Making skills-based hiring work

How to make skills-based hiring work for you

Traditional hiring models are falling short in today’s fast-paced, tech-driven world. Our latest eBook, Making skills-based hiring work, offers clear, practical strategies to help HR leaders and talent professionals shift from outdated qualifications-based hiring to a dynamic, skills-first approach. 

Organizations anticipate that 39% of employee’s skills will change or be outdated by 2030*.

You’ve done the work to create a skills-based hiring strategy — but turning it into reality has been more challenging than planned. We’ll break down the most common struggles in moving to skills-first hiring and share practical ways to keep moving and deliver real results.  

Download Making skills-based hiring work to learn...

• Why skills, why now: Discover how AI, automation, and evolving job roles are reshaping the talent landscape—and why 72% of organizations see the skills gap as a major challenge.
• Debunking common myths: Misconceptions about how to implement skills in your hiring strategy can lead to confusion. We look past the hype and focus on what is best for your organization.
• Making skills-based hiring work for your organization: Uncover the skills, and more importantly, the skills foundations that power work performance and lead to organizational success. 
• Six actionable steps to implement skills-based hiring: From defining critical skills to assessing and mobilizing talent, learn how to embed skills into your hiring process without starting from scratch. 

Talk to a talent expert to transition your skills-based hiring strategy from plan to practice.  

 1. World Economic Forum (2025). The Future of Jobs Report 2025. Geneva: World Economic Forum. Retrieved 11 April 2025 from: https://www.weforum.org/publications/the-future-of-jobsreport-2025