The SHRM report gives the following recommendations for better identifying job candidates who have the skills that organizations seek.
- Establish consensus among senior executives, hiring managers and HR professionals on how alternative credentials should be evaluated and used in hiring and upskilling.
- Identify tiered lists of credentials; define what the organization considers acceptable or valued; and share the lists with hiring managers, recruiters and credential providers. Use industry associations, credentialing organizations and frameworks, community colleges, and workforce boards as resources to understand the requirements embedded in the credentials.
