

First impressions play a crucial role in the hiring process. When you send in your application for any job, your resume gives potential employers a first impression of you. It determines whether or not the potential employer will consider you …
Courtesy of Nolan Church; Chelsea Jia Feng/BI
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Nolan Church, a 35-year-old former recruiter for Google and Doordash and now the cofounder and CEO of FairComp from Salt Lake City. It has …
May 19, 2025 | By Kevin Gray
Trends & Predictions
Almost two-thirds of employers responding to NACE’s Job Outlook 2025 Spring Update survey reported using skills-based hiring to help them identify candidates with potential. (See Figure 1.)
This shift to skills-based …