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Beyond the Buzzwords: Making Skills-Based Hiring Real

Explaining skills, capabilities, and aptitudes

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Kevin Wheeler
Nov 26, 2025
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So many articles, podcasts, and videos champion the need to shift from traditional requisitions with endless lists of specific requirements to skills-based hiring. We are told to replace rigid job requisitions with “capabilities frameworks” and to value “aptitude” over “experience.”

It sounds progressive, but for the recruiter staring at a job requisitio…

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