From Traditional Hiring to Culture-Driven Talent Systems
+ Client: Wiley
+ Stakeholders: People & Culture Leadership, Workforce & Development Teams, Hiring Managers, Pilot Team Leaders
+ Critical Juncture: Reimagining traditional hiring practices to embed culture, inclusion, and workforce development at scale
Return on Investment:
A scalable, culture-based hiring transformation delivering 105% improvement in culture-aligned hiring processes and expanded access to diverse talent at scale.
How a Global Publishing Leader Reimagined Hiring Through Culture
As a global leader in research and education, Wiley set out to challenge its industry’s approach to people and workplace practices—starting with hiring. Leadership aimed to build a culture-driven workforce by embedding People, Workforce, and Development principles into how talent is attracted, evaluated, and selected.
Mathison partnered with Wiley to redesign hiring at scale, using diagnostic insights to identify gaps and prioritize culture-aligned improvements. Pilot teams adopted new, bias-aware approaches to sourcing, screening, and interviewing, supported by consistent language and data-backed tools.
With recurring measurement in place, Wiley established a repeatable, scalable hiring model that improved consistency, strengthened culture alignment, and laid the foundation for company-wide adoption.
Impact at a Glance
+ 200+ Team Members Engaged across People, Workforce, and Development functions
+ 38,400+ Funnel Candidates Sourced through improved hiring systems
+ 105% Improvement in Culture-Based Hiring Processes
+ Pilot-Driven Adoption Model established for company-wide scale
+ Stronger Culture Alignment embedded into sourcing, screening, and interviewing
