Is there really a talent shortage, or do we just need a change in perspective?
After all, your next big career move might not look like the one you planned.
That’s because the rules of recruitment are changing. Job titles and linear career paths no longer tell the full story of someone’s capability.
According to LinkedIn’s Skills-Based Hiring Report 2025, companies that hire based on skills can expand their potential talent pool by up to six times.
That means more opportunities for people with ambition, transferable experience, and the right mindset.
Most of us walk into interviews ready to list off our experience: the roles we’ve had, the companies we’ve worked for, and the responsibilities we’ve held.
All that’s important. Experience shows commitment, exposure, and context.
But we often find companies also looking for something that doesn’t always sit neatly on a CV.
We want to understand the skills behind the experience. How you solve problems, how you collaborate, how you’ve grown, and what you’ve taught yourself along the way.
Maybe you’ve led projects without having a formal management title, switched careers, or carved your own path in a non-linear way.
We see that and we value it. It’s how we’ve built a team full of ambitious, inclusive, and self-directed people, each carving out a career on their own terms.
When hiring is focused on skills, opportunities open up.
According to the World Economic Forum, nearly 1 billion workers will need to reskill by 2030 as technology reshapes industries. Traditional hiring, which often prizes degrees or fixed career paths, can overlook people who already have what it takes.
A skills-first approach changes that:
We practice what we preach, and focus on career paths and support processes which help our people thrive at QXi.
People shouldn’t be expected to have everything figured out from day one. What matters just as much as experience, is curiosity, drive, and a willingness to adapt to learn.
Here, we achieve this through investment in learning and development that combines real-world experience with formal training and mentorship. We call it our 70:20:10 learning model, designed to help our people build a career that’s both meaningful and successful.
For us, that looks like:
Courtney Dias, who leads our Learning & Development, shares more about why we built this programme and how it works for us. Watch her story below.
The next step in your career might not come with the title you expect, but don't be put off.
By joining a business that sees your potential, you're given the tools to grow and make a real impact.
Leon Steffen started as an Associate Consultant at Montash in 2020. Today, he’s Co-founder and Practice Lead of Trillion. He talks more about building a career without limits at QXi, here.
We call it intrapreneurship; that means taking ownership, learning fast, and shaping your own success.
Interested in learning more about what we do at QXi?
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