GoKawiilCompanies urged to rethink hiring filters as talent pipelines, not just screens
A leadership commentary argues that many organizations' hiring struggles stem not from a shortage of qualified candidates but from internal systems designed to filter people out rather than develop them. The piece draws on executive-coaching insight that current hiring outcomes are simply the predictable result of how the system was built.
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As companies increasingly complain about talent shortages, this framing shifts responsibility from the labor market to internal design choices that discourage growth and inclusion. Recognizing hiring as a designed system rather than a fixed constraint opens the door to rebuilding it as a genuine pipeline for developing talent.
- Talent shortages may reflect flawed internal systems rather than a lack of qualified people.
- Hiring processes often function as filters that exclude rather than pipelines that develop.
- Reframing hiring as a designable system empowers leaders to fix root causes, not symptoms.
Source: fastcompany.com, 2026-09-18
Published there as: “Turn your talent filter into a talent pipeline”
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