Hiring Strategies

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Hiring

How to Implement Skills-Based Hiring for Diverse Talent in 2026

Over a third of employers slash their cost-per-hire by more than 25%.

Nathaniel Brooks·July 8, 2026
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Hiring

What is skills-based hiring and why does it matter for talent acquisition?

The State of Washington has officially adopted skills-based hiring principles to recruit and retain qualified employees for its vital public services.

Nathaniel Brooks·July 3, 2026
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Hiring

Top 7 Strategies to Attract and Retain Gen Z Professionals

A staggering 74% of Gen Z professionals are willing to leave a job solely due to unsatisfactory salary, according to Multilingualjobsworldwide .

Nathaniel Brooks·June 30, 2026
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Hiring

How to Implement Skills-Based Hiring for Talent Retention

When employees are hired based on their ability to perform specific tasks, they are more likely to succeed, perform better, and be more productive, according to Indeed .

Nathaniel Brooks·June 21, 2026
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Hiring

Top 3 Strategies for Attracting and Retaining Gen Z Talent

More than half of Gen Zs (55%) and millennials (52%) are delaying major life decisions due to their financial situation, including marriage, buying a home, or having children, according to Deloitte .

Nathaniel Brooks·June 19, 2026
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Careers

New strategies help bridge employment gaps for returning workers.

Hiring managers in biopharma now 'pause' at employment gaps of just one year or more, a stricter stance than in previous years, according to Biospace .

Nathaniel Brooks·June 4, 2026
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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·June 3, 2026
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Hiring

Innovative Talent Attraction & Retention Strategies for 2026

By 2030, the global talent shortage is projected to reach an 85 million person shortfall, a deficit that could cost businesses over $8 trillion in lost revenue, according to AIHR .

Nathaniel Brooks·May 15, 2026
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Hiring

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, 2026
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Hiring

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, 2026
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Hiring

What is Skills-Based Hiring and How Does It Work for Companies?

By 2025, 85% of employers will be using skills-based hiring, a dramatic shift driven by the fact that 53% have already ditched degree requirements, according to TestGorilla .

Nathaniel Brooks·May 4, 2026
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Hiring

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·April 30, 2026
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Hiring

7 Strategies to Attract and Retain Cybersecurity Professionals in 2026

Just 34% of cybersecurity professionals plan to stay in their current role in the coming year, a stark indicator of a widespread retention crisis despite a critical national talent shortage, according

Marcus Ellery·April 16, 2026
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Hiring

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·April 16, 2026
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Hiring

Skills-Based Hiring: Benefits and Challenges for Employers

90% of companies that have shifted to skills-based hiring report a reduction in mishires, fundamentally changing how they build their teams.

Nathaniel Brooks·April 13, 2026
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Hiring

Top 4 Employer Strategies to Engage Early Career Talent in 2026

In 2025, only 57.4% of workers under age 25 reported job satisfaction, a stark contrast to the 72.4% satisfaction rate among workers 55 and older, according to HRDive . This significant gap indicates

Nathaniel Brooks·April 12, 2026