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Skills-based hiring

A guide to the best B2B podcast coverage of Skills-based hiring - the shows and 23 episodes that go deepest, ranked by substance, not downloads.

Skills-based hiring is reshaping how enterprise organizations identify and develop talent, moving beyond traditional credentials to focus on what people can actually do. Industry leaders from Lockheed Martin, AT&T, and AI-powered platforms like Eightfold are implementing workforce strategies that surface hidden talent, address hiring misconceptions for 2026, and build scalable skills-first cultures across large organizations.

Best shows on Skills-based hiring

Best episodes on Skills-based hiring

  1. Skills-Based Hiring: How Vervoe's CEO Is Rebuilding the Interview | Omer Molad

    Unlocked Professional: AI and Future of Work · 2026-07-29

    87 / 100

  2. The Truth About Hiring in 2026 (What Every Leader Needs to Know) w/LHH's Alex Ridder, Chicago Recruiting's Ravi Subramanian and Bamboo HR's Brandon Welch

    Your Work Friends · 2026-08-04

    86 / 100

  3. #63: Workforce Risk - On Navigating Demographics, AI & the Changing American Dream

    The Changing State of Talent Acquisition · 2025-02-25

    83 / 100

    …Right , and so if we're trying to create kind of a skills-based future or skills-based hiring , you have to realize that and that's not just because of AI Every job is changing , but likely they're being augmented by AI or AI is becoming a part of the job rather than AI replacing the job .…

  4. Decoding AQ with Ross Thornley Feat. Gary Bolles - Transformation & The Future of Work

    DECODING AQ · 2025-08-05

    80 / 100

  5. The Skill Assessment Platform for the AI Age: Canditech

    SourceForge Podcast · 2026-05-21

    80 / 100

    …And so that is why more companies are shifting towards what's called skills-based hiring.…

  6. Episode 810: A Conversation With Vanessa Miller (Allegis Global Solutions)

    The Future of Work Exchange · 2025-12-24

    79 / 100

  7. From Reactive Hiring to Workforce Strategy with John Heyliger of Lockheed Martin

    Talent Acquisition Leaders Podcast · 2026-03-17

    76 / 100

  8. Evolution of TA: Reactive → Strategic, with Kyle Hurley, Head of TA, Medhealth Group

    The HR Community Podcast · 2025-12-08

    76 / 100

    …I think helping organizations move away from the musical chairs recruitment approach into skills-based hiring.…

  9. In conversation: Early careers and skills-based hiring

    Future of Work Hub Podcast Series · 2026-05-11

    75 / 100

  10. Episode 902: A Conversation With Christoph Niebel (AMS)

    The Future of Work Exchange · 2026-08-14

    74 / 100

  11. How AI is Rewriting the Employee Journey

    Colorado Tech People · 2026-06-15

    73 / 100

    …But the same time, there's a thoughtful approach to it because how we're matching candidates to jobs is an obvious one where we really want to make sure that we're providing the relevant tools for skills-based hiring or understanding what the organization is, but not necessarily making that full decision on behalf of the human in the loop.…

  12. #92: Hiring in 2026: what candidates and companies get wrong

    Stepsero · 2026-05-05

    72 / 100

  13. Aligning People, Place & Purpose with Shelley Boland of Standard Chartered

    Purpose of Place · 2025-03-12

    70 / 100

  14. Building a Skills-First Workforce at Enterprise Scale with Astad Dhunjisha of AT&T

    Talent Acquisition Leaders Podcast · 2026-02-06

    65 / 100

  15. Inside Influence #26 with Catlin O'Neill

    Inside Influence: The Evolution of Corporate Affairs · 2026-06-03

    64 / 100

  16. The Talent Hidden in Plain Sight | Cia Kouparitsas, CEO at Greenbeam

    FinTech's DEI Discussions · 2026-07-02

    60 / 100

  17. Belonging, Leadership, and the Future of Talent with Eric Knauf of BelongHQ

    TribePod · 2025-01-15

    60 / 100

  18. Episode 076: Hussain Kazmi, Eightfold AI

    Economics & Strategy Podcast · 2026-06-09

    55 / 100

  19. Episode 813: A Conversation with Lori Hock, CEO of Opptly

    The Future of Work Exchange · 2025-12-29

    55 / 100

  20. Andreea Lungulescu on Reimagining Recruitment in the Age of Change

    HR Visionaries International · 2025-08-28

  21. Ep 714: Navigating AI In Talent Acquisition

    HR Interviews Playlist · 2025-06-18

  22. #12 | Why Skills Based Organizations Are The Future

    The HR Dialogues · 2024-09-12

  23. Ep 723: The Impact Of Career Gap Bias

    HR Interviews Playlist · 2025-08-06