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title: "Unlock Hidden Talent with Transferable Skills - Learning Path"
description: "The best person for the job might not tick every box on a traditional resume - but they might be exactly what your team needs. If you're only hiring for experience, you're missing out on potential. This Learning Path will show you how to spot it - and hire for it. Learn how to break down roles to their essential skills, confidently assess candidates with unconventional backgrounds, and design a hiring process that reveals talent others overlook. You'll walk away with practical tools to reduce bias, structure stronger interviews, and market your roles to attract the right people - no matter where they come from."
url: "https://www.socialtalent.com/course-library/learning-path/unlock-hidden-talent-assessing-transferable-skills"
last_modified: "2026-10-22T13:09:41+00:00"
---

Learning Path

1 mission

# Unlock Hidden Talent: Assessing Transferable Skills

The best person for the job might not tick every box on a traditional resume - but they might be exactly what your team needs. If you're only hiring for experience, you're missing out on potential. This Learning Path will show you how to spot it - and hire for it. Learn how to break down roles to their essential skills, confidently assess candidates with unconventional backgrounds, and design a [hiring process](https://www.socialtalent.com/glossary/hiring-process) that reveals talent others overlook. You'll walk away with practical tools to reduce bias, structure stronger interviews, and market your roles to attract the right people - no matter where they come from.

## Skills covered

[Interviewing](https://www.socialtalent.com/course-library?skill%5B%5D=interviewing) [Talent Advisory](https://www.socialtalent.com/course-library?skill%5B%5D=talent-advisory) [Talent Strategy](https://www.socialtalent.com/course-library?skill%5B%5D=talent-strategy)

## What you'll learn:

- Decompose roles into essential skills, behaviors, and outcomes, then translate them into clear success profiles and hiring criteria.
- Confidently assess candidates from unconventional backgrounds using structured rubrics, work samples, and scenario-based evaluations that verify transferability and learning agility.
- Reduce bias and variance by standardizing interviews, questions, and scoring guidelines, and by training interviewers to focus on evidence over pedigree.
- Attract overlooked talent by rewriting job ads around skills and impact, widening sourcing channels, and showcasing growth pathways that signal openness to nontraditional experience.

### Presenters include

Aubrey Blanche

SocialTalent Expert

## This Learning Path Includes 1 Mission

The best candidate for your role might not have the “right” background - but they may have the right skills. In this mission, you’ll learn how to break down a role to uncover what really drives success, assess transferable skills with confidence, and design a hiring process that surfaces overlooked talent. You’ll also explore how to use AI to streamline tasks, structure interviews, and reduce bias - while keeping the human touch where it matters most.