A skills-first approach to hiring means focusing on whether a person has the right skills for a job, rather than simply focusing on their educational background, job history or experience.

While the Great Reshuffle of 2020 pushed hiring levels to fever pitch, this trend has since cooled significantly, aided in part by the current macroeconomic climate.

If the last few years have taught us anything, it’s that predicting the future can feel like a fool’s errand. And yet that’s exactly what recruiters and business leaders are asked to do: look ahead, prepare for the possibilities and help teams chart a course through the uncertainty that lies ahead.

LinkedIn's recently released Workplace Learning Report 2023 shows that L&D is certainly on employers' minds. That's why LinkedIn is offering a limited-series of free courses to upskill in some of the most in-demand skills in the country right now.

In the race to attract and retain top talent, competition is tougher than ever. Talent pools have shrunk. Your teams are fatigued from change, and have to make do with the limited tools and systems available to them. How can HR leaders like you help them stop making do and start doing more to build a skills-first future?

Hiring rates are dropping but the competition for talent remains high. LinkedIn offers advice for employers to navigate an uncertain climate.

Companies around the world are realising they have to get it right when it comes to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).

While skills have always been a fundamental focal point of every CV, they are now at the core of most employers’ skill-first hiring strategy. So how does a jobseeker develop the skills employers are seeking and future-proof their career? The answer is by upskilling and reskilling.  “We’ve started some reskilling programs in areas where we […]

LinkedIn Talent Streams, an exclusive HR C-Suite video series, features people leaders across Australia’s most recognised institutions, including NAB and Telstra, unveiling how they are managing hybrid work and reshaping HR for the future. The words ‘unprecedented’ and ‘pivot’ might make many wince after two years working and living with COVID-19. However, the mention of […]

Learning and development has been at the forefront of recent efforts to adapt to adversity. LinkedIn’s new Workplace Learning Report investigates how L&D can continue to thrive in challenging circumstances. Learning and development (L&D) initiatives have helped employees and leaders build confidence and resilience by putting one of the most valuable assets in their hands: […]