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Hiring

Advice and best practices for employers looking to attract and retain top talent.

Diverse team analyzing holographic data on evolving skill requirements for future jobs, highlighting the shift to skills-based hiring.

What Is Skills-Based Hiring and Why Does It Matter for 2026?

In just three years, 32% of the skills required for the average job have changed, yet only 8% of organizations have reliable data on their workforce's current capabilities.

Nathaniel Brooks· Jun 8· 3 min
Diverse candidates interacting with a fair and balanced AI recruitment system in a modern, futuristic office setting.

What Are Ethical AI Principles for Hiring and Recruitment?

In 2018, Amazon's AI software, designed to streamline recruitment, systematically discriminated against women, exposing a stark reality for the promise of unbiased hiring.

Nathaniel Brooks· Jun 7· 4 min
Diverse professionals in a modern office, one demonstrating a technical skill on a holographic interface, highlighting skills-based hiring.

Why Employers Choose Skills Over Degrees

Nearly 70% of employers have already abandoned degree-focused recruitment, opting instead to evaluate candidates based on practical skills and competencies.

Marcus Ellery· Jun 3· 4 min
An AI interface assisting human recruiters in screening a diverse pool of candidates, showcasing efficiency and advanced technology in the hiring process.

What is AI candidate screening and how does it help HR?

Homecare provider Cera launched its AI recruitment tool Ami in August, using artificial intelligence to conduct phone interviews—a task traditionally performed by human recruiters.

Nathaniel Brooks· May 30· 4 min
Split image contrasting a traditional university with a diploma versus a modern, collaborative workspace, symbolizing the shift from degrees to skills in hiring.

Skills-Based Hiring vs Degrees: What's Changing?

As of 2024, a majority (52%) of U.

Nathaniel Brooks· May 27· 4 min
Diverse job applicants viewed from above, interacting with a complex and potentially biased AI hiring system.

Why is AI in Hiring Facing Ethical Scrutiny?

In 2018, an Amazon AI software systematically discriminated against women in hiring.

Nathaniel Brooks· May 20· 4 min
Diverse team collaborating with digital skill icons, representing skills-based hiring in a modern office.

What Is Skills-Based Hiring and Why It's Becoming the Default

In 2023, nearly three-fourths of companies (73%) adopted skills-based hiring, yet over 60% still rejected otherwise qualified candidates simply because they lacked a college degree, according to...

Nathaniel Brooks· May 19· 4 min
HR professionals and hiring managers collaborating to analyze data on skills-based hiring success metrics, showcasing a modern approach to talent acquisition.

How to Evaluate Skills-Based Hiring Success

In 2023, nearly three-fourths of companies, specifically 73%, embraced skills-based hiring, with 27% making this shift in just the last 12 months.

Nathaniel Brooks· May 16· 4 min
Diverse team collaborating around a holographic display visualizing skills and career paths, representing the future of talent acquisition.

What Is Skills-Based Hiring and Why Does It Beat Traditional Recruitment?

Making the wrong executive hire can cost a company up to $240,000, a staggering sum often incurred due to outdated recruitment practices, according to Bryq .

Nathaniel Brooks· May 15· 4 min
Job applicants' personal details are hidden during the hiring process to ensure fair evaluation based on skills and experience.

What is Blind Hiring and How Does It Reduce Bias in Recruitment?

A recent study found that removing personal information from job applications increased the number of women hired by 50% across various roles, according to PeopleHR .

Nathaniel Brooks· May 14· 4 min
Diverse team collaborating successfully, highlighting business growth and the positive impact of skills-based hiring on talent acquisition and company performance.

What are the business performance benefits of skills-based hiring?

A major tech firm, after removing degree requirements, saw its qualified applicant pool expand by 25% within months, revealing a hidden reservoir of talent.

Nathaniel Brooks· May 13· 4 min
Diverse new employees engaged in a positive and collaborative onboarding session, guided by mentors in a bright, modern office.

How to Optimize New Employee Onboarding for Retention and Productivity

Over one-third of newly hired employees quit within their first year, costing businesses untold millions in recruitment and training, according to Workinstitute .

Nathaniel Brooks· May 10· 4 min
Diverse group of professionals approaching a modern office building, representing a strong employer brand attracting top talent.

What is employer branding and why does it matter for talent acquisition?

Only 21% of candidates would apply to a one-star rated company on Glassdoor, according to Recruiters .

Nathaniel Brooks· May 10· 3 min
Diverse group of talented professionals approaching a modern office building, representing a company with a strong employer value proposition.

How to Develop an Employer Value Proposition That Attracts Top Talent

Only 33% of employees believe their organization consistently delivers on its Employer Value Proposition promises.

Nathaniel Brooks· May 7· 4 min
Diverse team strategizing with a digital talent pool interface, showcasing proactive recruitment and efficient candidate management.

What Are Talent Pooling Strategies for Modern Recruitment?

While traditional hiring scrambles for talent, businesses leveraging talent pools proactively vet candidates, slashing cost-per-hire and boosting long-term productivity.

