While hiring itself isn’t too complicated, hiring the RIGHT people is hard.

How our quest to be relevant can backfire

With a shortage of over a million skilled laborers and ever-increasing demand as America ramps up production again, there’s more pressure than ever for companies to get the workers they need to execute their goals. Unfortunately, these positions can require a precise fit of skills and experience—and internal talent acquisition isn’t always equipped to find that fit with the tools they have.

We’ve all experienced this situation:

For companies that already struggle finding quality skilled labor talent to get their jobs done, investing in a “bad hire” is a costly mistake few can afford. At Skillwork, we call this a negative outcome in the recruiting process. And for so many companies, these negative outcomes feel unavoidable.

As you may already know, the skilled labor shortage is expected to top 2 million workers by 2025. Many companies were already feeling the pressure of this shortage, but the economic shutdown from COVID-19 has only compounded the problem.