Companies recycle job descriptions from decades ago without updating them for actual work needed. A better approach: list concrete skills with proficiency levels, so candidates can self-report what they know and match directly to what the role requires.
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the talent that they need. And so, we're taking their job descriptions where, Ashish, you know very well, these companies have been cutting and pasting the same job description for decades and they just tweak it as they move forward. Well, the work that we were hiring for 1 year ago, 5 years ago, 10 years ago, no longer exists. And so, we have to do more than just put a little cleanup on these job descriptions. They have to be translated too. So as we're defining for human beings, what are the skills you have and what is the proficiency level? We're taking that job description and saying, what is the skill that you need and what proficiency level? And guess what happens when you do that? Now the Rosetta Stone becomes unlocked because you have people who say, I have a level 3 proficiency in these skills. And guess what? You're hiring for a level 3 proficiency in this skill. I'm a good match, you can find me, and so we can make those connections happen.