Microsoft-owned LinkedIn has launched Skills Assessments; free, multiple choice short tests enabling users to verify their abilities across an initial 75 different skills. Dogan joined LinkedIn when his company ScoreBeyond was quietly acquired by LinkedIn last year. Successful applicants are granted a badge for their profile page and must retake the test annually to keep it. The company says it is working with more than 100 universities around the world on its new program, which will be available in English or Spanish.
Microsoft-owned LinkedIn has launched Skills Assessments; free, multiple choice short tests enabling users to verify their abilities across an initial 75 different skills. Successful applicants are granted a badge for their profile page and must retake the test annually to keep it. The company says it is working with more than 100 universities around the world on its new program, which will be available in English or Spanish.