Merita Consulting

Skills First

In the ever-evolving landscape of business, one truth remains constant: a company is only as strong as its workforce. This is where skills-first hiring and promoting come to the forefront, offering a means to fill positions and a catalyst for driving your company’s growth. When you strategically hire for skills, you open doors to enhanced innovation, heightened productivity, and an overall surge in business success.

Skill Definitions

Determining the skills for each role is a critical first step in building an adaptive workforce. These definitions are the foundation for your job descriptions, job postings, career pathways, and workforce development programs, all of which provide the platform for implementing a skills-first hiring and promotion program.



Skills Assessments

Skills assessments are crucial to the skills-based hiring process. They are the litmus test that helps employers determine if a candidate’s abilities align with the role’s requirements. Yet evaluating technical skills alone is not enough.

You must embrace a holistic approach to skills assessments to find the perfect fit for your team.


Ello Gets Funding and Swears Off Selling Ads

Posted on by Dwayne Nesmith

CaptureEllo announces funding, public benefit corporation conversion and promises to never sell ads or user data in a letter to users. The Foundry Group,  Bullet Time Ventures, and FreshTracks Capital provided the funding. Seth Levine from Foundry will be joining the board and states the full support for Ello’s Manifesto and business model on his blog and by signing along with other investors and founders Ello’s Charter.

I’m eager to follow this movement, so come join me (@dnesmith) and let’s watch it grow together.