It's a tough job market out there. The number of applicants per job on LinkedIn jumped from 1.5 in 2022 to 2.5 in 2024, according to the site, signaling steeper competition. Nearly half, 49% of ...

Employers see AI and cybersecurity skills as some of the most important in the next few years. Employers expect nearly 40% of skills to change or become irrelevant by 2030, a WEF report said. Big data ...

What skills can help make you more attractive in the job market or workplace today? LinkedIn's 2026 Skills on the Rise list, published Tuesday, identifies the fastest-growing skills in the U.S. "We've ...

Workflow optimization is the fastest-growing skill in healthcare, according to a Feb. 24 LinkedIn News post. LinkedIn News analyzed year-over-year growth in skills based on skill acquisition — the ...

Dive in to discover more of what skills you can cultivate, and how to leverage them, before landing your dream job—even in a completely new field. Some valuable soft skills are transferable to any ...

Some skills are almost always in demand on freelance marketplace Upwork. But there are some fast-growing new skills Upwork has seen on its platform as well. "What our report points to this year," says ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Rachel Wells is a writer who covers leadership, AI, and upskilling. How many times have you started a course on Coursera or ...

Learning new skills is fun and exciting, but it can also be incredibly challenging and daunting. Most people don’t enjoy being bad at something and failing over and over again. And yet, you’ll have a ...

In a tough job market, skills can help you differentiate yourself among candidates. "Skills are increasingly becoming the driving force behind hiring decisions," says Andrew Seaman, LinkedIn news ...

And while many companies are pouring a lot of that money—we’re talking hundreds of billions—into building massive data centers, hoping to establish a long-term strategic advantage in the AI arms race, ...