It all starts from understanding core and non-core skills. The SkyHive definition of skills is broad and including soft skills, hard skills, tools, technologies, methodologies, and languages. Questions to ask when creating a job posting is, what is core skills needed for the job (aka. required skills) and what is complimentary skills (aka. optional skills)?
Throughout the stages of creating the requirement for a job, employers are assisted with Labor Market Insights including Job Description Generators, Skills Metrics, Skills Analysis, and Supply & Demand Data. With the insights, employers can make top-tier decisions to match jobs with candidates.
A good job match is when the candidate shows capability (core skills), and high potential (complimentary skills). We've seen often times candidates with skill gaps perform better long term due to a mutual benefit where the employee is providing services to the company, while expanding their capability along the way.
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Hi Jose,
Great question.
It all starts from understanding core and non-core skills. The SkyHive definition of skills is broad and including soft skills, hard skills, tools, technologies, methodologies, and languages. Questions to ask when creating a job posting is, what is core skills needed for the job (aka. required skills) and what is complimentary skills (aka. optional skills)?
Throughout the stages of creating the requirement for a job, employers are assisted with Labor Market Insights including Job Description Generators, Skills Metrics, Skills Analysis, and Supply & Demand Data. With the insights, employers can make top-tier decisions to match jobs with candidates.
A good job match is when the candidate shows capability (core skills), and high potential (complimentary skills). We've seen often times candidates with skill gaps perform better long term due to a mutual benefit where the employee is providing services to the company, while expanding their capability along the way.
Cheers
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