Nathaniel Brooks· May 5· 3 min
Diverse job candidates interacting with a transparent AI interface that promotes fairness and ethical hiring practices.

What Are Ethical AI Principles in Hiring and Recruitment?

In 2018, Amazon's experimental AI recruiting software systematically discriminated against women.

Nathaniel Brooks· May 2· 4 min
A futuristic cityscape with data streams connecting buildings, symbolizing interconnected skills and agile collaboration among diverse professionals.

What Is Skills-Based Hiring's Long-Term Impact on Organizational Agility?

In just one year, the percentage of organizations maintaining a single, enterprise-wide skills library jumped from 30% to 38%, according to Mercer .

Nathaniel Brooks· Apr 30· 4 min
Diverse team collaborating with digital skill icons, representing a modern approach to skills-based hiring and talent acquisition.

Skills-Based Hiring: Guide to Implementation, Benefits & Challenges

Over 60% of employers still rejected otherwise qualified candidates simply because they lacked a college degree, actively limiting their talent pools.

Marcus Ellery· Apr 30· 4 min
Job candidates demonstrating strategic communication skills during a mock interview with attentive interviewers in a modern office.

How to Master Job Interviews: Strategic Communication Skills

Employers consistently report that the number one interviewing problem for students is a lack of basic company research.

Nathaniel Brooks· Apr 25· 3 min
Diverse team collaborating with glowing skill icons, representing the power of skills-based talent models for business growth.

What Are Skills-Based Talent Models and Why Do They Matter for Business Value?

Over 60% of employers rejected otherwise qualified candidates in 2023 solely for lacking a college degree, despite three-fourths of companies claiming to use skills-based hiring.

Nathaniel Brooks· Apr 24· 3 min
Diverse professionals collaborating with AI interfaces for talent acquisition, showcasing innovation in modern recruitment processes.

What are AI talent acquisition tools and why do they matter for employers?

Eighty-eight percent of employers now use AI for initial candidate screening, a rapid and widespread shift in talent acquisition.

Nathaniel Brooks· Apr 24· 4 min
Diverse team collaborating with glowing skill icons symbolizing talent development and company growth.

What are skills-based talent development strategies for growth?

Despite more than 72% of companies reporting skills-based hiring practices, over 60% of employers still reject otherwise qualified candidates simply because they lack a college degree, according to Fo

Nathaniel Brooks· Apr 23· 4 min
Diverse job candidates interacting with a fair and unbiased AI recruitment system, symbolizing ethical AI in hiring.

What is ethical AI in hiring and why does it matter for employers?

Amazon was forced to scrap its AI-driven recruitment tool after discovering it penalized resumes containing the word 'women', according to MIT Sloan .

Nathaniel Brooks· Apr 21· 4 min
A diverse panel of interviewers assessing a candidate during a structured behavioral interview, highlighting professional communication and assessment.

How to Conduct Effective Behavioral Interviews

Residents in the bottom behavioral interview quartile are 2–3 times more likely to require formal remediation for professionalism or interpersonal issues, according to Residencyadvisor .

Nathaniel Brooks· Apr 20· 3 min
Diverse job candidates in a modern office interview, with one candidate exuding a positive and collaborative attitude, highlighting the importance of attitude in hiring.

What is recruiting for attitude, and why does it matter?

A staggering 46% of all new hires will fail within their first 18 months, leading to significant financial and operational setbacks for organizations across industries, according to LeadershipIQ .

Nathaniel Brooks· Apr 19· 3 min
HR manager and operations specialist collaborating in a modern office, reviewing a digital dashboard showing integrated HR and business processes.

What Are HR-PEO Partnerships and Why Do They Matter for Operations?

Billing on gross payroll instead of taxable payroll can add an extra 7.

Nathaniel Brooks· Apr 18· 3 min
Diverse business leaders collaborating with a fractional executive in a modern office, symbolizing successful integration and strategic partnership.

How to Choose Fractional Talent for Leaders: An Integration Guide

One provider of fractional executives reports a 57% increase in their deployment since 2020.

Nathaniel Brooks· Apr 17· 4 min
Diverse team analyzing holographic data for skills gap analysis and future talent needs in a modern office setting.

How to Conduct a Skills Gap Analysis for Talent Needs

Nearly 40% of workers' skills are expected to become obsolete or significantly altered by 2030, according to muchskills.

Nathaniel Brooks· Apr 16· 4 min
Diverse team collaborating in a modern office, showcasing skills-based hiring in action.

What is Skills-Based Hiring and Why Does It Matter for the Future?

Over 60% of employers still reject otherwise qualified candidates solely for lacking a college degree, according to SHRM .

Nathaniel Brooks· Apr 15· 4 min
Diverse team collaborating with digital skill icons, representing the shift towards skills-based hiring and a modern recruitment approach.

What are skills-based hiring practices and why do they matter in 2025?

In a significant shift, 53% of employers have eliminated degree requirements, a sharp increase from just 30% last year, according to TestGorilla .

Nathaniel Brooks· Apr 14· 3 min