Why skills based hiring is the future of talent
Why skills based hiring is the future of talent
Description
Most people have traditionally been hired on the back of their resume or experience. But what if there was a better way? Sudha Ranganathan, Director Marketing & Talent Solutions at LinkedIn, explains why skills-based hiring allows for faster and more cost-effective recruitment and looks at how recruitment needs to change to make this the standard.
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The benefits of skills-based hiring
According to Ranganathan, skills-based hiring is a great way to expand your talent pool and brings in a more diverse range of candidates, which is highly beneficial.
Real- life success
Ranganathan highlights a LinkedIn success story from a few years ago a group of candidates with transferable skills were brought in from another industry.
The impact of the technology
In the next decade, Raganathan expects three key changes: clearer skill definitions, skill-to-job mapping, and improved proficiency assessment for more confident hiring.
The challenges and goals
According the speaker, while skills-based hiring offers clear benefits, the significant challenges lie in refining skill taxonomies and shifting the hiring mindset over the next decade.
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