With low unemployment rates holding steady, employers are still scrambling to find workers and fill vacant positions in their organizations — and they’re willing to sacrifice once-vital parts of the hiring process to achieve faster results.
Companies in the retail and service sectors including UPS, Home Depot and Gap are some of the first to drop their applicant interview requirements for entry-level positions in an effort to speed along the recruiting process. Instead, they’re turning to alternative methods such as solely relying on resumes, or skills-based applications. But could eliminating one of the most traditional hiring practices introduce more risk than reward?
