Most job searches yield a single hire but may have identified other highly qualified candidates who would have been a great fit for that role. These runners-up are often referred to as Silver Medalists, the candidates who came in second place. Silver Medalists have already demonstrated the skills, qualifications, and potential to perform well —
“Hiring is getting harder,” writes industry leader Josh Bersin in a recent blog post. “Our newest benchmark study on time-to-hire clearly shows that almost every job role in every industry is getting harder to fill.” So what’s a talent professional to do? Batten down the hatches and wait out the current labor crunch? Not so
Ever had a candidate who spun every negative into a positive? Every question about a mistake or weakness turns into another story of how amazing this person is? Ever had a candidate who struggled to get to the point? You ask a simple first question, and the candidate runs off on a 10-minute tangent or
While you probably think of LinkedIn’s annual summit for global talent leaders as Talent Connect (which is, after all, its name), I like to think of this gathering as Talent Content, given the enormous number of impactful insights, hard-earned success stories, and compelling pieces of thought leadership that will be shared over the course of
Anyone in the thick of the hiring process will tell you that waiting, in the words of Tom Petty, is the hardest part. The pathways between candidate screening and signed offer letter are often long and windy, strewn with hurdles that can stretch days into weeks into months. This slow roll to filling roles can
By now, we’ve all heard the chatter around artificial intelligence: AI. Generative AI. ChatGPT. There are 33x as many LinkedIn posts mentioning topics like generative AI and GPT than there were one year ago. While the uptick in AI usage requires more technical skills, such as prompt engineering, it will also amplify the need for
Offices and businesses around the world continue to marry the best practices of in-person work with the best ideas of remote work. One aspect of remote work that will continue to be a prominent feature of the hybrid workplace is the virtual interview. With virtual interviews and assessments, companies experience more cost savings, as well
When it comes to working in the tech industry, Gen X may be over it. According to a new study by the experience management firm Qualtrics, only 37% of U.S. Gen X workers aspire to work for a big-name tech company. This pales in comparison to their younger cohorts, with 60% of Millennials and 60%
Over 50 million people voluntarily left their jobs in 2022, beating out the nearly 48 million who left in 2021, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. But after several years of record-high quit rates, the tides may finally be turning in favor of employers. Some of the signs that the Great Resignation (or
Upskilling and career advancement are among people’s top workplace priorities this year but only three in 10 employees say that someone at work encourages their growth. What’s more, only 26% say their organization challenged them to learn a new skill and 15% say their organization encouraged them to move to a new role. Career coaching
