LinkedIn sees a future where employers will look beyond degrees and prior job titles to focus instead on an applicant\u0027s skills. Read on.
Since emerging from the dot-com bust, LinkedIn has already helped move the needle on what’s acceptable behaviour in the job market. It’s no longer considered disloyal, for instance, for an employee to create a profile allowing recruiters to scout — and hire — talented people not actively looking for another job.
The site, which turned 20 in May, has amassed more than 930 million members worldwide, becoming a place where CEOs and workers alike celebrate milestones, air grievances and build networks — altering how some people and companies search for jobs and job candidates. Last year, the platform accounted for roughly six per cent of parent Microsoft Corp.’s almost US$200 billion in revenue, a small but growing part of sales.
Skills-first hiring as an ideal has a long history. It’s considered a way to expand economic opportunity, especially for those without college degrees. But so far there hasn’t been much large-scale progress in that direction.
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