In HR strategy conversations, adopting a skills-based approach is a popular idea that many organizations are recommending, including LinkedIn and major consulting firms. It means that, rather than cataloging job titles and previous employers, companies engage in hiring, performance management and development based on a cataloging of the discrete skills of each employee and team and measuring against the skills needed for the future.

While a lot of the effort of cataloging skills has been administrative, technology companies like Workera are aiding this shift. The company lists Booz Allen Hamilton , Siemens Energy, BCG and Eli Lilly among its clients, along with the U.S. Air Force and Marine Corps.

The primary purpose of the platform is skills verification, including widely used AI read

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