A key finding from this report is that a skills first approach to finding talent opens up a more diverse talent pool for businesses worldwide and lays the foundation for a more equitable hiring process. Here are some key highlights talent pools expand nearly ten times when using a skills first hiring approach in roles where women are traditionally underrepresented, a skills first hiring approach can increase the proportion of women candidates by more than 24% in comparison to their male counterparts
Deborah Pardes
@DBPardes · 2:58
I think it's a great idea to be able to assess somebody equally with what they're good at and what they've done with that good skill set. Because people can be good at a lot of things, but if they don't have real world experience, it's very hard to hire them. But having said that, it's a wonderful way to give someone a chance to say, wow, you have no experience, but you have great skills. Thank you for letting me know about them
Aishani Chatterjee
@Aishani · 4:36
I think in the coming days, I think a lot of people, a lot of employers are going to hire based on skills rather than degrees or prior experience, whether that person has prior experience in the same role or not. I think it's a great shift and it's necessary one as well