The employers surveyed who use skills-based hiring-which includes role-specific skills assessments, instead of simply scanning someone's listed career experience-reported massive gains. According to TestGorilla's research, it reduced the number of mis-hires by 88%, total time spent searching for the perfect candidate by 82%, and hiring-related costs by 74%. Overall, 92% of the employers surveyed reported that skills-based hiring is more effective at identifying talented candidates than a traditional CV.
The strongest theme that defined 2025 was AI for high-impact training. Companies worldwide are rethinking how they create content, support employees, and scale knowledge. In fact, the modern workforce (32%), particularly Gen Z (44%), increasingly turns to digital tools for answers before asking a colleague during onboarding training. This is exactly why we had to double down on AI: TalentCraft