If you find value in content like this, sign up for my Talent Edge Weekly newsletter. This past week, McKinsey released its HR Monitor, an annual benchmark survey on the biggest global workforce and HR trends. The 44-page report covers topics such as workforce planning, talent acquisition, employee development, and employee experience. One section I want to …
If you find value in content like this, sign up for my Talent Edge Weekly newsletter. Many organizations continue to prioritize skills-based hiring, where candidates’ skills are emphasized beyond traditional credentials, such as academic degrees. However, as I previously shared from a Harvard Business School and Burning Glass Institute study of 11,300 roles, even after removing degree requirements from select …
If you find value in content like this, sign up for my Talent Edge Weekly newsletter. AI continues to transform most aspects of the human resources function. I previously shared my one-page infographic highlighting multiple AI use cases within HR, including recruiting, where AI streamlines tasks and allows recruiters to focus more on strategic work. The LinkedIn 2025 Future of …
If you find value in content like this, sign up for my Talent Edge Weekly newsletter. Much has been covered about a segment of organizations removing academic degree requirements from job advertisements. A recent report by Burning Glass Institute and Harvard Business School indicates that from 2014 to 2023, the annual number of job advertisements that eliminated academic degree requirements …
If you find value in content like this, sign up for my Talent Edge Weekly newsletter. It’s free. Many organizations seek ways to identify and recruit from untapped talent pools to gain a talent advantage. However, one talent segment that is often underutilized is former employees, sometimes referred to as ‘boomerang employees.’ While not all former employees …
If you find value in content like this, sign up for my Talent Edge Weekly newsletter. This new LinkedIn report delves into six predictions shaping recruiting and talent acquisition in 2024 and beyond. Informed by insights from thousands of recruiting professionals, talent leaders, and vast LinkedIn data, these predictions span various themes, including AI in recruitment, skill-based hiring, …
As organizations fine-tune their 2024 hiring strategies, Indeed’s Hiring Lab’s latest report provides valuable insights to shape these plans. The report delves into five key trends, including the decrease in job postings, stabilization of wage growth, potential impacts of an aging population on labor force participation, and a noticeable upswing in AI-related job listings. Regarding job postings, the Indeed Job …
This 10th annual report by Korn Ferry highlights six key trends in talent acquisition for 2024. One of these trends is the intersection of AI and recruiters, with AI streamlining time-consuming recruiting tasks, such as assessments and scheduling. This practice enables recruiters to prioritize the candidate experience, relationship management, and innovative talent sourcing. Another trend is AI’s role in …
In September 2021, I shared a 74-page report by Harvard Business School and Accenture titled “Hidden Workers: Untapped Talent.” This report identified several barriers that hinder organizations from considering “hidden workers” as potential employees or workers. Hidden workers are characterized as individuals who are seeking employment but face obstacles because of hiring practices that primarily focus on what they …
This latest LinkedIn global talent trends report explores labor-market trends and their implications for candidates, employees, and the workplace. The trends are organized into four areas: 1) Hiring, 2) Internal Mobility, 3) Employee Values, and 4) Employee Growth. One finding is that while hiring has slowed down in many organizations, internal mobility is trending upward across 16 of 19 global industries (via promotions and internal role …
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