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Forbes
4 days ago
- Business
- Forbes
Graduating Into Uncertainty: Why Skills-Based Hiring Matters
As organizations continue to face growing skills gaps, HR teams are starting to rethink what a 'qualified' candidate looks like. By Lara Albert, Chief Marketing Officer, SAP SuccessFactors Graduation season is here, and for the Class of 2025, the usual mix of excitement and anticipation comes with an added layer of anxiety. These grads are entering one of the toughest job markets in recent memory, marked by economic uncertainty, hiring slowdowns, and rising competition for junior roles as AI displaces entry-level positions at an accelerated rate. But uncertainty is nothing new for the Class of 2025. These students applied to colleges during a global pandemic, spent formative years learning in hybrid or remote classrooms, and are now witnessing AI reshape the future of work in real time. According to research, of the 57% of seniors who entered college with a 'dream job,' fewer than half have that same goal today, and more than half report feeling pessimistic about starting their careers in the current economy. This wave of uncertainty presents an opportunity for both employers and graduates to adapt. For HR teams, it's a chance to rethink how early talent is identified and supported, shifting the focus from traditional credentials to skills and long-term potential. For graduates, it means continuing to build new skills post-graduation, especially those that AI can't easily replicate, and staying agile in a fast-changing job market. As organizations continue to face growing skills gaps, HR teams are starting to rethink what a 'qualified' candidate looks like. Traditional markers like degrees, GPA, or prior experience don't always reflect someone's true potential and can unintentionally screen out capable candidates, especially those who've followed nontraditional paths. That's why leading organizations today, like Capgemini, Grundfos, Frit Ravich, and SAP are investing to adopt skills-based hiring. By evaluating candidates based on their capabilities—what they can do, not just what they have done—organizations can uncover hidden potential, expand their talent pools, and open doors for candidates who may not follow a conventional path but offer tremendous value. In turn, skills-based hiring helps organizations build a workforce that's resilient and future-ready. In fact, two-thirds (64.8%) of employers surveyed by NACE reported that they already use skills-based hiring practices for new entry-level hires. By focusing less on resumes and more on real-world potential, grads gain a better shot at landing roles where they can grow and thrive, and organizations benefit from employees who can adapt and drive ongoing innovation and business success. A skills-first approach creates a more equitable and effective way to identify talent —highlighting ability over background, and uncovering value both externally and within your existing workforce. Here's how to get started: Rethink job requirements: Start by identifying the core skills needed for success in open roles. Many job listings include degree or experience requirements that may unintentionally exclude qualified candidates. Focus on must-have skills that will drive performance. Use skills-based assessments: Integrate practices like case study exercises or skills assessments into interviews rather than relying solely on candidates' resumes, educational background, or screener interviews. Increase skills visibility: Equip hiring managers with technology that makes it easy to see the skills a candidate has and where they align with organizational needs at scale. This allows for faster and more strategic hiring decisions. If you're graduating this year, don't let uncertainty hold you back. You may be entering a shifting job market, but your resilience, adaptability, and fresh perspectives are skills and qualities employers value. Here are a few ways to stand out: Lead with transferable skills: Communication, critical thinking, adaptability, and collaboration are among the most valued and transferable skills. These skills are in high demand and are often hard for AI to replicate. Show, don't tell: Use internships, job assignments, or volunteer work to demonstrate real world applicability of your skills. Portfolios, personal websites, or even social media content can bring your experience to life and give employers a tangible sense of what you can do. Embrace life-long learning: Learning doesn't stop when you graduate. Show prospective employers you're committed to growth by taking advantage of free or low-cost courses that help you build valuable new skills. Be flexible: Your first job is a steppingstone, but it doesn't define your career path. Stay open to opportunities that help you gain experience, even if they don't perfectly align with your dream job aspirations. This year's graduates are entering a job market in flux, but with the right tools and mindset, both HR teams and early talent can turn uncertainty into opportunity. Discover how SAP SuccessFactors helps organizations adopt skills-based hiring strategies.
