New research shows what many in the talent acquisition already know: Pay transparency is top-of-mind for job seekers. In a recent survey* conducted by LinkedIn, 91% of U.S.-based respondents said that including salary ranges in a job post would affect their decision to apply. This remains consistent across industries and worker seniority. What’s more, when
Valentine’s Day is around the corner and love is in the air . . . and in the workplace, it seems. Since full-time employees spend more than 2,000 hours a year with their coworkers, it’s no wonder relationships — whether platonic friendships or romantic liaisons — begin to form. In fact, 27% of U.S. workers
Lori Stockel has been an avid learner, she says, “from the moment I was born.” She worked full-time while attaining both her undergraduate and graduate degrees. After six years, she wondered: What else is out there? She packed a suitcase, said goodbye to her boyfriend, and backpacked around the world alone for a year. “That
It’s Oscars season in Hollywood, a time of exclusive parties, grand speeches, and epic snubs. High atop this year’s list of looked-overs is actor Adam Sandler for his role as Stanley Sugarman, a struggling NBA scout, in the Netflix feature film Hustle. In a moving performance, Sandler turns what could’ve been a sentimental sports drama
In a single month in 2019, a teenage Lil Nas X skyrocketed from an artist playing music in his bedroom to viral phenomenon with his country-rap single “Old Town Road.” After breaking barriers as a Black man in cross-genre country and trap music, he came out as gay and then broke the internet with his
With a projected shortage of 2.1 million nurses in the U.S. over the next three years — and 9 million nurses and midwives globally by 2030 — healthcare systems are scrambling to find talent. Hospitals need nurses and nursing support so badly that nurses continue to be the No. 1 most in-demand job, according to
I was in a focus group meeting with Chris Bruzzo, the chief marketing officer at Electronic Arts, the $7 billion-a-year gaming company, back in 2016, when I was consulting with EA to build out their first comprehensive hiring manager training. Chris was one of those C-level leaders who was very clear about what he expected
The U.S. government appears to be listening. Skills-first hiring has been one of the hottest topics in talent acquisition as of late: The labor market has been steadily moving toward a skills-first model, with roughly one in four U.S. job postings (24%) on LinkedIn no longer requiring degrees, up from 15% in 2020. And the
First, a quick history lesson: Back in the bell-bottomed boom days of cable TV, stations were desperate to differentiate themselves from the ever-growing competition. And to that end, WTBS — owned by Turner Broadcasting System, famous for launching CNN, TNT, and the Cartoon Network — employed an unusual tactic. Rather than schedule its shows and
Companies today need to be more agile than ever. With the slower hiring market, many are pivoting from external hiring to internal mobility. And with rapidly changing technology, many are trying to upskill their workforces as quickly as possible. On February 15, LinkedIn Learning will launch the most anticipated industry report of the year: the
