{"id":37125,"date":"2021-07-26T18:42:16","date_gmt":"2021-07-27T01:42:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bamf.com\/?p=37125"},"modified":"2021-07-26T18:44:08","modified_gmt":"2021-07-27T01:44:08","slug":"linkedin-skills-assessment-add-badges-and-gain-trust-signals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bamf.com\/linkedin-skills-assessment-add-badges-and-gain-trust-signals\/","title":{"rendered":"LinkedIn Skills Assessment: Add Badges and Gain Trust Signals!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Your LinkedIn skills section is a great way to list down the things you’re great at.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But, almost everyone can claim to be great at any skill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One way of adding trust signals to the skills that you’ve listed down is by getting endorsements, but how about if you want to add a little more to that?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Enter, LinkedIn skills assessments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These are tests built by the LinkedIn community that you can take in 15 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And, they reward you with a badge as a trust signal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here’s how you get them.<\/p>\n\n\n
LinkedIn skills assessment tests are mini questionnaires by LinkedIn that test your general knowledge regarding a skill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you pass them you get a special badge\/icon next to the skill telling prospects and recruiters that according to LinkedIn you have proficiency in that skill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So, why is this great for your profile?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
First of all, it shows social proof. If you say you’re good with AngularJS and you don’t have any endorsements for it yet, getting a badge is enough to prove that you’re at least “LinkedIn-certified”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Being that it shows proof, it also makes you highly attractive to both prospects and recruiters alike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You end up “showing” them what your skills are instead of merely listing them down and “telling” them. This makes you look professional and someone who can live up to what you put on your profile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For people looking for jobs, this is great as recruiters are actively looking for people with specific skills, the badges just make you look more appealing to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lastly, it helps with profile completion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nothing tells people about attention to detail than a complete LinkedIn profile. Admittedly not a lot of people use LinkedIn skills assessments, but when visitors to your profile notice, it indicates that you’ve actually taken the time to get your skills verified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These tests don’t cover every single skill on LinkedIn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At most they cover three major categories:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These include tests on major applications like the Adobe suite, programming languages, and the Mircosoft Office suite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They also have outlier tests such as SEO, Quickbooks, and even WordPress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here are some of the technical assessments that they have available for everyone:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
.NET Framework<\/a><\/p>
Agile Methodologies<\/a><\/p>
Amazon Web Services (AWS)<\/a><\/p>
Android<\/a><\/p>
AngularJS<\/a><\/p>
ArcGIS<\/a><\/p>
AWS<\/p>
AWS Lambda<\/a><\/p>
Bash<\/a><\/p>
C<\/a><\/p>
C#<\/a><\/p>
C++<\/a><\/p>
CSS<\/a><\/p>
Django<\/a><\/p>You can check out the full list from the LinkedIn website<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
These Tests Were Created By Experts But…<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
These LinkedIn skills assessment tests were created by experts and writers, and they are consistently peer-reviewed to make sure that they’re still relevant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Out of the tests that we did, we felt like they did cover a couple of general and specific points regarding the subject.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, there’s still a problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You can’t accurately gauge how good a person is with a particular topic after answering a barrage of only about 15 questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Plus, they claim that the time limits imposed will help deter people from looking up answers. However, that won’t really stop people who are determined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The tests are also said to be adaptive, meaning they can sense if you’re “good” at a subject and adjust accordingly. We presume that if they sense you’re great at a particular skill, they’ll change it out to a more difficult test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What do LinkedIn Skill Badges Look Like?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Linked skill badges appear on the skills section of your LinkedIn profile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After you’re done with an assessment and you score a specific result (depending on the test) you’ll get an icon next to the skill on your profile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n