Yahoo
04-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Phenom Announces Expanded Partnership with SAP; Phenom Intelligent Talent Experience is Now an SAP Endorsed App on the SAP Store
Phenom's Platform Helps Enable SAP SuccessFactors Users to Attract, Engage and Hire Talent More Efficiently with Hyper-Personalized AI and Automation PHILADELPHIA, June 04, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Phenom, an applied AI company specializing in human resources, announced today its Intelligent Talent Experience platform is now an SAP Endorsed App, available on the SAP Store. SAP Endorsed Apps are a distinct category of solutions within SAP's partner ecosystem. These apps solve key customer challenges that provide additional value to offer holistic business solutions and bring out the best in every business. Phenom helps transform recruiting for businesses that use SAP SuccessFactors solutions through hyper-personalized, AI-powered experiences and automated workflows that attract, engage and hire talent more efficiently — all while leveraging a certified integration with their existing SAP SuccessFactors infrastructure. The interconnected ecosystem empowers organizations to secure higher-quality talent faster while improving the candidate experience and boosting recruiter and hiring manager efficiency from first touchpoint to final hire. For example: A major biopharmaceutical company reduced job application time from 20 minutes to under 5 minutes, achieving 75% faster completion rates and cutting time-to-source winning candidates from 25 days to just 12 days. A large retail chain doubled hiring volume to 60,000 people annually, reduced time to fill by 6 days, cut advertising spend by 50%, and built a 2 million candidate talent pool with an 85% application conversion rate. A multi-national dental technology company saved 459 hours through automation in one quarter, processed 42,833 hiring status changes via automated workflows, and saved 144 scheduling hours with AI-powered interview coordination. A national postal service increased candidate traffic by 40%, achieved 79% application conversion rates, and reduced application time by 88% (from 30 minutes to under 4 minutes) while successfully scaling to hire 40,000 seasonal workers in just 6-8 weeks. "Ecosystem innovations are essential to SAP's vision and delivery of the intelligent enterprise for SAP customers," said Darryl Gray, Global Vice President, Software Partner Solution Monetization & Success at SAP. "We applaud Phenom on achieving SAP endorsed app status for its Intelligent Talent Experience platform. Phenom is positioned to help our customers deliver an AI-first strategy with automated and integrated innovations, proven to provide value while solving key business challenges and delivering outcomes." SAP Endorsed Apps are premium certified by SAP with added security, in-depth testing and measurements against benchmarks results. Phenom integrates with SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting helping customers to: Meet high-volume hiring needs: Conversational AI and recruiter automation workflows drive applicant conversions and improve hiring pipeline by sourcing, screening, scheduling interviews, and providing instant candidate support. Automate hiring processes: Talent CRM and AI-powered recruiter efficiency tools like AI Fit Scores and Automated Interview Scheduling, help discover and engage best-fit talent while eliminating coordination bottlenecks and streamlining recruiter workflows. Optimize the candidate experience: Hyper-personalized career sites attract, engage, and convert qualified applicants with dynamic content and behavior-based job recommendations, while an integrated Hosted Apply process enables candidates to complete applications with minimal friction in just a few clicks. Nurture and engage talent: Events, Campaigns, SMS & 1:1 Messaging provide recruiters flexibility in meeting candidates where they are to maintain interest and drive conversion throughout the pipeline with automated follow-up sequences. "We're incredibly proud to achieve SAP endorsed app status to help SAP SuccessFactors users achieve more," said Saumil Gandhi, SVP, Corporate Development at Phenom. "While we already have over a hundred customers using our integrated platform to transform their talent practices, this new certification will help us reach and transform even more of the SAP ecosystem." With Phenom, candidates can find and choose the right job faster, recruiters become wildly productive, talent marketers engage with extreme efficiency, talent leaders optimize hiring, managers build stronger-performing teams, and HRIT easily integrates existing HR tech to create a holistic infrastructure. To learn more about Phenom's expanded partnership with SAP, read this blog. About Phenom Phenom has a purpose of helping a billion people find the right work. Through AI-powered talent experiences, employers use Phenom to hire and onboard employees faster, develop them to their full potential, and retain them longer. The Phenom Intelligent Talent Experience platform seamlessly connects candidates, employees, recruiters, talent