Skills-based hiring was an HR mantra. Execution never followed

It’s one of the biggest buzzwords in HR right now: Skills-based hiring. For years, HR leaders championed the idea of evaluating candidates based on skills rather than degrees listed on résumés.

But despite widespread claims of adoption, many organizations aren’t equipped to follow through, creating what a new study calls an illusion of progress.

Some 53% of employers say their organizations lack standardized hiring practices, according to the University of Phoenix report based on a survey of 2,000 U.S. hiring stakeholders and job seekers. That means no consistent criteria, evaluation frameworks, or interviewer training to support a meaningful shift toward skills-based hiring, the report found.

One huge barrier: interviewer preparedness. Hiring decisions are often made by non-HR employees, yet nearly one in five receive no interview training, according to the study.

“​​It’s a pretty high risk thing to not train someone to do an interview because a........

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