Pay transparency is here to stay. Nearly two-thirds (62%) of employers say they always include the salary range in a job ad, an 8.3% increase from 2022. While this trend is largely driven by new laws requiring pay transparency, legal compliance isn’t the only reason employers are sharing salary information. Though nearly one in five…
“Despite decades of scholarly and regulatory attention,” writes Harvard Business Review, “women are underpaid relative to men in the U.S. and most other countries, by as much as 20% according to some estimates.” As a result, many U.S. states as well as countries around the world have recently turned to legislation to tackle pay gaps…
Most in-demand skills for 2024 (plus upskilling resources) To determine this year’s most in-demand skills, we analyzed data from LinkedIn’s 1 billion members across 200 regions and countries. Our data set illustrates just how rapidly the world of work is changing: over the last 12 months, members have added 680 million skills to their profiles,…
Building a house. Learning a skill. Reading a resume. These are just a few things that are best tackled from the bottom up. Wait, shouldn’t you read resumes from the top down, scanning for a candidate’s most impressive accomplishments and roles?nbsp;nbsp; Not according to Dean Carter, chief people and purpose officer at Guild. “Yes ….
How will AI reshape the field of learning and development? What should L&D leaders do to unlock skills agility at their organizations? The answers to these questions, plus many more insights into the future of learning, will arrive on March 6. That’s when LinkedIn Learning launches the most anticipated industry report of the year, the…
Gen Z gets a bad rap. The newest generation to enter the workplace, they’ve developed a reputation for being almost comically disengaged and allergic to hard work. But what if they’re simply misunderstood? “We need to stop expecting the same damn people who bought a four-bedroom home and a brand-new Cadillac convertible off of a…
Today we shared in a post from Sarah Wight, our VP of Legal, how LinkedIn is preparing for the new Digital Markets Act. People using LinkedIn in Europe will have the ability to choose how to connect their core LinkedIn experience across LinkedIn jobs, ads and learning features. Read more about the news in Sarah’s…
Delivering a great candidate experience is absolutely essential, regardless of how attractive you are as an employer. Why? 1. More Yeses Employment decisions are surprisingly emotional. High performers have lots of options and they often choose based on the quality of the experience they had or the connections they built. 2. More Networking If you…
In preparation for this year, I’ve been doing some reading and synthesis around key ideas that I think are important and want to explore further in 2024. These ideas are: Developing future-ready leaders Investing in conditions for connection and effectiveness Using career development as a driver of people growth Experimenting with new ways of working…
“What we’ve done is we’ve used the same psychological techniques that apps like Instagram, TikTok, or mobile games use to keep people engaged,” Luis says. “But in this case, we use them to keep people engaged with education.” There are reasons you may want to watch. Years before starting the language app, Luis received a…
Did you know that only two in 10 employees say their performance is managed in a way that motivates them to do outstanding work? Traditional performance management programs are clearly failing organizations — and company leaders are taking action. Among the more drastic measures, high-profile companies like GE, Deloitte, and Gap have eliminated performance reviews….
In a recent blog post, industry leader Josh Bersin writes that CEOs and CFOs are operating in an outdated model, where leaders are hiring during periods of growth and laying employees off when things slow down. This model, he notes, isn’t sustainable. In a world where skills gaps and labor shortages are increasing, employees are…
What does it take to build teams quickly, stack them with the right skills, and align those skills to business goals? These are the challenges Dharmendra Sethi thinks about every day. Dharmendra is the global head of talent for the Silicon Valley software developer GlobalLogic, where he leads talent acquisition, transformation, mobility, and learning and…
If we’ve learned anything in the last decade, it’s that the world can look very different over the course of a year. With technological, generational, and sociopolitical changes upon us, the recruitment landscape of today may be unrecognizable by this time in 2025. We know you’re already thinking about how AI is changing the game,…