Sizing the Impact of Skills-Based Hiring, With HBS’ Joseph Fuller

In recent years, organizations have started to experiment with
skills-based hiring by dropping degree requirements and other
credentials in job postings to unlock new talent populations.
However, a fully-realized skills-based hiring approach demands
deep change in talent processes and hiring manager practices. To
this point, most organizations have been unable to weave this
method into the fabric of their talent strategy.


Joseph Fuller, professor at Harvard Business School, rejoins the
Talent Angle to discuss his latest research: “Skills-Based
Hiring: The Long Road from Pronouncements to Practice.” Joseph
shares data to show the extent to which skills-based hiring
commitments have translated to meaningful action, and offers
practical guidance to help organizations broaden the aperture of
their talent pools.


Joseph Fuller is a professor of management practice in general
management at Harvard Business School and co-leads the school’s
initiative, Managing the Future of Work. He founded the
consulting firm Monitor Group, now Monitor Deloitte, and has
worked with senior executives and policymakers on a wide variety
of issues related to corporate strategy and national
competitiveness.


Dion Love is a vice president of research and advisory services
at Gartner. Dion is a labor market expert, focusing on global
labor market trends and what they mean for organizations’ talent
and business strategies, as well as broader social and economic
issues. In his work at Gartner, Dion advises clients on key
aspects of talent acquisition, including talent acquisition
function planning and management, talent needs definition and
internal recruiting, employment branding and recruitment
marketing, and talent sourcing and selection. He has co-authored
more than 12 strategic research studies at Gartner. His work has
been featured in the Harvard Business Review and industry
publications, as well as Gartner HR Leaders Monthly and Smarter
With Gartner.