At Udemy, we’re working toward an exciting mission, and we care a lot about how we achieve it Our values guide how we do business—how we interact with each other internally as well as with the millions of instructors, students, and partners that make up our global Udemy community So, what makes life at...
Technology has transformed a lot of the things we do at work, but learning and development (L&D) has mostly stuck with the status quo Training is typically rolled out as a company-wide mandate, with employees required to complete such-and-such program by some arbitrary date According to Capgemini, 42% of...
Developing your professional network will be far more valuable than uploading your resume to every listing site on the internet Headlines abound whenever Facebook or Google introduce a new feature or product Recently, both rolled out similar services for job seekers, but don’t expect these tools to take all the...
The word “pivot” may get overused in certain tech/VC/business circles, but it’s useful shorthand, nonetheless, for describing how companies shift direction in response to changing conditions Typically, a pivot isn’t something undertaken as a curious experiment but is, in fact, a business imperative for...
Opportunities don't just fall into our laps, asking us simply to pick them up and run with them One of my favorite quotes, attributed to Roman philosopher Seneca, is Luck is when preparation meets opportunity Sometimes during our career journey, we may feel “stuck” in a particular role or wonder why...
It seems a lot of managers and business leaders believe they have a ‘millennial problem’ and are scratching their heads over how to incorporate this generation into the workplace Perhaps the bigger problem is approaching millennials as if they were a monolithic group with uniform needs and desires On the...
Rapid change is the new normal in today’s fast-paced workplace The work of the future requires a commitment to developing the skills of our workforce today That’s why PayPal Learning is taking a big step in investing more in the skills training and development of its employees with the rollout of a new learning...
Seismic shifts in technology, management, and globalization have dramatically changed how we work McKinsey & Company analysts estimated a 5X increase in the number of skill sets required in the workforce from 2009 to 2012 Udemy for Business recently conducted a survey to better understand how the people...
Hey, blog readers, have you been over to the Stories section to check out the latest student profiles Well, you should because you’ll meet some really cool people from around the world who are changing their lives by learning It’s interesting to see what unites them (curiosity, determination to get ahead in...
Performance reviews can strike fear in the hearts of otherwise level-headed employees Fraught with subjectivity and judgment, reviews too often put people in the hot seat and focus on negativity -- here’s a goal you missed, here’s what you’ve been doing wrong, etc Most human resources departments would...
Big news out of the Far East to kick off the week! Over the weekend, the Singaporean government launched the SkillsFuture Marketplace, “a new roadshow through which the public can find out more about how they can spend their $500 from the SkillsFuture Credit scheme to upgrade themselves” Udemy, with more than...
By Darren Shimkus, VP & General Manager, Udemy for Business Millennials are often unfairly characterized as entitled, tech-addicted dreamers, but that narrative isn’t helpful or productive for the companies that need to hire, manage, and retain them Millennials, the oldest of whom are just reaching their...
