Despite a recent emphasis on skills-based hiring, organizations are hiring candidates they deem to be the “most likable” or those they have the strongest “gut feeling about” — not the candidate whose skills and experience best match the job requirements, according to an April 29 report by Textio.

In what the software company referred to as “vibe hiring,” Textio found that candidates who received an offer were 12 times more likely to be described as having a “great personality” than those who were rejected. READ MORE