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Knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA)
From the course: Hiring an Employee for Managers
Knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA)
- You may use your gut to make many decisions in your life, like when you're in immediate danger, but when it comes to hiring, you can't just trust your gut. Instead, there is a tool to apply to make sure you're assessing a candidate beyond just how you feel about them. Knowledge, skills, and abilities, or KSA, describes what is actually needed to effectively do the job you are hiring for. It is a list of special requirements, personal attributes, and qualifications needed. The purpose is to accurately measure what sets one candidate apart from one another. If this is not clearly defined before the hiring process, you run the risk of not getting what you need from candidates and ultimately making an inadequate hire. Let's look at the meaning of KSAs in more depth. First, knowledge is the understanding of concepts, what degrees or industry experience is going to be relevant for this position. This is theoretical in nature, not necessarily having the ability to apply it. Examples would…
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