Microsoft - owned Microsoft has launched Skills Assessments ; free , multiple choice short tests enabling users to assess 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 . LinkedIn reported one hundred assessments were completed in the limited beta - testing period , and analysts said , as well as helping younger users , Skills Assessments could help encourage employment diversity .
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. LinkedIn said two million assessments were done in the limited beta-testing period, and analysts said, as well as engaging younger users, Skills Assessments could help encourage employment diversity.