Send the Skills Audit (21st-century skills) from Greenhouse in 15 minutes
Skills Audit inside Greenhouse is the test recruiters reach for when the role requires modern skills the existing JD does not explicitly screen for — AI literacy, analytical thinking, creative problem-solving, learning agility, self-direction. JobCannon's 60-item Skills Audit covers 12 21st-century skill domains drawn from the WEF Future of Jobs 2023 framework, returning normalised 0-100 scores per domain plus a composite "modern-skills readiness" score. Recruiters use the AI literacy slice in 2026 hiring most heavily — a year ago this was a nice-to-have, today it is the dominant differentiator across knowledge-work roles. Pair the self-assessment with a work-sample task in the loop; the combination has substantially more predictive value than either alone.
Validity
Skills self-assessments correlate moderately with supervisor ratings (ρ ≈ .35 across 41 studies; Mabe & West, 1982) and add the most signal when self-report is triangulated against work-sample evidence. The WEF Future of Jobs 2023 report frames 21st-century skills (analytical thinking, creative thinking, AI literacy, resilience) as the dominant hiring gap — skills audits inside Greenhouse make that gap explicit per candidate.
Send the Skills Audit (21st-century skills) from Greenhouse
From Greenhouse admin to first scored candidate.
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Add the JobCannon Greenhouse integration
From Greenhouse admin settings, add JobCannon as an Assessment Partner. Paste your Basic Auth credentials (sandbox first, production after the first test cycle). One-time setup, takes 3 minutes.
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Create a Greenhouse scorecard mapped to Skills Audit (21st-century skills) dimensions
In your job template, create a scorecard section per Skills Audit (21st-century skills) dimension. Each dimension maps 1:1 to a numeric attribute on the Greenhouse scorecard — no provider-specific glue needed.
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Trigger the Skills Audit (21st-century skills) on the candidate's stage transition
Add "Send Skills Audit (21st-century skills)" as an automatic action when candidates enter the assessment stage. The candidate receives a co-branded Greenhouse email and completes the 15-minute form on mobile or desktop.
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View the score envelope in the candidate profile
The full Skills Audit (21st-century skills) score envelope (dimensions, bands, narrative summary) lands in the Greenhouse candidate profile within 30 seconds of submission. Recruiters review without leaving Greenhouse.
Sample score envelope
The exact JSON shape your Greenhouse scorecard receives back. Every JobCannon assessment uses the same dimensions[].score envelope so ranking logic stays consistent across tests.
{
"test": "skills-audit",
"version": "v2.3",
"candidate_id": "gh_app_1234567",
"completed_at": "2026-05-16T11:04:38Z",
"duration_seconds": 891,
"composite_readiness": 74,
"composite_band": "high",
"dimensions": [
{
"code": "analytical-thinking",
"label": "Analytical thinking",
"score": 81
},
{
"code": "creative-thinking",
"label": "Creative thinking",
"score": 72
},
{
"code": "ai-literacy",
"label": "AI literacy",
"score": 88,
"primary": true
},
{
"code": "resilience",
"label": "Resilience and flexibility",
"score": 64
},
{
"code": "learning-agility",
"label": "Learning agility",
"score": 79
},
{
"code": "self-direction",
"label": "Self-direction",
"score": 71
},
{
"code": "collaboration",
"label": "Collaboration",
"score": 68
},
{
"code": "critical-thinking",
"label": "Critical thinking",
"score": 76
}
],
"narrative_summary": "Strong analytical and AI-literacy profile with consistent learning-agility scores. Fits modern knowledge-work roles where the tool-stack changes quarterly."
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Frequently asked
Is the Skills Audit EEOC-defensible for Greenhouse hiring?+
The Skills Audit is defensible when self-report scores are triangulated with a work-sample task before any hire decision. Self-report alone is too easy to manipulate to anchor a hire decision; the meta-analytic correlation rises sharply (ρ .35 → .55) when self-report is paired with observed work-sample evidence. Document the work-sample step inside Greenhouse before using the Skills Audit as a screening filter.
How long does the Skills Audit take inside Greenhouse?+
Median candidate completion is 15 minutes on JobCannon's 60-item form covering 12 skill domains. Longer than DISC or Big Five but shorter than the cognitive-ability test — manageable for late-stage screens where the role explicitly requires modern skills.
Which Greenhouse roles benefit most from the Skills Audit?+
Roles where the tool-stack changes faster than the JD can keep up — software engineering, data, design, product, marketing, research. AI literacy is the fastest-rising 21st-century skill on the WEF Future of Jobs 2023 employer-need ranking (cited by 80% of surveyed employers as core for hiring in 2023-2027). Use the AI-literacy slice to triage candidates for roles where AI tooling is daily-default rather than occasional.
What's the score envelope for the Skills Audit?+
A composite "modern-skills readiness" score (0-100) plus 12 domain sub-scores on the same scale and a 1-paragraph narrative summary. Returned via Greenhouse Assessment Partner API in the standard envelope.
How do I use Skills Audit results in a Greenhouse scorecard?+
Weight the composite-readiness score in proportion to how much the role depends on modern-skill flexibility. Engineering and product roles typically weight at 30% of total scorecard; ops and compliance roles closer to 10%. Use the AI-literacy sub-score as a separate threshold for any role that touches AI tooling daily.
How is the Skills Audit priced for Greenhouse customers?+
Free for sandbox + first 5 invitations per month. From $99/mo on the Business tier — same flat pricing across all 22 hire-eligible tests.
Send the Skills Audit (21st-century skills) from Greenhouse this week
Email [email protected] with your Greenhouse tenant ID. Sandbox credentials provisioned within one business day.
Prefer to try the Skills Audit (21st-century skills) first? Take it on JobCannon to see exactly what your candidates will see — or read the assessment API docs for the full envelope spec (Skills Audit).