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How LinkedIn’s Skills-Based Hiring Pilot Delivered Jobs to Workers Who Didn’t Meet Basic Qualifications

Linkedin Talent Blog

Through this innovative pilot program, the company has hired 13 customer support consultants by removing the basic qualification — two-plus years of customer service experience on email, chat, and phone — from the job description and focusing on skills rather than experience and education. And that has definitely happened.”.

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How a New LinkedIn Hiring Initiative Takes 'Skills Not Schools' to Heart and Eliminates Basic Qualifications

Linkedin Talent Blog

Through this innovative pilot program, the company has hired 13 customer support consultants by removing the basic qualification — two-plus years of customer service experience on email, chat, and phone — from the job description and focusing on skills rather than experience and education. And that has definitely happened.”.

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How Removing Some Requirements from Your Job Descriptions Can Lead to More Inclusive Hiring

Linkedin Talent Blog

LinkedIn can provide one answer to what it might look like because we ran an innovative pilot program in which we hired 13 customer support consultants by removing the basic qualification — 2+ years of customer service experience on email, chat, and phone — from the job description and focused on skills rather than experience or education.

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10 Tips for Building and Managing Remote Teams

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But how do you source, screen, and build a remote team that manages to stay connected and understand the value of collaboration , active participation, and the need to constantly build relationships ? Further Reading: 10 Awesome New Employee Onboarding Ideas The top 3 companies that offer the most work-from-anywhere job listings: 1.

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Summer Hammons: Finding Her Way into Diversity, Equity, and Belonging

Recruiting Daily Advisor

Shortly after graduating college, she was offered an administrative assistant position with a nonprofit. Some of the things we have implemented include screening job descriptions for language bias and requiring diverse hiring teams. This ultimately turned into a full-time role, and Hammons never looked back.

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A Skills-First Hiring Pilot Showcases How Companies Can Give Every Candidate a 'Fair Shot'

Linkedin Talent Blog

LinkedIn can provide one answer to what it might look like because we ran an innovative pilot program in which we hired 13 customer support consultants by removing the basic qualification — 2+ years of customer service experience on email, chat, and phone — from the job description and focused on skills rather than experience or education.

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10 Tips to Build a Great Team Remotely

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But, how do you source, screen, and build a remote team that manages to stay connected and understand the value of collaboration , active participation, and the need to constantly build relationships ? Further Reading: 10 Awesome New Employee Onboarding Ideas The top 3 companies that offer the most work-from-anywhere job listings 1.