Online Platforms Are Leveling the Playing Field with online certifications
The democratization of credentialing has the potential to get rid of these barriers. There’s no intrinsic reason that high-quality credentials also need to be expensive and hard to access. Top technology firms are hiring graduates of new coding-oriented programs likeGeneral Assembly and Hack Reactor. Many employers are beginning to trust Courseracertifications, and the online education platform recently formed partnerships with a number of tech companies, including Google and Instagram, in order to offer more intensive microdegree courses
Democratized credentials open up new pools of talent. For companies and for job-seekers alike, the ultimate goal isn’t to collect gold stars. It’s to reveal what an individual actually knows, and what she’s able to do. Ideally, a credential isn’t an arbitrary gateway, but an opportunity.
https://hbr.org/2015/06/online-platforms-are-leveling-the-playing-field-for-global-job-seekers