SPOTLIGHT: 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.