TestGorilla’s new State of Skills-Based Hiring Report

Here the The State of Skills-Based Hiring 2023.

Some key takeaways:

1. Adoption of skills-based hiring as a hiring practice is accelerating. 27% adopted skills-based hiring in the last 12 months

2. 73% of companies are using some form of skills-based hiring in 2023 (up from 56% in 2022)

3. 10% more companies believe in the value of assignments or samples, showing that that all forms of skills-based hiring are now considered as more "effective" than hiring from resumes/CVs

4. 74% of employers reduced cost-to-hire when using skills-based hiring. Hiring for skills reduces cost-to-hire, reduces time-to-hire, and reduces mis-hires for employers - and increases employee happiness and employee retention.

5. 56% of employees say they prefer hiring processes that include skills-based assessments. Organizations must consider adding skills-based hiring early on in their recruitment practices, or they risk falling behind