Talent Acquisition

30 articles

Diverse team collaborating with holographic skill icons, representing a modern and innovative approach to skills-based hiring in a bright office.
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What is Skills-Based Hiring and Why Does it Matter?

Nearly half of all new hires are terminated or quit within their first 18 months on the job.

Marcus Ellery·August 19, 2026
Diverse team of professionals using advanced AI interfaces for recruitment, showcasing efficiency and innovation in modern hiring processes.
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Over 70% of Enterprises Use AI for Hiring

One AI Interviewer tool promises an estimated annual savings of $37,800 and 840 hours, underscoring the efficiency driving its rapid adoption in HR.

Marcus Ellery·August 18, 2026
Diverse team collaborating, showcasing skills-based hiring over traditional resumes, with glowing skill icons representing talent.
Hiring

Why Skills-Based Hiring Beats Resume Screening for Talent

Companies that removed degree requirements saw their eligible candidate pool expand by 10 times in some technical roles, with no decline in quality of hire, according to thehirehub .

Nathaniel Brooks·August 17, 2026
A diverse group of candidates and interviewers in a professional setting, focusing on structured interview techniques for identifying top talent.
Hiring

5 Interview Questions to Identify Top Talent

Despite decades of reliance on objective measures like class rank or exam scores, these metrics often fail to correlate with actual job performance, leaving many organizations struggling to identify t

Nathaniel Brooks·August 17, 2026
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Hiring

AI is Reshaping Early Career Talent Acquisition Before Fall Rush

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) directed federal agencies to set a governmentwide goal of making at least 33% of all federal hires in fiscal 2027 early-career workers.

Nathaniel Brooks·August 15, 2026
Diverse professionals collaborating effectively through a virtual interview interface, showcasing hybrid work success and modern hiring technology.
Hiring

9 Virtual Interview Strategies for Hybrid Work Success in 2026

A recent study found that candidates hired through optimized virtual interview processes were 30% more likely to be retained in hybrid roles after one year than those hired through traditional in-pers

Nathaniel Brooks·August 14, 2026
Diverse group of employees celebrating success in a modern, bright New Mexico office, symbolizing a 'Best Places to Work' environment.
Workplace

Companies Recognized on 'Best Places to Work' Lists

In a single announcement, 43 New Mexico companies were just honored as 2026 Best Places to Work by Albuquerque Business First .

Marcus Ellery·August 14, 2026
Diverse Gen Z professionals collaborating in a modern, sunlit office, showcasing engagement and innovation in the workplace.
Hiring

7 Strategies for Attracting and Retaining Gen Z Talent in 2026

Nearly one million people aged 16 to 24 in the UK are currently not in education, employment, or training, highlighting a significant disconnect between young talent and the workforce.

Nathaniel Brooks·August 12, 2026
Diverse professionals collaborating with advanced AI interfaces, showcasing the integration of artificial intelligence in modern hiring and recruitment processes.
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AI's Impact on Hiring: A Future Outlook

The Defense Department aims to reduce its civilian hiring timeline to an astonishing 30 days using generative AI.

Nathaniel Brooks·August 12, 2026
Diverse team members participating in a skills-based assessment activity, demonstrating collaborative problem-solving beyond traditional interview formats.
Hiring

How to Implement Skills-Based Hiring Beyond Interviews

In just one year, the percentage of employers screening candidates by GPA plummeted from 73% to 42%, signaling a rapid, quiet revolution in how companies find talent.

Nathaniel Brooks·August 10, 2026
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Hiring

How Skills-Based Interviewing Techniques Can Find Talent

Despite 73% of companies using skills-based hiring in 2023, over 60% still reject otherwise qualified candidates simply for lacking a college degree, according to SHRM .

Nathaniel Brooks·August 7, 2026
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Hiring

What are talent pools and why do they matter for hiring?

An estimated 70% of the global workforce consists of passive candidates, a vast talent pool that most companies struggle to reach.

Nathaniel Brooks·August 6, 2026
Diverse professionals collaborating to solve problems, illustrating how skills-based hiring bridges talent gaps and fosters an inclusive workplace.
Hiring

How Skills-Based Hiring Addresses Talent Gaps

Despite 73% of companies using skills-based hiring in 2023, over 60% still rejected qualified candidates lacking a college degree, according to SHRM .

Nathaniel Brooks·August 5, 2026
Is Augusta Hitech’s ResQ the Secret to Slashing Hiring Inefficiency? (A Deep Dive)
Workplace

Is Augusta Hitech’s ResQ the Secret to Slashing Hiring Inefficiency? (A Deep Dive)

Augusta Hitech's ResQ platform leverages AI to tackle significant hiring inefficiency in modern recruitment, aiming to transform talent acquisition into a strategic advantage for enterprises. The platform streamlines the entire recruitment lifecycle, from automated resume screening to onboarding, improving process throughput and the quality of hires.

