Skills-First Hiring: Expanding Opportunities for the Learner and Worker

Skills-First Hiring: Expanding Opportunities for the Learner and Worker

By Rajinder Gill and Erin Carter  In this blog series, we’ll share actionable tips and information about the skills-first hiring movement; its implications for learners, workers, and employers; and the benefits of adopting a skills-based mindset.   More than half of U.S. state governments have enacted legislation or executive orders encouraging skills-first hiring, including the elimination of degree requirements for many public sector job posti…