The Must-Read Articles for Talent Professionals This Week

If you’re looking to create a culture of inclusivity at your company, one simple thing can help: Learn how to say people’s names. “While mispronouncing an employee [or coworker’s] name may appear to be innocuous,” writes MIT Sloan Management Review, “it comes at a great cost. Proper name pronunciation is an often overlooked, readily attainable,

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Boomers, Not Zoomers, Are the Most Purpose-Driven Generation

Conventional wisdom paints Gen Z candidates as especially idealistic — that they’re more “purpose-driven” than previous generations, more concerned with making an “impact,” and more likely to prioritize their “personal values” when choosing an employer.  The conventional wisdom is wrong.  In fact, the exact opposite is true: Baby Boomers, the oldest generation in the workforce,

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Why Gen Z Is the Most AI-Ready Cohort — and What That Means for You

Quick: Think of the three hottest topics in recruiting right now. If you said some combination of AI, Gen Z, and skills-based hiring, then stick around — you’ve come to the right story.  While employers are increasingly focused on how to hire Gen Z candidates, they also have to adapt to accelerating business changes fueled

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2024 Workplace Learning Report: L&D Powers the AI Future

As artificial intelligence transforms how we work and plan our careers, those of us in learning and talent development have an updated mission: helping people and organizations adapt and thrive in this new era. The 2024 Workplace Learning Report is here to help. And if there’s one most important takeaway this year, it’s this: To

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The Must-Read Articles for Talent Professionals This Week

If you’ve recently hired a new employee whose salary is higher than an existing employee in the same role, we’ve got news for you: You need to have a compensation conversation with that existing employee, ASAP. “Employees whose pay increased soon after the addition of a higher-paid coworker tended to stay in their jobs a

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LinkedIn Report: 6 Predictions for the Future of Recruiting

If you’re feeling overwhelmed by all the changes sweeping the field of recruiting, you’re not alone. Gen AI is promising to transform the way we work, employers are demanding that workers return to the office, and filling skills gaps is only getting harder. Navigating these trends and others is tough to say the least. To

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Build Critical AI Skills with These 250 (Free) AI Courses

Jobs are changing, even if we’re not changing jobs: The skills required to do the average job globally have been projected to change 51% by 2030 (since 2016), and the rise of generative AI is expected to accelerate this change to 68%. Talent leaders have an enormous role to play in helping people develop the

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2024 Talent Reports: Insights and Actions for the Age of AI

It’s a watershed moment for the business world and how it builds and develops workforces. Three tectonic events — the lightning-fast rise of generative AI, the shift to a skills-based approach to talent, and the bringing together of TA and L&D for a holistic approach to talent management — have arrived to make this a

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