In this episode of the EU-Startups Podcast, Wouter Durville, Co-founder and CEO of TestGorilla, joins us to discuss the evolving landscape of hiring. TestGorilla, backed by over $80 million in funding, is on a mission to build hiring more effective and inclusive through skills-based assessments. By supporting companies identify top talent at the very start of the recruitment process, it enables people to be placed in roles where they can truly thrive.
In the interview, Wouter discusses the shift away from traditional hiring methods and explains why résumés don’t work, how to test for the skills that really matter, and what founders, hiring managers, and HR leaders often obtain wrong. He also shares how to build hiring fairer, quicker, and more human, especially in a world where AI is starting to play a largeger role and degrees are no longer a must.
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Key Takeaways:
- Traditional hiring methods are becoming obsolete.
- Résumés are dying; skills are the new currency.
- Degrees are optional. Talent and hard work are not.
- AI + assessment = fairer, quicker hiring.
- Human values like critical considering and kindness are crucial.
- The future of hiring will focus on skills, not signals.
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