As the skills required to do our jobs change at a breakneck speed, the role of HR has never been more important, as our CEO, Ryan Roslansky, shared at our 12th annual Talent Connect event this morning. In fact, 90% of HR professionals say their role has become more strategic in the last year. Managing this
The drumbeat keeps getting louder: More employers around the world are calling workers back to the office. Even companies that previously embraced remote work are having a change of heart. Being onsite, they now say, is essential for such things as boosting productivity, fostering collaboration, and strengthening company culture. While some of these arguments are
A recent article from the Harvard Business Review gets straight to the point: Your interview process is likely missing something. . . critical. “While much has been said in favor and against the value of interviews themselves,” writes HBR, “the typical Q&A job interview process fails to assess one of the most important, if not
When Ezekiel Oso emigrated from Nigeria to the U.S. in 2018, he was sure he’d be able to score a job in human resources thanks to his experience working in HR at a leading Nigerian bank. It didn’t turn out that way. After unsuccessful attempts to land an HR role, Ezekiel took a fulfillment specialist
Best Buy employees take six-to-12-month leaves from their current jobs to rotate through other departments and develop new skills. At Walmart associates undergo training to earn commercial driver’s licenses and become members of the retailer’s private fleet, where they can make up to $110,000 in their first year. In the U.K., Marks & Spencer has been
There’s a lot of buzz right now about a new generation of tools, driven by AI or generative AI, that will make life better for everyone. Including recruiters. But we want to remind recruiters that there are already some great tools, also driven by AI, that can help them do their jobs faster and more
Talent leaders and practitioners, it’s time to mark your calendars. LinkedIn’s Talent Connect Show, an online broadcast experience that will bring the global talent community together, is fast approaching, with the opening moments coming just over a week from today. No matter where you are in the world, there’s an opportunity to tune in the
In a recent survey, consulting firm McKinsey & Company found that disengagement and attrition could cost a medium-size S&P 500 company up to a whopping $355 million per year in lost productivity. So what should leaders be doing to address this problem? McKinsey suggests grouping employees into what they call a “satisfaction spectrum,” which includes
By now, you already know that generative AI (GAI) is one of the buzziest topics in business and talent. But just 12 months ago very few hiring professionals could have predicted that: Since November 2022, there’s been a 21x increase in the share of English-language job postings around the globe that mention new AI technologies
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 —
