Ep 630: Assessment in Skills-Based Organizations
Get my free whitepaper "10 Ways AI Will Transform Talent Acquisition" \u2013\xa0Download Now\xa0\n\nTransform Talent Acquisition \u2013 Find out how my digital course will help you shape the future of talent acquisition in your organization \u2013\xa0Click Here\n\nOne key aspect of any journey to becoming a skills-based organization is having effective skills assessment strategies in place. This doesn't just apply to hiring and leadership development. Some of the most cutting-edge organizations are using assessment as part of the onboarding process to help understand the development needs of new employees.\n\nMy guest this week is Simone Jacobi, Global Director of Talent Assessment at McKinsey. In our conversation, Simone talks about how McKinsey is gratifying assessments in its journey toward becoming a skills-based organization.\xa0\n\nIn the interview, we discuss:\n\nWhat do skills mean at McKinsey?\n\nHow McKinsey's talent acquisition process is evolving\n\nBroadening talent sources\n\nThe advantages of gamifying assessment\n\nOnboarding and "Day One Readiness" assessments to help people become productive as quickly as possible\n\nUsing Gen AI to Personalize Assessments\n\nBuilding individual skills profiles and mapping up skills development\n\nReducing bias and using "Fairness Observers" when making people decisions\n\nWhat are the most essential skills for the future?\n\n\nFollow this podcast on Apple Podcasts.