marketers, talent leaders, hiring managers, HR and HRIT — empowering diverse and global enterprises with innovative products including Phenom X+ Agentic AI and Generative AI, Career Site, Chatbot, CMS, Talent CRM, X+ Screening, Automated Interview Scheduling, Interview Intelligence, Talent Experience Engine, Campaigns, University Recruiting, Contingent Talent Hiring, Onboarding, Talent Marketplace, Workforce Intelligence, Career Pathing, Gigs, Mentoring, and Referrals. Phenom has earned accolades including: Inc. 5000's fastest-growing companies (5 consecutive years), Deloitte Technology's Fast 500 (4 consecutive years), 11 Brandon Hall 'Excellence in Technology' awards including Gold for 'Best Advance in Generative AI for Business Impact,' Business Intelligence Group's Artificial Intelligence Excellence Awards (3 consecutive years), The Cloud Awards 2025/2024, The A.I. Awards 2024, and a regional Timmy Award for launching and optimizing (2020). Headquartered in Greater Philadelphia, Phenom also has offices in India, Israel, the Netherlands, Germany and the United Kingdom. For more information, please visit Connect with Phenom on LinkedIn, X, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and TikTok. SAP and other SAP products and services mentioned herein as well as their respective logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of SAP SE in Germany and other countries. Please see for additional trademark information and notices. 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Business Wire
04-06-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
Phenom Announces Expanded Partnership with SAP; Phenom Intelligent Talent Experience is Now an SAP Endorsed App on the SAP Store
PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Phenom, an applied AI company specializing in human resources, announced today its Intelligent Talent Experience platform is now an SAP Endorsed App, available on the SAP Store. SAP Endorsed Apps are a distinct category of solutions within SAP's partner ecosystem. These apps solve key customer challenges that provide additional value to offer holistic business solutions and bring out the best in every business. 'Phenom is positioned to help our customers deliver an AI-first strategy with automated and integrated innovations…,' said Darryl Gray, Global Vice President, Software Partner Solution Monetization & Success at SAP. Share Phenom helps transform recruiting for businesses that use SAP SuccessFactors solutions through hyper-personalized, AI-powered experiences and automated workflows that attract, engage and hire talent more efficiently — all while leveraging a certified integration with their existing SAP SuccessFactors infrastructure. The interconnected ecosystem empowers organizations to secure higher-quality talent faster while improving the candidate experience and boosting recruiter and hiring manager efficiency from first touchpoint to final hire. For example: A major biopharmaceutical company reduced job application time from 20 minutes to under 5 minutes, achieving 75% faster completion rates and cutting time-to-source winning candidates from 25 days to just 12 days. A large retail chain doubled hiring volume to 60,000 people annually, reduced time to fill by 6 days, cut advertising spend by 50%, and built a 2 million candidate talent pool with an 85% application conversion rate. A multi-national dental technology company saved 459 hours through automation in one quarter, processed 42,833 hiring status changes via automated workflows, and saved 144 scheduling hours with AI-powered interview coordination. A national postal service increased candidate traffic by 40%, achieved 79% application conversion rates, and reduced application time by 88% (from 30 minutes to under 4 minutes) while successfully scaling to hire 40,000 seasonal workers in just 6-8 weeks. 'Ecosystem innovations are essential to SAP's vision and delivery of the intelligent enterprise for SAP customers,' said Darryl Gray, Global Vice President, Software Partner Solution Monetization & Success at SAP. 'We applaud Phenom on achieving SAP endorsed app status for its Intelligent Talent Experience platform. Phenom is positioned to help our customers deliver an AI-first strategy with automated and integrated innovations, proven to provide value while solving key business challenges and delivering outcomes.' SAP Endorsed Apps are premium certified by SAP with added security, in-depth testing and measurements against benchmarks results. Phenom integrates with SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting helping customers to: Meet high-volume hiring needs: Conversational AI and recruiter automation workflows drive applicant conversions and improve hiring pipeline by sourcing, screening, scheduling interviews, and providing instant candidate support. Automate hiring processes: Talent CRM and AI-powered recruiter efficiency tools like AI Fit Scores and Automated Interview Scheduling, help discover and engage best-fit talent while eliminating coordination bottlenecks and streamlining recruiter workflows. Optimize the candidate experience: Hyper-personalized career sites attract, engage, and convert qualified applicants with dynamic content and behavior-based job recommendations, while an integrated Hosted Apply process enables candidates to complete applications with minimal friction in just a few clicks. Nurture and engage talent: Events, Campaigns, SMS & 1:1 Messaging provide recruiters flexibility in meeting candidates where they are to maintain interest and drive conversion throughout the pipeline with automated follow-up sequences. 