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Ep 673: The Route To Skills-Based Hiring

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The move towards skills-based strategies in organizations is still a big topic. This is unsurprising, as the advantages are significant. Skills-based thinking solves critical business challenges by better aligning talent strategies to business goals and offering the skills agility many employers badly need. Skills-based hiring also widens talent pools and challenges the entrenched mental models that sometimes form barriers to companies hiring the talent they actually need.

However, the road to being a skills-based organization is long and complex, and only a small minority of employers are making real progress. So, what needs to change? How can AI be harnessed? How can we anticipate future skills needs? And how should TA teams be reimagined to make skills-based hiring a reality?

My guest this week is Jen Cunningham, VP of Global Talent Acquisition at Pearson. Pearson is leading the way with skills-based people strategies, and Jen has a wealth of experience and insight to share.

In the interview, we discuss:

  • How TA is evolving

  • Elevating the candidate experience

  • Agility, resilience, and authenticity

  • Better alignment between people strategy and business strategy

  • How do you identify and validate skills?

  • Internal and external agility

  • How the traditional structure of HR is changing.

  • Data, strategy, and influence

  • What skills should TA teams have in the age of AI?

  • What does the future look like?

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Content provided by Matt Alder. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Matt Alder or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.

The move towards skills-based strategies in organizations is still a big topic. This is unsurprising, as the advantages are significant. Skills-based thinking solves critical business challenges by better aligning talent strategies to business goals and offering the skills agility many employers badly need. Skills-based hiring also widens talent pools and challenges the entrenched mental models that sometimes form barriers to companies hiring the talent they actually need.

However, the road to being a skills-based organization is long and complex, and only a small minority of employers are making real progress. So, what needs to change? How can AI be harnessed? How can we anticipate future skills needs? And how should TA teams be reimagined to make skills-based hiring a reality?

My guest this week is Jen Cunningham, VP of Global Talent Acquisition at Pearson. Pearson is leading the way with skills-based people strategies, and Jen has a wealth of experience and insight to share.

In the interview, we discuss:

  • How TA is evolving

  • Elevating the candidate experience

  • Agility, resilience, and authenticity

  • Better alignment between people strategy and business strategy

  • How do you identify and validate skills?

  • Internal and external agility

  • How the traditional structure of HR is changing.

  • Data, strategy, and influence

  • What skills should TA teams have in the age of AI?

  • What does the future look like?

Follow this podcast on Apple Podcasts.

Follow this podcast on Spotify.

  continue reading

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