Episode 224: How AI is Driving the Need for Skills-Based Hiring with Leslie Thomas

by | Oct 30, 2025 | Episodes | 0 comments

In episode 224, Coffey talks with Dr. Leslie Thomas about how artificial intelligence and the speed of change are reshaping hiring and workforce development. They discuss the evolving role of AI in HR and how it is redefining job design and required skill sets; the transition from traditional degree-based hiring to skills-based approaches that emphasize measurable competencies; how psychometrics supports objective and equitable testing and certification; the rise of microcredentials and modular certification programs that align with changing organizational needs; the implications of reduced reliance on four-year degrees and the expansion of alternative pathways to employment; the balance between automation and human adaptability as job roles evolve; methods for assessing durable “power skills” such as communication, collaboration, and leadership; and the importance of ensuring transparency, privacy, and bias mitigation in AI-assisted assessment and hiring systems.

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Leslie Thomas

About Dr. Leslie Thomas

For more than 20 years, Dr. Leslie Thomas has been helping clients create assessment programs to effectively measure and evaluate professional competence. In her role at Kryterion, Dr. Thomas and her team work closely with clients to help translate their business goals into credentialing programs that provide real value to their stakeholders such as enhanced productivity, risk mitigation, or lower hiring costs. As a member of the Association of Test Publisher’s Technology-based Assessment’s AI subcommittee, she has contributed to multiple publications on the use of AI in the assessment including the responsible use of AI and human oversight. Before Kryterion, Leslie served as the Chief Psychometric Officer at Brainbench, ran a boutique consulting firm, and worked as a research scientist at ACT.

Contact Dr. Leslie Thomas

www.kryterion.com/ www.linkedin.com/in/leslieathomas  

 

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