![]() ![]() That’s because most formal career re-entry programs require that applicants have a minimum of a one-to-two-year career break to be eligible. It also solves a growing problem for employers trying to recruit relaunching professionals. job postings mentioning career breaks up 63% from 2020, and up by nearly 100% from 2018.įor job seekers, the LinkedIn Career Break designation solves the problem of how to label or classify a period of time when they were not in the paid workforce. Recruiters expanded their targeting of these candidates during the pandemic: LinkedIn’s own data shows the share of U.S. Recruiters are recognizing that people who’ve temporarily left the workforce are a “hidden” talent pool - and that in most cases, their decision to take a break from paid work has nothing to do with job performance. The Career Break category allows individuals who have taken time away from the traditional workforce not only to call out their career breaks on their LinkedIn profiles, but to describe the highlights of their career break experiences - including travel, family responsibilities, or volunteer work - just as they would a traditional work experience.Įmployers are launching career reentry programs at unprecedented rates. ![]() The new label helps normalize the idea that careers are not always linear - and will give an enormous boost to the recruiting efforts of employers running career reentry programs or otherwise targeting the pool of professionals returning from career breaks. LinkedIn recently introduced a new category - Career Breaks - for users who are building profiles. ![]()
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