--- title: 💬 Speak up! description: All you need to know to stay ahead in the world of talent acquisition. image: https://weekly.talivity.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/iStock-1395144844.png --- [Skip to content](https://weekly.talivity.com/p/speak#main-content) [![The Talivity Weekly - left justify@300x](https://weekly.talivity.com/hs-fs/hubfs/talivity/logos/The%20Talivity%20Weekly%20-%20left%20justify@300x.png?width=250&height=52&name=The%20Talivity%20Weekly%20-%20left%20justify@300x.png "The Talivity Weekly - left justify@300x")](https://www.talivity.com/) - [Subscribe](https://resources.talivity.com/newsletters) # 💬 Speak up! by [Admin](https://weekly.talivity.com/author/admin) on February 15, 2024 - [Subscribe to This Newsletter](https://resources.talivity.com/newsletters) 👋 **Happy Thursday!** Did you feel the love yesterday? Did you feel it … in the office? According to a [new study](https://www.resumebuilder.com/3-in-10-workers-have-started-a-work-romance-since-returning-to-office?utm_source=recruitmentmarketing.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=speak-up) from **Resume** **Builder**, 29% of workers say they have started a romantic relationship with a coworker since returning to the office. *Psst* … RTO proponents … sounds to us like a pretty strong selling point for bringing your folks back to the office 🤷 Questions? Comments? Other feedback? [Let us know](mailto:info@recruitmentmarketing.com). We’d love to hear from you. **— Team** [**RecruitmentMarketing.com**](http://RecruitmentMarketing.com?utm_source=recruitmentmarketing.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=speak-up)✨   ***Today’s edition is a 3-minute read. Here’s what to expect👇*** 🗞️ *Most in-demand job skills this year* 🧑‍💼 *Study finds frontline workers have more anxiety* 💻 *Layoffs hit Cisco, Paramount, Instacart* 📋 *Perdue, LaserAway are hiring for TA roles* *Did someone forward you this email?* *[Subscribe here](https://weekly.talivity.com/subscribe)*📥️   **NEWS** ## **Something You Should Know This Week** LinkedIn Learning: Most In-Demand Skills For Employers in 2024 ![](https://weekly.talivity.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/iStock-1395144844.png) This week, **LinkedIn** released [its annual “Most In-Demand Skills” list](https://www.linkedin.com/business/learning/blog/top-skills-and-courses/most-in-demand-skills?utm_source=recruitmentmarketing.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=speak-up), revealing the skills business leaders are most looking for when they are hiring. Spoiler alert: The top skill does NOT require experience in AI. **Keep up the chit chat …** … because this year’s most in-demand skill is communication, for the second year in a row. **LinkedIn** noted that they saw many human-centric “soft skills” (aka “human” or “durable” skills), like communication, as traits employers are looking for. Other skills at the top of the list — customer service, leadership, project management — are said to be business-critical, especially in the age of AI, according to the report. **Human skills > AI.** The survey looked at which skills appeared most in job listings on the platform between May 2023 and October 2023, and also considered how many recent hires on the platform possessed the skill. "I believe we are in the early days of a world of work that is more human than before,” said **LinkedIn** **CEO** **Ryan** **Roslansky** in a nod to the recent debate over how the emergence of AI will impact jobs. “\[This gives\] us the chance to do more fulfilling work, and to do that work more easily and effectively with others." **Top skill “of the moment.”** In addition to a high-level look at the overall most in-demand skills, the report analyzed micro-trends by looking at top-rated skills in six-month period from 2022 and compared it to the same period in 2023, to see which skills grew most quickly. The skill that rose to the top with this methodology: Adaptability. “Adaptability is the best way to have agency right now,” said **LinkedIn VP Aneesh Raman**. “At the core of managing change is building that muscle of adaptability.” 📥 Read more on [LinkedIn Learning](https://www.linkedin.com/business/learning/blog/top-skills-and-courses/most-in-demand-skills?utm_source=recruitmentmarketing.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=speak-up)   **NUMBERS** ## **Numbers That’ll Make You Think** - **3** — The amount of jobs open per worker in **Maryland**, a jarring statistic suggesting that pandemic-era worker shortages are still a pressing issue in some U.S. states ([Axios](https://www.axios.com/2024/02/12/maryland-unemployment-rate-labor-market-supply?utm_source=recruitmentmarketing.