HIRING FOR INNOVATION: Identifying Innovation Skills and Competencies in Job Candidates

With many companies making innovation everyonès job, innovation skills are one of the most sought-after skills across industries. However, studies show that organizations find it hard to get the innovation skills they need. What does this mean in terms of hiring techniques? Hiring for Innovation observes that many organizations use traditional methods to hire innovation talent. This is ill-advised. This book teaches that you cannot effectively identify innovation skills in job candidates using traditional methods of structuring roles and hiring talent. With over 10 years of experience in designing workforce innovation systems, David Masumba shares how to structure innovation roles, what tools to adopt and how to apply them when identifying and hiring candidates with the right innovation skillsets for both experienced and entry-level positions.