The Big Lie in Modern Hiring (and Why 2026 Will Break the Old Rules)

Hello 👋,

There’s a strange phenomenon happening in the job market right now.

Companies are receiving more applications than ever.
Candidates are adding more skills to their CVs than ever.
And yet…

👉 Hiring has never been more difficult.

We’re living in a paradox:
the more information we have, the less we know what’s real.

And it’s not the candidates’ fault.
Not the recruiters’.
Not even AI’s fault.

It’s the system that’s cracking.

Because skills are evolving faster than the way we evaluate them.

The Real Problem Isn’t The CV

It’s the lag.

A lag between:

  • what the CV says,
  • what the candidate can actually do,
  • and what companies truly need.

This gap was already expensive in 2025.
In 2026, it will become unmanageable if nothing changes.

You train a team on a tool?
Six months later, the tool updates.

You hire a developer?
Expert… in which version? Which framework? Which ecosystem?
The answer changes every 12 weeks.

You hire a marketer?
They now need to understand generative AI, automation, analytics, and more.

In the end:
experience matters less than adaptability.

And that… the CV can’t measure.

So What Now?

Some companies pretend to fix the problem:
they add more bullet points to job posts,
they extend interviews,
they multiply stages.

They just spend more time…
to reach the same uncertain conclusions.

The truth is, we need a new reflex:
👉 evaluate what candidates can do today… not what they did years ago.

Which brings us directly to our upcoming webinar.

THE WEBINAR THAT COMES AT THE RIGHT TIME

“2026: The CV Is No Longer Enough”

📅 Thursday, December 11 — 10 AM (Paris time)
45 minutes to understand what’s changing, and how to adapt now.

You’ll discover:

  • The real cost of bad hiring (numbers nobody talks about in France)
  • How AI is transforming job roles faster than HR can follow
  • Why skills-based hiring will be unavoidable in 2026
  • How to assess real skills (soft, hard & AI-driven)
  • How to keep hiring human in an automated world

🎁 Bonus for attendees: discovery access to skill assessments with TestoHire.

Register for the webinar

Why This Webinar Matters Now?

Because in 2026, companies will face two paths:

  1. Keep hiring like it’s 2015.
  2. Move to a skills-first, real-capabilities approach, and gain a real competitive edge.

If you’re reading this article, you’re clearly on the second path.

We’re at a turning point.
CVs won’t disappear.
Interviews won’t vanish.

But the heart of hiring is shifting:
we won’t chase the best story anymore.
We’ll look for the best skills.

And if you want to understand what’s coming, and how to get ready…

Register now