- LinkedIn Profiles May Soon Display AI Proficiency Awards
- Recruiters are looking for AI skills more than traditional degrees
- Only select partners will support this because they need to monitor actual user engagement.
LinkedIn continues its mission to offer verification labels to more users through programs that link them to their workplace or verify their government ID, but the Microsoft-owned platform is now looking to verify users’ artificial intelligence skills.
The new feature will allow professionals to demonstrate their proficiency with various AI tools, rather than simply listing generic skills on their profiles.
However, because verification will be based on actual use and not self-reported claims, only a select few partners will endorse these badges.
LinkedIn offers you even more badges to show off on your profile
Descript, Lovable, Relay.app and Replit are among the first to support LinkedIn’s initiative; Gamma and Zapier will also join at a later date, as will Microsoft-owned GitHub, which should come as no surprise.
Partner companies will use AI to assess users’ AI proficiency, based on actual product usage and results. The social media platform says this is a must in today’s job market, where proficiency in AI is now the most in-demand skill. LinkedIn also noted that the job market is shifting toward this model that prioritizes skills, rather than focusing too much on formal degrees.
With badges, job seekers will be able to stand out and recruiters will be able to identify genuine capabilities even faster. It is unclear if these badges will be taken into account in filtering tools.
More broadly, LinkedIn says more than 100 million of its users have verified their accounts. It met this goal just days before its deadline in December 2025, when the company stated that it wants every member, job and company to have at least one type of verification.
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