'We're incredibly proud to achieve SAP endorsed app status to help SAP SuccessFactors users achieve more,' said Saumil Gandhi, SVP, Corporate Development at Phenom. 'While we already have over a hundred customers using our integrated platform to transform their talent practices, this new certification will help us reach and transform even more of the SAP ecosystem.' With Phenom, candidates can find and choose the right job faster, recruiters become wildly productive, talent marketers engage with extreme efficiency, talent leaders optimize hiring, managers build stronger-performing teams, and HRIT easily integrates existing HR tech to create a holistic infrastructure. To learn more about Phenom's expanded partnership with SAP, read this b log. About Phenom Phenom has a purpose of helping a billion people find the right work. Through AI-powered talent experiences, employers use Phenom to hire and onboard employees faster, develop them to their full potential, and retain them longer. The Phenom Intelligent Talent Experience platform seamlessly connects candidates, employees, recruiters, talent marketers, talent leaders, hiring managers, HR and HRIT — empowering diverse and global enterprises with innovative products including Phenom X+ Agentic AI and Generative AI, Career Site, Chatbot, CMS, Talent CRM, X+ Screening, Automated Interview Scheduling, Interview Intelligence, Talent Experience Engine, Campaigns, University Recruiting, Contingent Talent Hiring, Onboarding, Talent Marketplace, Workforce Intelligence, Career Pathing, Gigs, Mentoring, and Referrals. Phenom has earned accolades including: Inc. 5000's fastest-growing companies (5 consecutive years), Deloitte Technology's Fast 500 (4 consecutive years), 11 Brandon Hall 'Excellence in Technology' awards including Gold for 'Best Advance in Generative AI for Business Impact,' Business Intelligence Group's Artificial Intelligence Excellence Awards (3 consecutive years), The Cloud Awards 2025/2024, The A.I. Awards 2024, and a regional Timmy Award for launching and optimizing (2020). Headquartered in Greater Philadelphia, Phenom also has offices in India, Israel, the Netherlands, Germany and the United Kingdom. For more information, please visit Connect with Phenom on LinkedIn, X, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and TikTok. SAP and other SAP products and services mentioned herein as well as their respective logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of SAP SE in Germany and other countries. Please see for additional trademark information and notices.
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
AspireHR Named NTT DATA Business Solutions' Partner of the Year
Dallas, TX, May 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dallas, TX – [Date] — AspireHR, a leading provider of HCM and SAP solutions, is proud to announce it has been recognized as Partner of the Year by NTT DATA Business Solutions, a global leader in IT services and consulting. This prestigious accolade highlights AspireHR's exceptional contributions, innovation, and collaboration in delivering transformative human capital management solutions that drive business value for clients. The Partner of the Year award honors AspireHR's outstanding performance in joint customer success, solution development, and alignment with NTT DATA Business Solutions' strategic goals throughout the past year. AspireHR's deep SAP expertise, dedication to client outcomes, and agile project delivery have consistently elevated the customer experience and delivered measurable results across industries. 'We are incredibly honored to be named Partner of the Year by NTT DATA Business Solutions,' said Melissa Hillesheim, CEO & Executive Chairwoman of AspireHR. 'This recognition reflects the strength of our partnership and our shared commitment to innovation, excellence, and empowering our clients through cutting-edge SAP and HCM solutions. We look forward to continued collaboration and success in the years ahead.' 'AspireHR has demonstrated what a truly strategic partner looks like,' said Peter Burns, SVP & Chief Revenue Officer United States at NTT DATA Business Solutions. 