Guy Barel
How to Assess and Hire Talent: The Skills-Based Hiring Playbook for the AI Age
#1about 4 minutes
The limitations of traditional resume-based hiring
Resumes are an inefficient and biased predictor of job success, a problem made worse by AI-generated content.
#2about 1 minute
Shifting to a skills-based hiring model
Focus on evaluating a candidate's actual abilities and potential rather than their resume credentials for better hiring outcomes.
#3about 3 minutes
Designing effective job simulations for different roles
Create role-specific assessments that mimic real-world challenges for developers, data analysts, and client-facing positions.
#4about 1 minute
How job simulations improve the candidate experience
Job simulations provide a fair and transparent process that gives candidates a realistic preview of the role, boosting engagement.
#5about 2 minutes
Addressing cheating and leveraging AI in assessments
Use proctoring to prevent cheating while also designing assessments that test a candidate's ability to use AI tools effectively.
#6about 2 minutes
Why technology makes skills-based hiring accessible now
Modern AI-powered platforms make it fast and scalable to generate, score, and manage job simulations for any role.
#7about 1 minute
Balancing AI automation with the human touch
Use skills assessments to efficiently screen candidates so you can focus valuable interview time on the most promising talent.
#8about 3 minutes
When to implement assessments in the hiring process
Deploy assessments either at the top of the funnel to screen all applicants or after a recruiter call to qualify interested candidates.
#9about 1 minute
Integrating existing assessments into modern platforms
Digitize your company's existing assessment content onto a modern platform to gain benefits like automatic scoring and anti-cheating measures.
#10about 2 minutes
Key tips for designing a great job simulation
Create assessments that mimic the job, test both hard and soft skills, incorporate AI capabilities, and are a reasonable length.
#11about 1 minute
Integrating assessments with your applicant tracking system
Connect your skills assessment platform with your ATS to manage the entire hiring workflow from a single, centralized system.
#12about 1 minute
The expected outcomes of using job simulations
Implementing job simulations can significantly reduce unnecessary interviews, shorten time-to-hire, and decrease the risk of mis-hires.
Related jobs
Jobs that call for the skills explored in this talk.
Wilken GmbH
Ulm, Germany
Senior
Kubernetes
AI Frameworks
+3
Eltemate
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Intermediate
Senior
TypeScript
Continuous Integration
+1
Matching moments
05:17 MIN
Shifting from traditional CVs to skill-based talent management
From Data Keeper to Culture Shaper: The Evolution of HR Across Growth Stages
08:18 MIN
The impact of AI on tech recruitment and resumes
Slopquatting, API Keys, Fun with Fonts, Recruiters vs AI and more - The Best of LIVE 2025 - Part 2
04:06 MIN
Using AI to enable human connection in recruiting
Retention Over Attraction: A New Employer Branding Mindset
03:15 MIN
The future of recruiting beyond talent acquisition
What 2025 Taught Us: A Year-End Special with Hung Lee
07:03 MIN
The strategic value of hiring freelancers in the AI era
WeAreDevelopers LIVE – AI, Freelancing, Keeping Up with Tech and More
04:04 MIN
Shifting HR from standard products to AI-powered platforms
Turning People Strategy into a Transformation Engine
04:22 MIN
Why HR struggles with technology implementation and adoption
What 2025 Taught Us: A Year-End Special with Hung Lee
03:28 MIN
Shifting from talent acquisition to talent architecture
The Future of HR Lies in AND – Not in OR
Featured Partners
Related Videos
23:15The Day After the Robots Come. Tech Edition.
Bill Boorman
26:04HR ROBO SAPIENS: Decoding AI Agents and Workflow Automation for Modern Recruitment
José Kadlec
25:46Gen AI will replace Job Boards, are you ready?
Leah Daniels
21:41Recruiting with Soul & Smarts
Jens Echterling
23:17Code meets Culture: Engineering the Future of Hiring
Sophie Okonkwo
39:34Recruiting in 2025: Will AI Help or Take Over?
Rudi Bauer & Jan Tegze
32:21How Technology Is Impacting the Recruitment Ecosystem
Malcolm Myers
22:425 Interview Myths Busted: Is Your Thinking About Interviews Outdated?
Shiran Danoch
Related Articles
View all articles
From learning to earning
Jobs that call for the skills explored in this talk.
SMG Swiss Marketplace Group
Canton de Valbonne, France
Senior
Amazon.com Inc.
XML
HTML
JSON
Python
Data analysis
+1
Amazon.com Inc.
XML
HTML
JSON
Python
Data analysis
+1
INTENT HQ
Barcelona, Spain
TypeScript
Amazon Web Services (AWS)