Navigating the Competitive Job Market

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On this bonus episode of Get Hired, LinkedIn Editor Andrew Seaman and LinkedIn’s Chief Economist Karin Kimbrough unpack the latest data on the job market. Karin shares insights on hiring trends across industries and geographies and explains why the labor market looks strong on the surface but feels shaky for many job seekers. She also shares tips for recent grads entering the workforce.

Key Topics:

• Why the unemployment rate doesn't tell the full story
• Which industries are hiring and which are slowing down
• The rise of AI literacy and why it's now a top skill among employers
• How jobs are transforming (not disappearing!) due to AI
• What new graduates need to know about entering today's job market

Links & Resources:

• Follow Karin Kimbrough on LinkedIn here
• Listen to more episodes of Get Hired with Andrew Seaman here
• Join the Get Hired community on LinkedIn here