Ep 561: Building The Foundations Of Skills-Based Hiring

Having covered both topics extensively on the podcast this year, I'm very much of the opinion that the move towards skills-based thinking will be more disruptive to recruiting norms than the rapid adoption of generative AI.

The adoption of skills-based hiring and the move towards skills-based organizations is still happening slowly. However, as more organizations question blanket requirements for college degrees, new upskilling and reskilling initiatives are emerging that could help move the needle quicker.

My guest this week is Michelle Westfort, Chief University Officer at InStride. InStride works with businesses to use skill-based hiring to expand talent pools by partnering with employers to construct career education paths to provide employees with the skills they need to do their jobs.

In the interview, we discuss:

Why some employers are moving away from degrees

Do employers understand skills-based hiring?

Diversifying talent pools with more equitable hiring processes

Understanding the skills needed for specific roles

Just in time, skills development

Evolving the relationship between Universities and employers

Deconstructing the degree

Strategies for long-term professional development

Mapping education to skills requirements

What does the future look like?

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