Why Skills and Not Experience Could Land You Your Next Job
Coronavirus-induced lockdowns forced employers to move quickly through 2020, implementing new technologies and flexible ways of working. As a result, "five years of acceleration happened in one year," said LinkedIn's managing director and vice president for Asia-Pacific and China, Olivier Legrand. Now, workplaces will want proof that employees can keep up with the pace of change. Skills-based hiring ramps up Indeed, it is already happening. According to LinkedIn, more than three-quarters (77%) of the jobs posted on its platform in Asia-Pacific this year focused on skills ahead of industry exp...