Ep 620: Hard Skills & Soft Skills
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\nThe shortening shelf life of skills, shifting business priorities, and the surge in AI-driven job applications are compelling many employers to rethink their candidate assessment and selection processes. This shift towards skills-based thinking is fostering greater integration between talent acquisition and talent management. By combining data on soft skills, hard skills, and career aspirations, employers can leverage a unified dataset to gain a comprehensive view throughout the entire employee lifecycle.\n\nSo how can this be done, and what advantages can it bring?\n\nMy guest this week is Jason Putnam, the CRO at Plum. Jason has been driving the charge around the scientific assessment of soft skills for a while and has recently incorporated data on hard skills into their methodology. Jason has some important insights to share on the future of assessment and the implementation of skills-based hiring.\n\nIn the interview, we discuss:\n\nHow the market is evolving\n\nThe changing balance between talent acquisition and talent management\n\nTA's responsibility for retention\n\nCombining hard skills and soft skills\n\nPace paradox versus business latency\n\nFocusing on the skills you need rather than the skills you have\n\nThe evolution of the recruiting process\n\nBuilding alignment between talent acquisition, talent management, and hiring managers\n\nThe importance of one universal dataset\n\nThe role of AI\n\n\nFollow this podcast on Apple Podcasts.