Section archive
Tag: Skills Assessment
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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.…
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Skills-Based Hiring Goes Enterprise — Fortune 500 Case Studies
By January 2026, skills-based hiring has moved from a progressive HR experiment to an enterprise strategy. What began as a diversity and inclusion initiative — using skills instead of degrees to expand the candidate pool — has evolved into a comprehensive talent…
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The Rise of Skills-Based Hiring: 2026 Procurement Guide
By the end of 2025, approximately 74% of large U.S. employers had formally adopted at least one skills-based hiring practice — up from 44% in 2023 and 28% in 2021 — marking skills-based hiring’s transition from an HR trend to a structural…
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The November 2025 Skills Assessment Boom: How Companies Measured What Their Workforce Could Do
By November 2025, the concept of the “skills-based organization” had moved from boardroom talking point to operational reality for many enterprises. The missing piece — comprehensive skills data — was being addressed through a wave of skills assessment initiatives launched across industries.…