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Skills-based hiring statistics that show degrees are less important than ever

Vervoe

Many of those people are from diverse communities, workers who have traditionally lacked access to four-year degrees. . Companies too, benefit from diverse candidates joining their team and transferring life experience and self-taught skills to new jobs. Read more: The Economic Benefits Of Diversity In The Workplace ].

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Why Traditional Recruitment Processes No Longer Cut It – And How Job Simulations Can Help

Vervoe

A 2017 CareerBuilder survey found that 74% of organizations admit to hiring the wrong person for a role. They’re unnecessarily time-consuming : On average, it takes organizations 42 days to recruit, interview, screen, and hire a new employee. Resume screening What is resume screening? The solution? Job simulations.

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6 Reasons Why Job Simulations Are the Best Way To Identify Top Talent

Vervoe

Over reliance on resume screening. Traditional recruiting processes, such as resume screening, often rely on a CV’s contents to assume performance. According to a 2017 report, almost 85% of employees revealed that applicants lie on their resumes or applications , often exaggerating their experience or skills.

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HR Roadmap: The Path Toward Gender Equality in the Workplace for 2017

Jibe

The Pathway Toward Gender Equality and Diversity. Motivate people to value gender diversity in the workplace. A majority of leaders within organizations say that gender diversity is a priority, but only 28% of employees say those leaders encourage an open dialogue on the topic. In the 1970s, they consisted of about 5% women.

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Does employment history matter when hiring developers?

Devskiller

IT workers are the “ sixth most difficult professional group to recruit ” and “ 45% of global employers report talent shortages in the field, up from 40% in 2017.”. Coding tests are a popular way to screen developers. At the end of the day, resumes focus on experience over skills. Image credit: Pexels. Programming tests.

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The 30 BEST HR Blogs: Enhance Your HR Know-How [2022]

Recruiting Blogs

Year Founded: 2017. How to Manage Diversity in the Workplace. 10 Reasons to Screen Applicants When You’re Recruiting. The topics it covers include employment law, HR technology, leadership, recruitment, talent management, wellbeing, diversity benefits, and training. SightsIn Plus. Website’s Stats. Monthly Readership: 11K.