LinkedIn this week revealed its latest Top Companies list for Canada. The online networking platform’s annual ranking spotlights 25 workplaces across the country that are hiring and investing in employees for long-term career growth. “As jobseekers strive to stay ahead, it’s no longer just about finding a job,” posits LinkedIn. “It will be increasingly important […]
As Tech Talent in Canada Shifts Younger, Preference for Hybrid Work Strengthens
Despite many companies “beating the drum on return-to-office mandates,” a majority of employed Canadians still prefer to work remotely at least some of the time, data from LinkedIn’s latest Workforce Confidence report for Canada shows. With the worst of the Covid-19 Pandemic squarely in the rearview mirror, full-time work in the office is entirely possible, and […]
As AI Takes Over Work, LinkedIn Reveals This Year’s Most In-Demand Skills
LinkedIn data shows that skillsets for jobs have changed 25% since 2015 and are projected to shift by 65% by 2030. And the company’s last “Future of Work Report” found that a majority of executives no longer consider the traditional four-year degree as essential to an organization’s success. Indeed, the skillsets hiring managers seek are […]
As Job Skillsets Shift, LinkedIn Tracks Roles on the Rise in Canada
LinkedIn data shows that skillsets for jobs have changed 25% since 2015 and are projected to shift by 65% by 2030. Executives estimate that 40% of their workforce will need to re-skill as a result of implementing AI and automation over the next three years, a IBM survey found, which could translate to 1.4 billion […]
Techtalent.ca’s Most Read Articles of 2023
It’s fair to say 2023 was an improvement on 2022. The pandemic recovery dominated tech – like all else – with many of us spending more time than ever in front of screens. Not surprisingly, Techtalent.ca had a banner year with site traffic growing every month during 2023. As we look forward to an even […]
Three Trends Impacting Canadian Tech Talent Heading into 2024
It is an interesting time to be at the intersection of tech and talent in Canada in 2023. Even by the already accelerated standards of the tech industry, the rate of change in recent years has been challenging to keep up with. The angles which change is coming from are varied, making it all the […]
Tech Workers Upskilling to Fuel Career Trajectory as Job Market Shift
The tech industry is navigating a delicate balance in the post-pandemic era, where the adoption of hybrid work models has become as varied as the companies themselves. From fully remote teams to those favouring in-office presence, organizations are seeking to maintain productivity and team cohesion in an environment fraught with economic volatility. Within this context, […]
Job-Seekers Lose Confidence in Career Prospects as Tech Hiring Slows
Shifts in Canada’s labour market have changed how jobseekers behave and feel about work, recent insights from LinkedIn reveal. The tables have turned on employees. A couple of years ago, every tech company was competing for top talent; that is no longer the case (except for maybe talented software engineers). From 2020 through 2022, Canada’s […]
Cautious Market Sees Hiring Rates Drop in Canada, Report Reveals
From the start of 2020 through the end of 2022, Canada’s tech talent workforce expanded by 150,000, according to data from CBRE’s 2023 Scoring Tech Talent report. Momentum halted last year, though, when 150,000 tech workers were laid off globally across 1,000 companies. Since then, things have been fairly quiet. New data confirms what we could all sense: […]
Excitement, Anxiety Around AI Adoption Has Tech Talent Divided
Early in the era of generative AI, current professionals in Canada have mixed feelings about the rapidly spreading technology. Is it the Next Big Thing? Or just another buzzword, destined to go the way of “digital” or “mobile” or “social”? Is AI going to save humanity—or doom us all? No one quite yet knows, though everyone […]