The layoffs just keep stacking up, raising fears that we're on the brink of a recession. Google-parent Alphabet let 12,000 people go, mere days after Microsoft and Amazon announced that they were slashing 10,000 and 18,000 jobs, respectively. T...

There's nothing like the anticipation of a new hire, and the expectation of infusing fresh experience, talent and drive into your workforce. Too often, however, those expectations go unmet. The data has long made it clear that external hires co...

The past couple years have shown that learning in a fully remote environment leaves a lot to be desired compared with in-person learning. Among school-age students, for instance, remote learning has been associated with lower test scores and has...

In recent years, micro-credentials have gained popularity as a way for students and recent graduates to enhance their skills in specific areas and ready themselves for the job market. At the same time, an increasing number of companies are embrac...

CEOs must feel like remaking their workforces is a full-time job. Recent research shows that 60% of employers said new graduates were not adequately prepared for the workforce, while other research warns that 58% of workers will need new skills t...

If your employees aren't picking up new skills as quickly and as thoroughly as you'd like, it may be time to have them play - or at least feel like they're playing.

More companies are integrating gaming into their learning, on...

If you think it's been hard to find and hire new talent lately, then try doing it during a recession.

No matter what you call what large employers have been going through lately-the labor shortage, wage shortage, the Great Resigna...

Your business has a skills gap to close. You have positions to fill. You have a turnover problem.

You also have a potential solution: An apprenticeship program.

No longer the 19th Century system for training blacksmiths, a...

The days of assessing an employee's skills and goals in annual reviews may be over.

In the current talent war, if you want to keep your best employees from walking out the door, you need to work with them - now - to remove caree...

With the job market as tight as it is, and set to remain so, companies can't simply hire their way out of trouble anymore.

As the skills crunch continues to challenge many industries, employers are trying something new to get people...

When seeking a new job or a promotion, conventional wisdom suggests you position yourself as a specialist in your field. However, there is little conventional about today's job market, as career paths become less linear and increasingly flexible....

Want to gain an edge in today's competitive workplace? It's time to brush up on your soft skills.

Pandemic-era changes to how we communicate and solve problems at work require skills like critical thinking and strong communication...

Business is facing the worst labor shortage in decades, but our company has found a way to boost employee retention and promote career advancement. Our answer: leadership development initiatives.

Years before record numbers of US empl...

To hire or to train - this has long been a key decision for employers. The continuing labor crunch has raised the stakes even higher.

Sometimes an external hire is the right solution. If a company is seeking entry level staff, or i...

The war for talent appears to be getting fiercer by the day as the U.S. economy stirs back to life in the wake of the pandemic.

Supermarkets are handing out bonuses in their desperation to hire and retain frontline staff; franchise ow...

It's a great time to be a software developer, data analyst or cybersecurity professional. Not so much if you're one of the many employers in the tech sector and beyond facing intense competition in a growing struggle to attract and retain IT...

When Americans think of an apprenticeship, they may associate them with images of young factory workers or plumbers learning the ropes under the mentorship of a seasoned expert.

That dated image of apprenticeships is one reason why th...

Ask CEOs what keeps them up at night and skills shortages will be at the very top of the list.

That was true even before the pandemic arrived, changing the way we work and consume almost overnight and accelerating the already rapid di...

When employers think about the need to develop their workforce's skills, they often frame it in terms of a five-year horizon rather than worrying about the next 12-18 months. If that approach worked before, these days it could be a recipe for f...

Corporate training and development used to be pretty straightforward. Large employers would send their most promising managers off to MBA or other specialist degree programs. Other skill needs were met through external certification programs, pro...