b'T O PSelection Trends10 for 20201.Diversity in an organization will continue to be one of the biggest game-changers and most embraced trends with over half of existing companies tackling it head-on. It will become increasingly clear that diversity of people brings diversity in talents, skills, and experiences, which in turn brings diversity of thinking, innovation, and growth.2.Transparency in the selection process will become the new normal.Companies will provide candidates with updates and information throughout the entire selection process to maintain their trust and their interest. Functioning much like package tracking with FedEx, candidates will be able to know exactly where they are in the process and have a clear picture of the next steps. 3.Innate talents previously undervalued will become increasingly valuable to hiring companies and move from a "nice-to-have quality to an essential quality. Hiring leaders will refer to abilities like critical thinking, leadership, problem-solving, communication and teamwork as essential talents, and they will begin to give them precedence over hard skills that can be taught later.4.More companies will commit to using validated talent assessments to gain a clear understanding of the candidates true potential for excellence and take the bias out of the hiring process. As a result, they will focus squarely on selecting talent and avoid both the Halo Effect (when a recruiter or hiring manager allows one positive qualification or trait to take precedence over everything) and the Horn Effect (when one negative trait or qualification takes precedence and leads to unfair prejudice towards the candidate). 5.New interviewing tools and techniques like job auditions, role play interviews, and project submissions will increasingly gain favor as ways to augment traditional interviews.6.Artificial Intelligence will become more real and more pervasive in the coming year, and the biggest implication will be the Emotional Intelligence (EQ), which AI can\'t replicate, that will become increasingly important. Organizations, leaders, and individuals will learn how to develop their EQ and their soft skills and create a strong competitive advantage.7.Companies will value the benefits that come with having a multi-generational workforce like increased diversity in thinking and improved interactions, and they will seek to maintain a healthy balance of employees from Gen Z to the Baby Boomers.8.The job market will continue to be over 90% candidate driven, meaning you wont pick talent anymore, they will pick you.47'