What do hiring managers prioritize during the recruitment process? If it’s not skills, then they may be looking for the wrong qualifications.
Graphic design platform Canva launched its “Skills Passport” initiative last year in a push to identify and nurture key skills like visual communication and leadership in candidates and current employees. Canva has already gotten rid of degree requirements from their job listings, and even hosts high schools workshops, annual internships and graduate programs to nurture talent early on. But after increasing headcount by 300% in just three years, the Skills Passport became vital to ensuring the tech company was investing in talent, says Charlotte Anderson, head of people experience at Canva.
