Redefining the scope of hiring as a scientific discipline.
Join us in building a research-led community around measurable, explainable, and accountable hiring.
Hiring has long been riddled with conjecture, vague credentials, and tools that cannot explain how they judge people. We believe that a process that shapes careers, teams, and institutions deserves stronger standards.
New Framework Published by IHS
Contextual Competence Indexing (CCI)
A framework defining what scientifically grounded, context-aware hiring assessment systems should look like.
Read the Framework→
Why the Institute of Hiring Science Exists
Hiring has been treated as a practice for a long time. It now needs the discipline of a field.
Editorial Team
May 20, 20248 min read
Resources and perspectives for every stage of hiring
In-depth perspectives and practical resources across every stage of modern hiring.
Hiring Systems
Design hiring processes with clearer standards, stronger evidence, and better feedback loops.
Interview Design
Learn how structured assessment, better preparation, and consistent scoring can improve interview quality.
Talent Strategy
Explore how leaders can separate competence, compatibility, credentials, and hiring risk.
Future of Hiring
Follow emerging research, assessment standards, CCI, and the systems shaping the next phase of recruitment.
Latest resources
View all resources→
Crafting the future talent ecosystem
IHS exists to help professionals and leaders move toward clearer standards and methods. Because when hiring improves, everything else does too.
Get smarter about hiring, every week.
Join a community of 10,000+ professionals for weekly research notes and field observations.