Job search platform LinkedIn is launching new artificial intelligence-powered recruiting tools, aiming to make the hiring process easier for everyone involved —
In an effort to integrate more tech into the traditional application process, LinkedIn has launched Recruiter 2024, which will leverage generative AI to
"This economic climate requires that businesses be agile," Karin Kimbrough, LinkedIn's chief economist, said in a release. "That is especially true when it comes to talent strategies."
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Ninety percent of HR professionals say their role has become more strategic in the last year, according to LinkedIn, and many are looking for
LinkedIn Learning, the site's applicant upskilling and reskilling program, is also getting an update. Job seekers can now receive
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"Businesses need new skills at a rate faster than I've ever seen before — which means they need to help their employees evolve via upskilling and internal mobility," said Jennifer Shapley, LinkedIn's VP of global talent, in the release. "In years past, companies might have relied more on talent acquisition to "buy" the new skills they needed, but that strategy no longer works in isolation for today's labor market and business environment."
LinkedIn will roll out Recruiter 2024 in a series of waves throughout the year and LinkedIn Learning's AI-powered coaching will only be available to a small number of customers in the beginning with plans to expand the user base in the coming months.
"We've long known that employees consider career development opportunities to be one of the top reasons to stay at or leave their company," said Stephanie Conway, LinkedIn's senior director of talent development."The difficult but important work comes in better understanding what career development really means to our diverse employee populations.