Industry intelligence for people leaders

ISSUE NO. 39 · WEEK 40, 2026

HR Leadership Weekly

Industry intelligence for people leaders

Section archive

Tag: Hiring Innovation

  • January 2026 Skills-Based Hiring: Data from the First Wave of Adopters

    By January 2026, the first wave of companies that had fully implemented skills-based hiring programs was publishing results. The data showed meaningful improvements in hire quality, diversity, and retention — but also revealed the operational complexity of making the transition at scale.…