LinkedIn is taking steps to prove that job candidates really have they skills they claim. The Verified AI Skills program unveiled in January involves LinkedIn partnering with AI tool providers to automatically validate and display a user's proficiency directly in their certification section. The initial partners include Lovable, Replit, Relay.app, and Descript, which will track AI proficiency of candidates using their tools to create AI apps.
It's my first job interview in more than eight years. Even though it's a video interview, I'm still keen to impress. When I log on, my interviewer, whose name I didn't catch, looks relaxed and friendly. He asks carefully articulated questions, listens intently, and even asks follow ups regarding particular examples I mention. But then, strange things start happening. He takes a while to process what I'm saying, and his facial expression remains unchanged.
Having started his career as a project manager, Redmond delivered major initiatives for Xerox and Aon that touched on the implementation of technology. As he increasingly focused on IT systems, his career trajectory changed, saying: "I blended large-scale transformations with IT early in my career, so that's why I'm a technologist today." After working as head of strategy for brewer SAB Miller, in November 2016 Redmond joined FTSE 250 firm PageGroup - often best known by its Michael Page brand.
