Skills-first hiring is, as its name suggests, a talent acquisition strategy where the employer prioritizes skills, first, as the selection criteria—instead of traditional proxies such as degrees, previous job titles, or years of experience. The purpose of this approach is to equitably match talent to opportunity.
Show employers why you are the right candidate for the job by utilizing the S.T.A.R method – an acronym consisting of four key concepts that will help answer scenario-based or behavioral interview questions.
In order to address current and future skills gaps, employers must continually prepare their workforce of today for the challenges and opportunities of tomorrow. It’s important to offer entry-level employees options to gain new certifications, take classes or online courses and develop leadership skills.
Learning new skills is one of the primary ways (if not THE way) people grow their careers. In fact, we might be living at the best time in human history for people to upskill themselves. Knowledge and training are more accessible than ever and skills gaps are at all time highs across industries.
A historical push to require four-year degrees and meet long lists of qualifications, along with the use of non-inclusive rhetoric, has in part led us to where we are today. Talent who are available and open to work are choosing different learning pathways and refusing to engage with companies that don’t accept them as they are. The pandemic only accelerated this trend.
An elevator pitch is a quick summary of yourself named for the amount of time it should take to deliver the message. Discover why many hiring managers or recruiters prefer candidates who are able to confidently discuss what they want and know how to ask for it.
You’ve made it past the hard part–the interview; now it’s time to send a follow-up thank you email. Demonstrate your professional etiquette by following these tips on how to write an effective thank you note.
Whether you are searching for work in a new industry or simply looking to level up from your current role and responsibilities, the following five steps will help you ensure a smooth, successful career change journey.
Prudential Financial has a deep and long-standing dedication to DEI. In 2020, Prudential partnered with YUPRO, tapping into its 30,000+ diverse talent community to support its diversity hiring goals. Since then, YUPRO has placed more than 50 contractors, apprentices, and full-time employees at the company.
How to Ask for a Raise and Get It Asking for a raise can be uncomfortable. Many of us are taught not to discuss money at all, and that sentiment ratchets up the anxiety around salary discussions. Fears of rejection or jeopardizing your current role might bubble to the surface, and a lack of understanding…