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=speak-up)) - **55%** — The percentage of adults who say they are burned out from searching for a new job, according to a new survey ([CNBC](https://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/02/why-it-feels-so-hard-to-get-a-job-right-now.html?utm_source=recruitmentmarketing.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=speak-up)) - **$6.9 billion** — The amount of money companies without accessible sites lose to competitors whose sites are accessible, according to a new digital accessibility guide by staffing firm [**Onward**](https://marketplace.recruitmentmarketing.com/solutions/onward-search?utm_source=recruitmentmarketing.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=speak-up)[**Search**](https://marketplace.recruitmentmarketing.com/solutions/onward-search?utm_source=recruitmentmarketing.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=speak-up) ([Onward Search](https://www.onwardsearch.com/digital-accessibility-advocacy-guide/?utm_source=recruitmentmarketing.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=speak-up)) - **48%** — The percentage of companies who cited “building a talent pipeline” as their top priority for 2024, according to a new survey by [**Symphony**](https://marketplace.recruitmentmarketing.com/solutions/symphony-talent?utm_source=recruitmentmarketing.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=speak-up)[**Talent**](https://marketplace.recruitmentmarketing.com/solutions/symphony-talent?utm_source=recruitmentmarketing.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=speak-up) ([PR Newswire](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/new-report-from-symphony-talent-reveals-pipeline-building-is-priority-no-1-while-data-remains-an-untapped-resource-in-recruitment-marketing-302061242.html?utm_source=recruitmentmarketing.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=speak-up)) - **32%** — The percentage of frontline workers who screened positive for generalized anxiety disorder, compared to 24% of non-frontline workers ([Unleash](https://www.unleash.ai/talent-management/frontline-workers-are-33-more-anxious-than-desk-based-counterparts/?utm_source=recruitmentmarketing.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=speak-up))   **LAYOFFS** ## **Places For You To Source Fresh Talent** - Tech company **Cisco** said it would let go of 5% of employees, or around 4,250 people ([CNBC](https://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/14/cisco-cutting-5percent-of-global-workforce-in-restructuring-move.html?utm_source=recruitmentmarketing.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=speak-up)) - Grocery delivery platform **Instacart** on Tuesday announced it would lay off about 250 employees, or roughly 7% of the company ([CNBC](https://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/13/instacart-layoffs-company-to-cut-250-employees-or-about-7percent.html?utm_source=recruitmentmarketing.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=speak-up)) - Software developer **Mozilla** cut 60 jobs after naming a new CEO ([Bloomberg](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-13/firefox-maker-mozilla-is-cutting-60-jobs-after-naming-new-ceo?utm_source=recruitmentmarketing.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=speak-up)) - Media giant **Paramount** said it would lay off 800 employees ([CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/13/media/paramount-global-layoffs-super-bowl/index.html?utm_source=recruitmentmarketing.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=speak-up)) - Data company **Pure Storage** terminated 275 roles across its company, amounting to 4% of its workforce ([SiliconAngle](https://siliconangle.com/2024/02/08/pure-storage-reportedly-lays-off-4-workforce/?utm_source=recruitmentmarketing.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=speak-up)) - Healthcare startup creator **Redesign** **Health** cut its workforce by 77 positions ([Fierce Healthcare](https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/health-tech/redesign-health-reduces-workforce-it-slows-down-pace-new-company-launches-2024?utm_source=recruitmentmarketing.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=speak-up))   **A MESSAGE FROM RECRUITMENTMARKETING.COM + THE MUSE** ## **Calling All Professional Women! 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