Skills Science
The science behind better hiring decisions.
Predict performance with unprecedented accuracy. Our industry-leading skills science powers every stage of your hiring journey, helping you define, identify, and validate the capabilities that drive role success.
Validated
skills
assessments
skills
assessments
1m+
Soft skills in
our unique
taxonomy
our unique
taxonomy
140+
High scoring candidates = top performers
2x
Faster time
to
competence
to
competence
20%
Our Skills Science foundation.
Skills science isn't just one element of our platform – it's the foundation that powers everything we do. From defining role requirements to evaluating talent at multiple touch points, our scientific approach ensures you consistently identify and validate candidate skills throughout the entire hiring process.
"RightFor" methodology.
Our proprietary RightFor framework evaluates candidates across three essential dimensions:
Right For
Us
Us
Values alignment
Cultural fit
"Who we are" validation
Right For
the Role
the Role
Technical skills
Behavioural skills
Role-specific skills
Right For
the Future
the Future
Adaptability
Affiliation
Agility
Future skill alignment
Workshop
Comprehensive skills taxonomy.
At the heart of our approach is a sophisticated taxonomy with unparalleled breadth and depth -
built by our expert team through years of extensive research and validation.
built by our expert team through years of extensive research and validation.
The architecture of skills measurement
Adaptive and tailored to you
From first screen to final decision, industry-leading science at every step.
Spotted Zebra assessments - powered by our skills science - exceed EFPA benchmarking with industry-leading
reliability and validity data
reliability and validity data
Skills Science without AI
Data-backed decisions that are difficult to implement at scale
Skills Science with AI
Humans making more precise, objective hiring decisions efficiently and at scale
AI without Skills Science
Quick hiring that compromises quality, human decision-making
Case Study
AWE uses Spotted Zebra to make adverse impact non-existent, winning industry-awards.
1m+
cost savings in Year 1
25%
reduction in Year 1 attrition
100%
hiring manager satisfaction
