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Welcome to the Accelerator Program

Join the nationwide movement in adopting skills-based practices to attract, hire, retain and promote quality talent

The Accelerator program helps employers to adopt skills-based practices by providing guidance and hands-on support for successful implementation. The program was developed by the Rework America Alliance and McKinsey and Company, and will be delivered by a national network of facilitators.

Do you want to facilitate an Accelerator program?

If you support employers and want to help them adopt skills-based practices, consider adding this program to your offerings. Potential facilitators include: 

Chambers of commerce
Government organizations
Community-based organizations
Workforce organizations

To learn more about participating in a program, contact RAA at RAA@jff.org.

Are you an employer that wants to participate in an Accelerator program?

If you are ready to adopt skills-based practices at your organization, this program will guide you through the process. Potential participants include:

Human resource teams: hiring managers, generalists, leads
Recruiters 
Leaders of small and medium businesses
Others that want to change the way they hire and develop talent

To learn more about participating in a program, contact RAA at RAA@jff.org.

Benefits of participating in the Accelerator program

Fill job openings

Focusing on the skills needed for the role rather than bias-prone credentials enables a broader set of applicants to see themselves in the position, increasing your reach.

Hire employees that will be successful

Consistent, skills-based interviews and screening help to better evaluate candidates’ abilities, reduce bias, and enable a more. informed selection of candidates.

Increase workforce diversity

Targeted expansion beyond your traditional channels enables you to reach a more diverse set of qualified candidates.

Improve employee retention

Creating opportunities for employee development and advancement helps retain quality talent.

What are skills-based practices?

Skills-based practices move beyond traditional approaches and help solve employers’ toughest talent challenges – by focusing on the knowledge, skills, and abilities (versus credentials) needed to do a job.

Example practices

Expand talent pipelines – look for candidates outside of industry with nontraditional experience
Write job postings based on core skills needed, instead of experiences or credentials obtained
Evaluate candidates based on their demonstration of skills and willingness to learn
Promote internally using upskilling training programs and apprenticeships

Testimonials from Accelerator program participants

“My updated job posting had 18 applicants who were all qualified. The old one had one candidate who was way overqualified. I have hired for the position and am now trying to source these individuals (other qualified applicants) into other areas of our company.”

-HR Director, Wholesale company

“This program was a game changer. What I accomplished through the program in one hour would have taken me 6-8 hours to do on my own. The progress we made was incredible.”

-HR Generalist, Transportation services

“After taking these trainings, it gave me more confidence. When I started, I had 20-22 openings, and now I have five. This helped me better communicate with prospects and ask the right questions.”

-Recruiter, Commercial cleaning service

See how other companies have used skills-based practices to address the hiring challenges in their industry

Learn from past participants

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