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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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