Our data shows that companies using skills-based hiring are experiencing dramatic improvements in performance across five key metrics:
of organizations saw a reduction in cost-to-hire
of organizations saw a reduction in time-to-hire
of organizations saw a reduction in mis-hires
of organizations saw an increase in retention
of organizations saw an increase in diversity
[Skills-based hiring] saves you time and, even more importantly, it saves you headspace.
Employees are staying with us for longer, and it’s more efficient because we’re doing fewer interviews to decipher their overall skill set.
Today, it's a no-brainer. You just can’t get people without checking their skills.
Online assignments test an applicant’s skills and capabilities, so a traditional resume and cover letter are no longer needed.
We need to be conscious of the new challenges around diversity that come from hiring remote workers.
We didn’t have women on our production lines. We used skills-based hiring to eliminate criteria and hired seven women and five men.
Skills-based hiring enables us to expand the talent pool and consider a broader, wider range of talent.
I’d prefer to apply and work for employers that use skills-based assessments. I’d be valued for what I can do, with limitless opportunities for growth.
If you’re looking to actually match that person’s work style, and bring them in as they are, skills-based hiring can definitely help.
Back when the internet first started transforming recruiting, we thought CVs would be the first thing to go.
In a world that’s constantly changing, it is key to be able to move around between companies and roles. I don’t want to be put in a box.
A piece of paper can never show whether a candidate is suitable for a certain role.
I was lucky to find a place that assessed my attitude and knowledge, not my background. Many bright people never get this chance.
Skills-based hiring is a recruitment methodology whereby job candidates are hired for open roles based on quantifiable skills, rather than using subjective methods, such as resumes.
People who are recruited using skills-based hiring are happier in their job roles than those who are not. 72.1% of those hired using skills-based hiring were either happy or very happy in their current role, compared to 62.9% of those recruited via other methods.
People who are recruited via skills-based hiring stay longer in their roles. Only 3.2% of employees recruited using skills-based hiring plan to leave their roles in the next 12 months, compared with 7.3% of employees who were not recruited via skills-based hiring.