Sponsored by Augusta Hitech·August 5, 2026
Diverse professionals in a modern office conducting a forward-thinking interview to identify top talent and potential.
Hiring

Top Interview Techniques to Identify Talent in 2026

Objective measures like class rank or USMLE scores do not correlate with actual job performance in residencies, challenging common assumptions about identifying top talent, according to PMC .

Nathaniel Brooks·August 5, 2026
A visual representation contrasting a skills-based economy with a credential-based system, showing individuals demonstrating practical skills versus those holding academic degrees.
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What is the skills-based economy vs credential-based systems explained?

Despite claims that skills-based hiring can expand talent pools by 19 times, a recent Harvard Business School and The Burning Glass Institute study found it has only led to a 0.

Marcus Ellery·August 4, 2026
Diverse team using advanced technology to analyze skills and fill talent gaps, representing the future of hiring.
Hiring

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

Simply dropping stated degree requirements seldom opens jobs to those who do not have a college degree.

Nathaniel Brooks·August 1, 2026
Diverse team analyzing DEI hiring metrics with futuristic data visualizations in a modern office.
Hiring

Key DEI Hiring Metrics to Measure Success in 2026

Nearly 40% of U.S. workers report their employers have rolled back Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) practices, according to HRC . Over half of these workers simultaneously experienced increased

Nathaniel Brooks·July 30, 2026
Futuristic recruitment office with holographic data displays and AI assistants, showcasing efficient hiring processes in 2026.
Hiring

Key Performance Indicators for Hiring Success in 2026

The number of annual applications per recruiter surged by 412% from 146 in 2022 to 746 in 2025, according to Greenhouse.

Nathaniel Brooks·July 17, 2026
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Workplace

Best Places to Work Awards Focus on Culture, Rigor

Stocks at the 100 Best Companies outperform the market by a factor of nearly four times, according to Great Place to Work .

Marcus Ellery·July 16, 2026
Diverse team members collaborating effectively in a modern hybrid office, showcasing a blend of in-person and remote work setups.
Workplace

8 Hybrid Work Culture Strategies for 2026 Success

In a randomized control trial at Trip.

Alina Petrov·July 15, 2026
Diverse team strategizing around a table with futuristic hiring metrics displayed, representing effective skills-based interview design for 2026.
Hiring

How to Design Skills-Based Interviews for 2026 Hiring

While some companies pay up to $400 monthly for advanced skills assessment tools, the most effective skills-based hiring systems in 2026 are built on fundamental changes to job descriptions and interv

Nathaniel Brooks·July 14, 2026
A human hand placing a resume on a desk, symbolizing the advantage of human-written resumes over AI screening in the hiring process.
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Human-written resumes help candidates bypass AI screening errors

A recent 'Talent Insights Report 2024' revealed 75% of resumes for a senior engineering role at a major tech firm were automatically rejected by AI.

Victor Huang·July 14, 2026
A diverse team of professionals collaborating effectively in a modern office, symbolizing the benefits of culture add in hiring for innovation.
Hiring

Culture Add vs. Culture Fit: Which Hiring Approach Builds Diverse Teams?

The vague phrase 'not a cultural fit' frequently rejects job candidates, often masking personal dislikes over objective qualifications.

Nathaniel Brooks·July 10, 2026
A diverse team of professionals collaborating in a modern office, symbolizing the success of skills-based hiring in attracting varied talent.
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
Diverse team of employees collaborating in a modern office, celebrating Ryan's recognition on the 2026 Achievers A-List for workplace culture.
Workplace

Ryan Named to 2026 Achievers A-List for Workplace Culture

Ryan has officially secured a spot on the prestigious 2026 Achievers A-List Awards.

Marcus Ellery·July 7, 2026
Futuristic AI interface assisting a diverse recruitment team in analyzing candidate data and optimizing the hiring process.
Hiring

What is employer AI integration in hiring and recruitment?

A Singaporean company hires approximately 15,000 people per year with a sourcing team of only two individuals.

Nathaniel Brooks·July 5, 2026
Diverse professionals collaborating with digital skill icons, representing skills-based hiring and modern talent acquisition strategies.
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
Diverse hiring team in a modern office conducting a structured behavioral interview, focusing on candidate skills and thoughtful responses.
Hiring

What Are Behavioral Interviewing Techniques for Employers?

Traditional, resume-driven interviews prove less predictive of job success than structured behavioral approaches, often leading to significant financial and operational costs for companies.

Nathaniel Brooks·July 2, 2026
How Intention.ly's Proven Process Solves Advisor Recruitment Challenges
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How Intention.ly's Proven Process Solves Advisor Recruitment Challenges

Intention.ly offers a proven recruitment marketing process designed to help advisory firms overcome challenges in attracting and retaining top financial advisors. Their approach focuses on authentic brand positioning, meaningful advisor engagement, and long-term cultural alignment, moving beyond traditional transactional recruiting tactics.

Sponsored·July 1, 2026