Companies now worth candidates with not simply AI experience, but additionally gentle abilities and a studying capability. (Representative picture)
LinkedIn’s report highlights that 48% of India’s hiring managers are offering profession development alternatives to their current workers.
LinkedIn, the skilled networking platform, has launched its newest Workplace Learning Report which factors out that 94% of firms in India plan to boost their workers’ abilities and skills this 12 months, as AI continues to reshape the world of labor. According to the report, upskilling workers, aligning studying applications to enterprise targets, and making a tradition of studying are the highest 3 focus areas for India’s Learning & Development (L&D) professionals in 2024.
Soft abilities take centre stage as 9 in 10 L&D professionals prioritise human abilities
Amidst quickly altering ability necessities resulting from AI and automation, 98% of employers in India word important shifts within the abilities they prioritise in job candidates. Companies now worth candidates with not simply AI experience, but additionally gentle abilities and a studying capability.
The report reveals that 91% of L&D professionals in India view human abilities as more and more aggressive within the financial system. ‘Communication’ has topped LinkedIn’s most in-demand abilities record in 2024 throughout all nations in APAC, together with India. Our analysis additionally reveals that gentle abilities like essential pondering and drawback-fixing are amongst the highest 5 abilities that hiring managers in India contemplate an important within the period of AI.
Ruchee Anand, senior director, expertise, studying and engagement options, LinkedIn India, mentioned, “Last year, we saw a 21x surge in job postings mentioning ChatGPT or GPT on LinkedIn, reflecting the growing demand for tech skills as businesses explored AI. This year, we are seeing a pronounced shift towards skills – both technical and soft skills – to thrive in the era of AI.”
“With skills for jobs globally expected to change by 68% by 2030, we are seeing a greater emphasis on learning both technical and soft skills with a majority of employers surveyed agreeing that this balance will be critical for organisations to succeed in the age of AI.”
L&D professionals eager on investing in a tradition of steady studying
Companies in India are focussing on enhancing workers’ abilities for higher confidence and job safety by providing on-line coaching and improvement programmes (53%) and offering alternatives for palms-on experimentation with Gen AI instruments (54%).
This hovering concentrate on making a tradition of studying will result in elevated investments in studying alternatives. In truth, 96% of L&D professionals in India say they’ll present enterprise worth by serving to workers acquire abilities to maneuver into completely different inner roles.
Attracting and retaining prime expertise via inner mobility
LinkedIn’s report highlights that 48% of India’s hiring managers are offering profession development alternatives to their current workers. They additionally imagine ‘helping employees build the skills needed for the future of work’ (38%) and ‘providing competitive salary and benefits’ (31%) are key to retaining prime expertise.
Additionally, India’s hiring managers imagine that highlighting profession development alternatives (59%), and ‘increasing internal mobility’ (51%) are essential to attracting prime expertise.
