Skills-Based Hiring Series: Give it a Go?

Are you thinking of implementing skills-based hiring?

In this series of posts on skill-based hiring I have been exploring benefits, processes and considerations for this new approach to recruitment.

Thinking of giving it a go?

Are you thinking of trying this new hiring approach? Here are some reasons why you might want to try something different:

• You have been struggling to fill a role

• Business-critical skills are lacking in your business

• You are creating new types of jobs

For each of these you have nothing to lose by trying a new method of assessing if candidates meet your job requirements.

Hiring in changing times

Taking a skills-based approach also presents an opportunity to:

• Revisit how you deliver your business strategy

• Consider how you will meet evolving business needs

• Respond to a fast-changing business landscape

Starter pack

If it is something you are thinking of implementing in your business, I have some good news.

In my next post I will share a Skills-Based Hiring Starter Pack!

I have written a practical how-to guide on skills-based hiring for an HR magazine, which will be published next week.

The starter pack will provide a step-by-step process you can follow and covers:

• An introduction to skills-based hiring

• Key stages in the skills-based hiring process

• Tips for implementing each stage of the process

• Recommendations for getting started

So keep your eyes open for that and subscribe to be notified!

Skills-based hiring series

This post is part of a series exploring skills-based hiring, with the aim of answering:

• Is skills-based hiring worth the investment of time and changes required to make it work?