Flexible work. It’s a subject some leaders are drained of speaking about, however job candidates simply can’t get sufficient of—particularly job candidates from underrepresented backgrounds. Just ask LinkedIn. The skilled networking website has witnessed a regular decline in postings for distant jobs over the previous 5 months, whereas at the identical time there was a famous increase in curiosity in distant roles amongst Black and Latino job candidates. It’s a phenomenon some are referring to as “the nice distant work mismatch.”
A current evaluation of LinkedIn knowledge discovered that whereas distant postings have dropped, there was a 16% increase in the share of Latino candidates and a 17% increase in the share of Black candidates making use of for distant jobs on the website from January 2019 to October 2022. And the increase was even better amongst ladies. Over the previous two years, there was a 33% increase in the share of Latinas making use of for distant jobs and a 27% increase in the share of Black ladies in search of to safe more flexible work choices.
And not solely are they making use of at increased charges, however they’re additionally getting employed. LinkedIn’s evaluation discovered there’s been a 5% increase in the number of confirmed hires for Latino candidates and a whopping 24% increase for Black candidates for distant jobs. The development gives a clear sign for employers trying to construct out their DEI and belonging methods for the coming 12 months, says LinkedIn’s chief individuals officer Teuila Hanson.
“It creates an fascinating alternative for a lot of organizations who’re nonetheless embracing distant work to faucet into these wonderful expertise swimming pools,” she advised Fortune. “And I feel it’s additionally a chance for different organizations which might be pulling again on distant jobs to actually perceive what that’s doing in phrases of their total [talent] swimming pools.”
LinkedIn itself, Hanson says, has seen the advantages flexible work can have on DEI. The firm shifted to a flexible work mannequin in 2021 and noticed a 127% increase in the number of Black senior-level employees, and a 74% increase in the number of senior Latino employees since 2020, in keeping with its newest Workforce Diversity Report.
“Ultimately what this implies is that distant work [and] flexible work is right here to remain. Especially when you actually have an intentional range, inclusion, and belonging or fairness technique,” says Hanson. “You’re attempting to constantly perceive how one can entice and retain numerous expertise.”
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