Skills-based hiring is taking center stage in the national conversation, and for a good reason: it’s helping employers find talent in new ways while opening doors for more people to thrive in the workforce. According to a recent survey, 81% of employers have now embraced skills-based hiring practices, making this a pivotal moment in the future of work.
It is imperative that everyone learn about this shift and what it means for both employers and job seekers. We highly recommend watching the new Netflix documentary "Untapped". It dives deep into this movement and reveals how prioritizing skills development in hiring is breaking down barriers and creating more equitable opportunities. You can watch the trailer here: Untapped.
At Educational Results Partnership (ERP), we believe that this trend is just the beginning. As more employers adopt skills-based hiring, we see a critical need to support all educational institutions in helping their students adapt to this new reality. How will young people with limited or no work experience communicate their job skills to employers? What tools can bridge the gap between their talent and in-demand jobs?
That’s where we come in.
In step with the release of Untapped, we’re excited to promote our Talent-to-Jobs Matching Initiative. Championed by the Campaign for Business and Education Excellence (CBEE), this initiative features new programs that our team has spent the past three years designing to help students showcase their skills to employers: Skills Currency, SkillSight, and SkillsLink. Each program offers unique support to help high school students and recent graduates match their skills with real job opportunities. These programs also work closely with employers to help them find the talent they need to fill in-demand positions.
Click here to learn more about our new programs and how you can get involved.
For the past three years, ERP has closely followed these evolving trends and has been on the forefront of developing a new architecture for educational institutions and employers to collaborate for matching talent to jobs. We believe that a person’s potential should be measured by their skills, not just their credentials. That’s why we were early supporters of Opportunity@Work’s Tear the Paper Ceiling campaign and have taken significant steps to transform our organization and programming this year to support the needs of students in a very rapidly evolving workforce development landscape.
We invite you to join us in this journey. Let’s work together to ensure that every young person can find their place in the workforce—based on what they can do, not just what’s on their resume.
Thank you in advance for your support.
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