Streamlining Recruitment through Competency-Driven Personnel Selection for an Optimal Human Resources Squad
In the ever-evolving world of work, the importance of skills-based hiring is gaining traction. This approach, which emphasises identifying and valuing the skills that drive success, is transforming the way organisations hire and develop their workforce.
Maureen Cawley, the chief people officer at Saatva, is a firm advocate of this method. She believes that skills-based hiring fosters a culture of growth and mobility, driving engagement, fostering loyalty, and ensuring workforce agility.
When seeking to add an HR Business Partner (HRBP) to their team, Cawley found it challenging to find a candidate with the required business acumen. However, she didn't let this deter her from embracing skills-based hiring. Instead, she looked beyond resumes and titles, and it was this approach that helped her find a standout candidate with a pre-med background who is now one of the best HR professionals she has ever worked with.
By taking an inventory of the skills already possessed within the team and identifying the missing skills that would add tremendous value, organisations can widen their talent pipeline, strengthen retention, engagement, and performance. This approach also helps gather people with diverse professional backgrounds and draw from internal talent with deep institutional knowledge.
The speaker in question, who was seeking to add an HRBP to their team, asked for candidates with more quantitative skills in their backgrounds. This focus on specific skills is crucial in skills-based hiring, as it requires managers and recruiters to carefully define the core capabilities needed for success and create fair, consistent ways to assess them.
Tracking outcomes like retention, engagement, and performance is also crucial when testing skills-based hiring. Organisations find greater long-term value in identifying transferable skills within their existing workforce and developing talent through targeted training.
This approach is particularly important when filling HR roles, as skills power performance in the modern workplace, with AI taking on routine tasks, unlocking higher-value contributions from the HR team. In fact, the company InfectoPharm brought in an HR consultant from a scientific laboratory in recent years, demonstrating the potential for skills-based hiring to draw talent from unexpected sources.
Piloting skills-based hiring with one or two roles can help build the case for broader adoption and equip recruiters and hiring managers with confidence. As more organisations embrace this approach, they are not just filling today's roles, but building tomorrow's leaders.
The Forbes Human Resources Council, an invitation-only organisation for HR executives across all industries, is a testament to the growing recognition of the value of skills-based hiring. As organisations continue to adapt to the changing landscape of work, skills-based hiring is set to play a crucial role in their success.
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