Skills-based hiring
Read our in-depth articles on skills-based hiring and learn how it can help you find top talent.
Why does skills-based hiring deliver better candidates?
When you need the best candidate for a role, there’s a lot standing in your way. Years of work experience, the “right” educational requirements, a well-written resume… And we haven’t even gotten to the skills they need to perform the job well. Increasingly more people say that skills-based hiring is the future. It bypasses all…
Setting up a hiring process that promotes equality of opportunity
Traditionally, the goal of hiring has been solely to find the best person for the job. But in today’s work environment, where companies are increasingly concerned about ethical practices, hiring managers have a second priority: increasing diversity. In fact, 35% of hiring managers list enhancing workplace diversity as one of their top five priorities.[1] More…
Show me the money: Why it pays to be transparent about salary
In many workplaces around the world, discussing salaries is still considered taboo or even forbidden. But there’s a growing movement towards salary transparency, with more and more government bodies and regions implementing laws designed to increase the visibility of compensation practices. Pay transparency is a way for employers to build trust with employees, boost engagement…
Why skills-based hiring and employee development go hand in hand
The benefits of taking a skills-based approach to hiring are well-known at this point – we certainly shout about them enough. Our research has shown that not only are over three-quarters of employers already using skills-based hiring methods but that: 89.8% saw a reduction in cost-to-hire 91.4% saw a reduction in time-to-hire 92.5% saw a…
Unconscious bias at the interview table: The best candidates aren’t always the best interviewees
“Confidence is the most essential skill you bring to a job interview.” Many well-intentioned professionals tell job seekers this, and for the most part, they’re unfortunately right. A 2020 study showed that a candidate’s self-confidence has a significant influence on a recruiter’s decision and selection outcomes.[1] When a hiring manager says an interview with a…
The unseen, personal costs of mis-hires (and what you can do about them)
“Mis-hires” … The main antagonist of any HR professional’s nightmare. Mis-hires have been known to send HR professionals into a spiral, especially after they’ve spent time, money, and resources to hire a quality candidate. Recruitment isn’t easy – and there’s no guarantee your new hire will be the best fit. But using the right recruitment…
Designing for neurodiversity
As a society, we’ve taken some big steps towards normalizing and embracing neurodiversity. Diagnoses are on the rise and a number of high-profile celebrities, like Elon Musk, Wentworth Miller, and Greta Thunberg, have felt comfortable to “come out” as neurodiverse.[1] However, this is far from the norm when it comes to employment. Autistic people experience…
Skills testing as part of the holistic hiring process
Candidates are a combination of many traits: ability, personality, knowledge, drive, and attitude. All of these blend together to make the complete package, but they’re simply too complex and nuanced to properly display on a resume. A holistic hiring process focuses on a candidate as a whole, which means it takes into account more than…
How the “low-skill” label is hurting the workforce (and how to fix it)
The Coronavirus pandemic turned the world of work upside down, and not just for office workers who had to work out how to conduct meetings over Zoom. It also spelled huge changes for so-called “low-skilled” workers. Almost overnight, they went from being the butt of the joke (“If all else fails, I’ll just end up…
How to build a high-performing team
A high-performing team is more than a collection of skilled employees. Skilled people can excel at what they do but won’t necessarily work well together. A team is a group of people, so these people can’t just be outstanding on their own. A high-performing team needs coordination, communication, and the ability to complement each other’s…
Public sector hiring around the world: how to beat the private sector at its own game
A strong government needs a strong public sector to build and implement its initiatives and help make an impact on people’s lives. But without the right talent to handle copious amounts of paperwork, understand government procedures, or roll out major projects or services, governments can’t function properly. Hiring candidates without the right skills can lead…
Why upskilling is becoming the norm in every industry
You’ve probably heard the buzz about skills-based hiring. Our own research found that more than three-quarters of businesses are already using skills-based hiring methods, with over 90% seeing a reduction in mis-hires and time to hire after the switch. But the transformation doesn’t have to stop when you’ve filled your vacancies with candidates who add…
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