7 Skills That Will Help Recruiters Adapt to a Changing Business Landscape
Below are seven recruitment skills that will help you navigate this challenging moment and assist in staying on course for a long, productive career. And to help, we’ve curated a number of related resources and unlocked access to LinkedIn Learning courses that specifically support these critical areas.
1. How to adapt to an industry that’s changing fast
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In this course, Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant discuss how to reimagine and rebuild your life when Option A has been taken off the table. They offer lessons for how to build resilience — which they describe as a lifetime skill set — in the face of setbacks.
2. How to effectively work and manage teams remotel
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This class will show you how to create a productive working environment, use communication and collaboration tools to their full advantage, and successfully onboard remote workers.
If you’re now overseeing a remote team, watch this class for tips on how to maintain regular contact, provide structure and consistency, and manage workloads.
3. How to influence business leader
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In this class, John Ullmen, PhD, teaches you how to influence others by applying 18 scientifically confirmed methods. You’ll learn what the best influencers do and how to choose the right steps for your situation.
4. How to tell a good story
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LinkedIn Influencer and best-selling business author Shane Snow shares his approach to crafting compelling stories. You’ll discover how to maximize connections with your audience and how to create a culture of storytelling for your entire team.
5. How to develop your personal brand
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This class will help you identify your unique personal brand, overcome impostor syndrome, and select mentors to be your champions.
6. How to analyze and make sense of data
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Influential industry analyst Josh Bersin hosts a deep dive into how you can use data to understand what keeps people happy at work, how to boost productivity, which employees are most likely to be successful, and more.
7. How to practice mindfulness and reduce stress
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Executive coach Henna Inam shares strategies for improving focus and creativity, navigating change, and cultivating much-needed joy. She will walk you through specific exercises to change the structure of your brain to respond better to stressors.
Managing Stress for Positive Change
Learn what exactly stress is, how to assess it and channel it into a positive outcome. This class can be especially useful for people managers who want to create an environment and communication style that connects employees to the bigger picture.
Jeff Weiner on Managing Compassionately
LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner shares key lessons and observations around what makes somebody a great manager. For Jeff, compassion is the foundation of a successful leader -- once you lead with compassion, this brings about greater transparency, trust, and empowerment. The class also highlights key tactics around coaching and leveraging the strengths of your team.
