By Kevin H Johnson, CEO US businesses often attribute their struggles to fill the record number of current job openings to a shortage of workers with the right training and skills Yet many analysts dispute that cause, instead citing uncompetitive salaries, inflated education requirements and biases in...
What a week at Udemy! We launched a new research website with our 2017 Skills Gap Report, and our massive Black Friday sale kicked off It’s like the holidays came a little early this year So, read the roundup, then head over to Udemycom and stock up on $10 courses Why a Gen-X CEO Hired a Millennial to Help Him...
We’re announcing two exciting new initiatives today: we just launched a new website to showcase all of Udemy’s research reports, infographics, and related media coverage, and that’s also where you can find our brand-new 2017 Skills Gap Report Udemy Research is home to our reports on hot topics like workplace...
This week’s roundup has advice for successful mentorships and picking an employer And a bit of opera What Mentors Wish Their Mentees Knew If you’re fortunate enough to have a caring, involved, and well-connected mentor, don’t squander that relationship! Your role isn’t to sit back and let them help you;...
One of our core beliefs at Udemy is that the best teachers aren’t always found in classrooms Mohamad Alaloush’s story bears that out, but his example also shows that the best students aren’t always found in schools Mohamad dropped out of university on three separate occasions, yet he’s one of the most avid...
We’re very excited to officially announce Udemy’s partnership with Unity Technologies, the leader in game development technology It kicks off with both a new course and a new instructor Jonathan Weinberger is a self-taught software engineer based in Atlanta who has built a reputation as a Unity expert and a...
Best-selling author and organizing expert Marie Kondo has launched her first Udemy course, "Tidy Up Your Home: The KonMari Method," and there are no more excuses for having unwanted clutter in your life Kondo has become an international phenomenon since introducing her KonMari method, “a way of life and a state of...
Today’s roundup is chock full of goodies to make you smarter about early-career choices and help you manage your time and build your professional network, but we’ve also got some interesting material on how the brain handles online learning, plus a bit of inspiration from a young inventor Author Behind Viral...
Happy Friday! Perhaps your weekend includes an early Halloween party Or maybe you’ll use the time to keep working through Udemy courses or pursue a side hustle Whatever you’re up to, reading today’s roundup is the best way to kick things off Five Tech Myths People Still Believe If you are reading this, you...
Udemy just unveiled a new brand identity inspired by the students and instructors who work together to share knowledge and achieve their goals We hear stories every day of instructors and students around the world connecting in meaningful ways, and in some cases, they even end up as partners This month, we...
Your faithful roundup editor has been on vacation, but we’re back now and feeling refreshed and ready to present you with new stuff to read Improve your memory, steal some productivity tips from Elon Musk, and applaud some entrepreneurs who have a social conscience Simple Ways to Be Better at Remembering Our...
Udemy for Business hosted its first People Innovators Summit in San Francisco last week, featuring a keynote by former Netflix CTO Patty McCord and speakers from Facebook, SAP, Intel, Zendesk, Pinterest, Box, Reddit, and many others It was an info-packed day for the sold-out audience, but you can read about some of...
