Matt Sigelman

3 weeks ago | aei.org | Nicholas Eberstadt |Brent Orrell |Joseph Fuller |Matt Sigelman

Multimedia In conversation with Richard Reeves and Nicholas Eberstadt | Eberstadt at the Centre for Policy Studies Op-Ed Finally, a Win for Working Men Multimedia Society of Professional Economists—Econ Thoughts: Interview with Nicholas Eberstadt Article What Companies Get Wrong About Skills-Based Hiring Journal Publication The Other COVID Crisis: Prospects for Recovery from Pandemic Policies Multimedia What Ails the Working Class in America? Post The Overlooked Benefits of Work-from-Home...

2 months ago | hbr.org | Joseph B. Fuller |Matt Sigelman |Michael Fenlon

In the near future, gen AI is likely to affect some 50 million jobs, automating away elements of some jobs and augmenting workers’ abilities in others. The extent of those changes will compel companies to reshape their organizational structures and rethink their talent management strategies in profound ways, with implications that will affect not only for industries but also individuals and society. Critically, traditional learning curves for jobs will be redrawn, creating new paradigms for skill acquisition and career advancement. This shift demands a fundamental rethinking of how businesses approach talent management and how individuals navigate their careers.

May 13, 2024 | hbr.org | Joseph Fuller |Matt Sigelman

The logic of skills-based hiring is unimpeachable. Talent is scarce, and progress in boosting workforce diversity remains sluggish, so it makes sense to cast as wide a net as possible when hiring. The obvious way for companies to do that is to stop requiring a college degree for many job postings — a practice that, according to a 2023 Census Bureau report, eliminates almost two-thirds of workers from consideration and affects Black and Hispanic workers disproportionately.

Mar 12, 2024 | agb.org | Matt Sigelman |Melanie Darrow

1. Build high-value skills into the curriculum. It should come as no surprise to a university that what you teach matters. Yet most universities offer scant guidance to faculty as to which skills will give their students an edge with employers. Nor do they usually provide students with guidance regarding which skills they should acquire in order to achieve their career goals—or how to describe to employers what they have learned. That’s a squandered opportunity.

Feb 22, 2024 | burningglassinstitute.org | Erik Leiden |Andrew Hanson |Carlo Salerno |Matt Sigelman

By Andrew Hanson, Carlo Salerno, Matt Sigelman, Mels de Zeeuw, and Stephen Moret. Most students, families, policymakers, and educators look to higher education in large part as a bridge to economic opportunity and upward mobility. Today, however, some are calling into question whether higher education is delivering on that promise. While a college education is still worth it for the typical graduate, it is not a guarantee: college students face an increasing degree of risk.