Skonnard: Tech-specific skill credentials will replace branded higher education degrees
Aaron Skonnard · The Role of Data in Pluralsight's Technology Learning Platform // Aaron Skonnard, Pluralsight · Feb 21, 2016 · at 13:54
Aaron Skonnard is the co-founder and CEO of Pluralsight. He discusses how data-driven skill assessments will change how modern companies recruit and manage talent.
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“Technology-oriented assessments, or understanding, assessments that measure the understanding of real, you know, complex technologies, is, is going to drive the way, ah, modern organizations think about, Acquiring talent, managing talent, and you know, planning, workforce planning in the future. We think it's less about the branded higher education credential in the future and more about technology specific credentials that, that really measure what, how much you know about something.”
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