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How a “Skills And” Talent Strategy Can Help Companies Fill Open Roles | Meena Naik and Cat Ward

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This week we welcome two guests from Jobs for the Future (JFF): Meena Naik, director, skills-first design, and Cat Ward, vice president, employer mobilization. In their roles at JFF, our guests work to drive transformation of the education and workforce systems to achieve equitable economic advancement for all.

In this episode, we talk about what defines a quality job, and how JFF is striving to create more equitable access to these positions. Cat and Meena also unpack the topic of skills-based hiring—not only what it means, but also why it may not be the silver bullet many L&D leaders hope, at least not without taking a step back to build the support needed to make it a successful hiring practice.
Tune in to learn more about the role skills play in hiring and job mobility and advice on how to overcome challenges faced by companies looking to move past traditional ways of thinking and doing.
Resources we talked about in this episode:

16:22 - LinkedIn 2023 Talent Connect Conference

20:43 - JFF Horizons Conference

Chapters

1. How a “Skills And” Talent Strategy Can Help Companies Fill Open Roles | Meena Naik and Cat Ward (00:00:00)

2. Background on JFF and its new north star (00:01:31)

3. Defining and analyzing a skills-first talent strategy (00:07:45)

4. How adopting a skills-first talent strategy can support employers (00:12:30)

5. How jobs are changing and moving toward stackability (00:17:46)

6. The skills and vs. skills only approach (00:22:07)

7. The role of skills for internal mobility (00:27:42)

8. Advice for companies facing barriers preventing them from changing mindsets (00:31:05)

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