'Their deep domain expertise, consistent execution, and client-first approach have made a significant impact across multiple engagements. We're proud to recognize AspireHR's achievements with this well-deserved award.' The award was presented during NTT DATA Business Solutions' annual partner summit, which brings together top partners and industry leaders to celebrate innovation, collaboration, and digital transformation success stories from around the globe. As a long-standing partner with a proven track record, AspireHR continues to deliver excellence across SAP SuccessFactors implementations, cloud migrations, and managed services, helping organizations reimagine their workforce strategies and achieve sustainable growth. About AspireHRAspireHR is a premier provider of human capital management (HCM) solutions, specializing in SAP SuccessFactors, SAP HCM, and cloud transformation services. With a client-focused approach and decades of deep HR technology expertise, AspireHR helps organizations maximize the value of their HR systems to achieve business goals faster and more efficiently. Learn more at About NTT DATA Business SolutionsNTT DATA Business Solutions is a leading global IT service provider focused on SAP with a powerful ecosystem of partners. With more than 35 years of in-depth experience, we enable companies worldwide to become Intelligent Enterprises. We deliver end-to-end solutions that accelerate sustainable growth and success – from strategic consulting and implementation to managed services and beyond. As a global strategic SAP partner, we drive innovation and leverage the latest technologies to support our customers individually and across all industries. Our more than 16,000 dedicated employees in over 30 countries work passionately every day to make it happen. NTT DATA Business Solutions is part of NTT DATA, a $30+ billion trusted global innovator of business and technology services headquartered in Tokyo. As One NTT DATA we serve 75% of the Fortune Global 100 and are committed to helping customers innovate, optimize and transform for long-term success. NTT DATA is part of NTT Group. Media Contacts:Kelly SoteloMarketing ManagerAspireHR, LLCEmail: ksotelo@ Shawnee SchauffVice President - MarketingNTT DATA Business Solutions10856 Reed Hartman Highway, Cincinnati, OH 45242, United StatesT: +1 859-802-2644Email: CONTACT: Kelly Sotelo AspireHR 14693945115 ksotelo@ in to access your portfolio
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
YASH Technologies Joins the SAP PartnerEdge Program in Saudi Arabia to Accelerate Business Transformation and Deliver Sustained Value
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, May 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- YASH Technologies, a global leader in IT services and digital solutions, has joined the SAP PartnerEdge program in the KSA. This collaboration aims to help organizations across the region unlock business value and fast-track digital transformation initiatives in alignment with the Kingdom's Vision 2030 agenda. "Saudi Arabia is rapidly emerging as a hub for enterprise transformation in the region, and our partnership with SAP positions us to play an active role in this national journey," said James Griffin, Managing Director, YASH Technologies Middle East. "This milestone expands our regional footprint and strengthens our ability to deliver business-led, technology-enabled outcomes aligned with the Kingdom's strategic priorities. It reinforces our focus on collaboration, enabling us to build industry-specific, customer-centric solutions that create sustained value and address evolving business challenges." As a member of the SAP PartnerEdge program, YASH will leverage its extensive SAP expertise, local market understanding, and global delivery capabilities to help enterprises modernize their technology landscape and support long-term growth. The focus will be on delivering value-centric transformation programs across key industries through SAP's innovative platforms and YASH's consultative frameworks. With decades of experience in delivering business value-centered SAP engagements globally and SAP partnerships across several geographies in MEA, Europe, the UK, India, South East Asia, Australia, and the US, YASH delivers end-to-end services spanning SAP S/4HANA Public and Private cloud, Business AI, SAP BTP, SAP SuccessFactors, and industry-specific cloud solutions. The company's regional and global Centers of Excellence and on-ground consulting teams will be critical in delivering scalable, future-ready solutions to Saudi enterprises. About YASH Technologies YASH Technologies focuses on enabling its customers to reimagine their businesses and drive outcome-centric Digital Transformation. As a leading technology integrator and outsourcing partner for large and fast-growing global customers, YASH leverages strategic advisory, technology consulting, and flexible business models to help customers realize value from their digital journey while fostering innovation. YASH's customer-centric & consultative engagement framework integrates specialized domain & consulting capabilities with proprietary methodologies and digital solutions to provide secure application, cloud, infrastructure, engineering, and end-user-focused services for discerning customers globally. Headquartered in the US, with delivery and sales centers globally, YASH serves its customers across six continents. YASH is a CMMI DEV V2.0 Level 5, an ISO 9001:2015, ISO 27001:2013, and ISO 20000:2011 certified organization. Logo: View original content: SOURCE YASH Technologies Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
