What are Skills-Based Practices?

 

Skills-based practices refer to talent acquisition and development strategies that focus on a set of objectively defined skills, rather than more broad credentials such as college degrees, years of experience, or past job titles.  This means companies use hiring criteria and systems that assess candidates and develop staff based on the knowledge, skills and abilities needed to do a job.

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Our workshops will help hiring managers and career coaches to prepare job seekers, improve the hiring process and increase talent retention.

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Examples of skills-based hiring practices include:

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• Job postings updated to emphasize necessary skills, not just degree requirements

• Job-seeker candidates are assessed and interviewed based on knowledge and skills

• Training programs are created to improve onboarding and retention 

• Managers and employees are provided with information about possible career paths, the skills those paths require, and resources to develop those skills