Indeed, the global job site, and Udemy, the skills development platform, are partnering to offer skills courses and career services — with the aim of preparing job seekers to navigate “the era of skills-based hiring,” according to a June 3 announcement.
As part of the collaboration, Udemy users can receive special pricing for career services on Indeed, such as resume reviews and coaching, and Indeed users can access in-demand skills content for free for 30 days, the pair said.
Job seekers can access more than 12,000 courses on business, technical and soft skills, according to the announcement; more than 800 courses are dedicated to AI-related skills, including fundamentals, prompt engineering and tool-specific skills.
Along with training, users can apply for in-demand job opportunities on Indeed that match the skills and certifications from Udemy courses, which the firms said can increase the possibility of landing an interview.
Professionals in the U.S. can also access resume reviews, interview preparation and personalized career counseling, which they said can help job seekers showcase their skills and adapt to skills-based hiring.
Many employers have said they’re beginning to shift to skills-first hiring amid AI-driven talent concerns, according to a Workday report. Adopting a skills-based approach can improve productivity, innovation and organizational agility, leaders said.
Skills-based hiring has also allowed tech companies to address skills shortages, according to a Motion Recruitment report. Despite initial concerns, AI is expanding the IT workforce, and nearly half of companies plan to add workers due to an increase in AI investments, the report found.
At the same time, employers don’t always practice what they preach around skills-based hiring, according to a Burning Glass Institute and Harvard Business School report. Fewer than 1 in 700 new hires have benefited from businesses dropping degree requirements. Many companies have made a change in name only and not a meaningful change in hiring behavior, the report found.