Taking a skills-first approach can unlock the organization’s ability to manage upsides and downsides. Since skills know no borders and technology facilitates alignment with country and local regulatory requirements, a skills-based approach to hiring enables employers to source and hire talent beyond a geographic talent pool. Having a skilled workforce that isn’t concentrated in one area also ensures further protection against geopolitical and physical risks.
Source: What a skills-based hiring approach can mean for the ‘Great Rebalancing’ | HR Executive
