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.
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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.
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