Welcome to the Future of Recruitment— Skills-Based Hiring!

Skills-based hiring is an approach that prioritizes a candidate’s skills, talent, and practical experience over formal qualifications like degrees or job titles. As society evolves, advancements in technology and changing attitudes toward higher education make traditional college degrees a thing of the past. More and more, people are forgoing the 4-year university for a more hands-on experience.

Skills-based hiring can give organizations more chances to find the right person for a role. By focusing on specific skills required for the job, employers open the doors to a new era of talent acquisition.

We asked 277 HR professionals to help us examine the trends in skills-based hiring. We looked at what’s working, what’s not, and where organizations need to focus to get the right talent and prepare for the future of work. Check out our Quick Pulse Snapshot to learn the answers!