Skills-first approach to hiring, digital fluency seen by HR professionals as critical to addressing talent needs today and for the future, CompTIA research reveals
DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. – Human resources professionals are sharpening their focus on skills-based hiring and job candidates’ digital fluency as they navigate another year of workplace change, according to a new report released today by CompTIA, the nonprofit association for the information technology (IT) industry and workforce.
A majority of U.S. companies expect to hire workers to support growth initiatives in the year ahead (66%). For technology workers specifically, 72% of companies expect to increase hiring. Expectations of adding workers are offset to a degree by the potential of layoffs (cited by 24% of firms), separations due to skills gaps (22%) and hiring freezes (19%).
CompTIA’s annual “Workforce and Learning Trends” report provides data and insight into five key focus areas:
- Skills-first approaches sharpen focus on outcomes
- Adaptive learning elevates competency-based education
- Digital fluency grows in scope and career value
- HR tech alignment with people and process takes center stage
- Navigating the promise and limitations of generative AI in the workplace
To facilitate both hiring and retention, one in two HR leaders report a desire to leverage new and compelling approaches to skills-based hiring and talent management. At the same time, they acknowledge challenges in time, predicting outcomes and validating skills.
“In this period of rapid change, it has never been more critical for companies to take a hard look at their talent management practices,” said Tim Herbert, chief research officer, CompTIA. “Cultivating a continuous learning culture that is outcomes driven provides an ideal foundation for meeting the challenges ahead.”
