Plum is a platform that focuses on human-centric data and uses psychometric assessments to match individuals with job opportunities and provide career coaching. They have seen significant growth in the past two years, with 50,000 people creating Plum profiles each month. Plum has recently launched two distinct platforms: Plum Flourish for individuals and Plum Thrive for companies.

In this conversation with speak with Jason Putnam, CRO at Plum to understand the importance of building careers with psychometric and skills data and how when combined, successfully solves skills-based hiring.

We talk about:

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Background of Plum

03:25 Introducing Plum Thrive for Skills-Based Hiring

06:21 The Importance of Soft Skills in a Changing Job Market

09:07 Becoming a Skills-Based Organization in 90 Days

15:26 Simplifying Complex Solutions with Plum

19:37 Putting the Human First in Talent Assessment

21:31 Focusing on the People, Not Just the Technology

25:53 Appreciation for Data in Larger Organizations

30:54 Identifying the Right Fit in Demos

34:24 Success Stories: Quick Implementation and Global Solutions

37:38 Common Mistakes in Culture Assessment

39:31 Measuring Success: User Engagement and Cult Following

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