Companies Can Stay Ahead in the Talent War by Recruiting From Within

Fast Company cites this year's LinkedIn Workplace Learning Report, which found that 43 percent of U.S. companies surveyed will spend more on corporate learning this year versus just 27 percent in 2017. The more important news, though, may be the sharp uptick in the number of employers that report tracking the skills of existing employees. That practice rose 32 percent over last year. The article's author asks: "Why are companies developing existing, rather than sourcing, new talent?" He cites the competition for talent and the rise of accelerated training programs that equip workers with the skills to succeed in so-called hybrid jobs like data science.