Ep 555: Using Skills To Predict Job Performance
When we're talking about the future of talent acquisition, Generative AI has been taking all of the limelight this year. However, arguably, although it grabs fewer headlines, the steady evolution of skills-based hiring is potentially even more disruptive to traditional recruiting norms.\n\nThere is an enormous amount of data, science and research going into understanding the relationship between skills and job performance, and the results are smashing some of our longest-held assumptions about hiring.\n\nMy guest this week is Andy Nelesen, Global Head of Talent Acquisition Solutions at SHL. SHL has done an enormous amount of work to establish the link between skills and performance, and their research has revealed 12 skills that universally predict success. There is also a significant discrepancy between the skills employers ask for in job ads and the skills the science shows they actually need, so this is a must-list interview for everyone who wants to hire more effectively.\n\nIn the interview, we discuss:\n\nWhy understanding skills is so important\n\nThe adoption rate of skills-based hiring\n\nWhat does potential mean?\n\nOverlaying soft skills against performance\n\nThe 12 skills that universally predict success\n\nWhy a growth mindset is more important than resilience and adaptability\n\nMoving away from academic credentials and previous experience\n\nAre skills the key to diverse hiring?\n\nTalent mobility\n\nWhat does the future of work look like?\n\nListen to this podcast on Apple Podcasts.