively easy to define and straightforward to assess. Soft skills, on the other hand, can often feel squishy, slippery, and generic — how do you define problem-solving or accurately evaluate someone’s organizational skills?
