Skills-Based Hiring: The New Frontier in Talent Acquisition
🔮 The future of hiring is here, and it's all about skills, not degrees.
In a world where the half-life of skills is rapidly shrinking and new roles are emerging faster than ever, traditional hiring methods just don't cut it anymore. Enter: Skills-Based Hiring.
In Australia, 89% of employers expressed apprehension about their company's capacity to secure top talent (People Matters ANZ). That is a crazy statistic!
Skills-based hiring can help. Here’s how to reframe your hiring.
Identify the core skills needed for each role (not just the nice-to-haves!)
Use skills assessments in your hiring process
Look for transferable skills in candidates from different industries (for example, customer service roles translate well to client facing professional occupations)
Focus job descriptions on skills and outcomes, not years of experience
Invest in upskilling and reskilling your current workforce
Is your business ready for skills-based hiring? Drop a 🎯 in the comments if you'd like some tips on implementing this approach in your organisation.