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by talldayo 754 days ago
Sounds to me like you're just describing corporate certificates. Sometimes if you show up to a related job (eg. Cisco Admin with a Cisco cert) you might get to waive the tech interview. You'll have a really hard time getting employers to accept your authority if they've never heard of you though; I doubt anyone would preapprove an employee that has a card from a company nobody knows.

Your best shot (imo) is to find a way to officially certify developers for a demanded tool. Otherwise I don't ever see this idea taking off.

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NO certificate or authority, I'm a nobody.

Take LinkedIn as example, and the messages from recruiters inviting for an interview. Why can't they get the profile checked by hiring managers and send out an offer directly? Once the candidate accepts it, collect the documents and run background checks and deny if there is discrepancy.

I simply think you're going to have a hard time skipping technical interviews. Every employer will want to see what you're capable of; if they have two candidates and one of them turns down a tech interview, the other candidate is almost certainly getting the job.