Matt Sigelman

May 13, 2024 | hbr.org | Joseph Fuller |Matt Sigelman

The logic of skills-based hiring is unimpeachable. Talent is scarce, and progress in boosting workforce diversity remains sluggish, so it makes sense to cast as wide a net as possible when hiring. The obvious way for companies to do that is to stop requiring a college degree for many job postings — a practice that, according to a 2023 Census Bureau report, eliminates almost two-thirds of workers from consideration and affects Black and Hispanic workers disproportionately.

Mar 12, 2024 | agb.org | Matt Sigelman |Melanie Darrow

1. Build high-value skills into the curriculum. It should come as no surprise to a university that what you teach matters. Yet most universities offer scant guidance to faculty as to which skills will give their students an edge with employers. Nor do they usually provide students with guidance regarding which skills they should acquire in order to achieve their career goals—or how to describe to employers what they have learned. That’s a squandered opportunity.

Feb 22, 2024 | burningglassinstitute.org | Erik Leiden |Andrew Hanson |Carlo Salerno |Matt Sigelman

By Andrew Hanson, Carlo Salerno, Matt Sigelman, Mels de Zeeuw, and Stephen Moret. Most students, families, policymakers, and educators look to higher education in large part as a bridge to economic opportunity and upward mobility. Today, however, some are calling into question whether higher education is delivering on that promise. While a college education is still worth it for the typical graduate, it is not a guarantee: college students face an increasing degree of risk.

Feb 20, 2024 | aei.org | Joseph B. Fuller |Matt Sigelman |Alex Martin

Our analysis makes clear that successful adoption of Skills-Based Hiring involves more than simply stripping language from job postings. To hire for skills, firms will need to implement robust and intentional changes in their hiring practices – and change is hard. Still, despite the limited progress to-date, our analysis shows that, for those who embrace it, skills-based hiring goes beyond corporate virtue signaling. It yields tangible, measurable value.

Dec 9, 2023 | fastcompany.com | Matt Sigelman

By Matt Sigelman3 minute ReadAccording to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, labor shortages are here to stay. Boomers are retiring, more people are sitting on the sidelines of the labor market, and big economic shifts in the wake of the pandemic mean that the workforce doesn’t always have the skills employers need. With 50% more jobs than job seekers, many experts predict that even in a recession, companies will still be scrambling for talent.