An employee upskilling strategy is imperative if you want to attract and retain top talent. Just ask the Fortune 1000 companies - they’re realizing that connecting their employees with opportunities to learn new skills and advance their careers should be part of their recruiting, retention and talent pipeline strategies. However, there are several challenges to consider. That's why we've called in Megan O'Connor, Vice President of Strategic Partnerships at Chegg Skills.

[5:05] Education as a retention strategy

[8:14] Getting started with a skilling strategy

[10:36] Managers’ roles in skilling strategy

[18:12] DEI, skilling and upskilling

[20:02] Attracting diverse talent

[22:14] Certificate programs vs. college degrees

[27:34] Biggest challenges to learning and development today

[31:29] Initiating skilling and upskilling

[35:40] Things to be mindful of when rolling out a training program

Megan O’Connor, Vice President of Strategic Partnerships, Chegg Skills

The head of strategic partnerships at Chegg Skills, Megan O'Connor is focused on expanding Chegg's footprint in the skills education and professional certification space. Prior to Chegg, Megan was an entrepreneur-in-residence at Kaplan Test Prep and the founder and CEO of Clark. Prior to its acquisition by Noodle, Clark was funded by leading venture investors, including Lightspeed Venture Partners. 

Links

https://www.linkedin.com/in/meganmoconnor/

https://www.chegg.com/skills/

https://www.jff.org/

https://www.hrmorning.com/news/how-ai-is-threatening-new-grads/

https://www.hrmorning.com/articles/5-reasons-lms-platforms/

https://www.hrmorning.com/articles/6-key-features-learning-development/

Berta Aldrich’s best selling book, Winning the Talent Shift, is available on Amazon ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://a.co/d/iS7MuPJ⁠⁠⁠⁠

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