McLeod: In the future, job candidates will own their background credentials
Andrew McLeod · Andrew McLeod, Founder of Certn ($100M+ Raised) | How to Find Product Market Fit · PMF Show · Jun 1, 2023 · at 29:23
Certn CEO Andrew McLeod articulates his product vision where candidates own their verified credential records rather than undergoing retroactive checks.
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“Like the future is candidates own all this information. And today we're giving it, we give it to all candidates so they can share it because in, in my world and my future, it shouldn't have to be a retroactive thing.”
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