Ep 617: The Practicalities of Skills-Based Hiring
Get my free whitepaper "10 Ways AI Will Transform Talent Acquisition" - Download Now\n\nTrend Spotting - Find out how my digital course will help you shape the future of talent acquisition in your organization - Click Here\n\nSkills-based hiring is not just a passing trend; it's a significant shift in the recruiting landscape. Many employers are eager to unlock its advantages in terms of flexibility, diversity, economic efficiency, and dealing with talent shortages. But is there a gap between theory and practice regarding understanding and implementation?\n\nOver the last few months, experienced TA leader Adrian Thomas and myself have partnered with Neil Kelly at Vector on some research to uncover the realities and practicalities of skills-based hiring within large global employers.\n\nNeil and Adrian join me on this episode to discuss the findings, some of which are quite surprising, and to look at what employers need to do to advance with skills-based hiring.\xa0\n\nIn the interview, we discuss:\n\nWhy and how we did the research\n\nMotivations for being skills-based\n\nSome surprising findings\n\nThe problems with skills taxonomies\n\nTalent Acquisition and Talent Management\xa0\n\nTraining Hiring Managers\n\nThe way forward for skills-based hiring\n\nDownload our report " Skills-Based Hiring, The Gap Between Theory and Practice\u201d\n\nFollow this podcast on Apple Podcasts.