Sunday Scaries, Upskilling, and Responsible AI

Sunday Scaries

Given the recent headlines around layoffs and a confusing economic outlook, it’s no wonder Sunday Scaries—feelings of dread and anxiety before starting a new work week—are looking a little different these days. Recent LinkedIn data found that nearly 75% of working Americans now say they’re experiencing them, but what’s more is that these scaries are no longer just prevalent on Sundays. They’re beginning to seep into every day of the week with nearly 30% of people telling Headspace they are having a hard time sleeping four nights a week out of fear of losing their jobs.

So, Headspace and LinkedIn joined forces to spark conversation around the importance of mental health as professionals continue to navigate this turbulent time. You can start practicing mindfulness by checking out The Headspace Guide to Everyday Stress and The Headspace Guide to Mindful on LinkedIn Learning—free until April 15th.

Using AI Responsibly

AI is not new to LinkedIn. LinkedIn has long used AI to enhance our members’ professional experiences. While AI has enormous potential to expand access to opportunity and transform the world of work in positive ways, the use of AI comes with risks and potential for harm. Inspired by, and aligned with our parent company Microsoft’s leadership in this area, we wanted to share the Responsible AI Principles we use at LinkedIn to guide our work: 

• Advance Economic Opportunity: People are at the center of what we do. AI is a tool to further our vision, empowering our members and augmenting their success and productivity. 
• Uphold Trust: Our commitments to privacy, security and safety guide our use of AI. We take meaningful steps to reduce the potential risks of AI.
• Promote Fairness and Inclusion: We work to ensure that our use of AI benefits all members fairly, without causing or amplifying unfair bias.  
• Provide Transparency: Understanding of AI starts with transparency. We seek to explain in clear and simple ways how our use of AI impacts people. 
• Embrace Accountability: We deploy robust AI governance, including assessing and addressing potential harms and fitness for purpose, and ensuring human oversight and accountability.

Stay tuned as we share more about LinkedIn's usage of AI in the coming months!

Developing the Most In-Demand Skills

Given the persistent economic disruption and uncertainty, we want to make sure you have the data, insights, and resources you need to feel confident in your career prospects no matter what happens next. 

The LinkedIn 2023 Most In-Demand Skills list not only shares the most sought-after skills in today’s job market, it also has corresponding LinkedIn Learning courses to help you build those skills. You’ll find out which skills are in-demand worldwide and even in your industry. Courses to learn these skills are free until March 15, 2023.

Is LinkedIn Down?

Have you ever wondered if you were the only one experiencing hiccups with LinkedIn? Or asked yourself why isn't LinkedIn loading?  Well, we're excited to announce the launch of our Status Page (linkedin-status.com). This page provides our a one-stop destination that will allow you to check if our platform is experiencing issues with almost real time alerts for issues impacting a large amount of our members. The status page will be embedded in our error pages and Help Center. Add it to your bookmarks!

New! Create Possibilities

Creating quality content on a regular basis can feel overwhelming and challenging, but with the right resources and tools, you’ll be able to continuously engage with your audience and get your voice out there. 

That's why we've launched Create Possibilities: Tools to Help you Grow–a newsletter packed with a variety of tips, inspiration, and updates to support your content creation goals. In its first edition, you’ll find things like: thought starters for your next post, breakdowns on what makes a post successful, and ways to help further establish your brand, and get your content seen by more people.

So, if you’re feeling stuck or just want to stay informed, you can count on this newsletter to deliver the latest information, insights, and learnings for your future content. Sound like something you’re into? Great! Subscribe here.  

Share your feedback with Tomer!

Do you want to help improve the experience for members on LinkedIn? Let Chief Product Officer, Tomer Cohen know! Tomer wrote about how we are addressing feedback in his latest issue of Building LinkedIn. For more of an inside look at what's being built at LinkedIn, make sure to subscribe!

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