Nearly 1 in 3 hiring managers say they cannot reliably identify when AI has shaped an application. Why skills-based hiring is becoming the defaultOrganisations are adapting, and the direction of travel is clear. Skills-based hiring focuses instead on what someone can do and what they can learn next, assessed through structured interviews, work-based exercises, and evidence. Behavioural interviews built around competencies, asked consistently of every candidate, produce a like-for-like comparison for hiring managers to assess. Recruiters and hiring managers bring the context, judgement, and market knowledge that turn those inputs into confident decisions.