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Subscribe via RSSMost employers now hire entry-level talent on skills, not credentials — but a CV still can't prove a skill. Here's what skills-based hiring actually means for students and graduates, and why the model increasingly runs in reverse: companies search, and your verified profile is what they find.
A year ago, AI was cited as the cause of 0% of US layoffs. This April, that figure hit 26%. Entry-level hiring is the visible edge of a bigger shift — and the CV format won't carry the signal much longer.
Job ads say entry-level but ask for five years of experience. The graduates who break through share one thing in common — and it isn't luck.
Professor endorsement is not the moat. AI extraction from real artifacts is. But when professors do have time to weigh in, their endorsement adds a trust layer that makes a good signal even better. Here's how Anna does it without it becoming another commitment.
A TA lead at a mid-market industrial company opens a Monday morning with two open roles. By Friday she has shipped three Decision Packs to her hiring manager and has a candidate in for a trial. Here's the workflow that replaced two weeks of phone screens.
An engineering manager at a software SMB used to lose four hours a week to first-call screens that mostly went nowhere. Now he reads two-page Decision Packs in the morning and only takes the calls that should happen. Here's what changed in his calendar.
A second-year ITS Academy student uploads a robotics project at lunch, gets contacted by an automation company by Friday, and figures out what to say in the interview using a Decision Pack he didn't write himself.
A Wednesday morning at a university career office. 12 recruiter messages to approve, 3 stage conventions to track, a placement report due Friday for the board. The same workflow that used to be three spreadsheets and four email threads.
Italian recruitment agencies typically charge 15-25% of the candidate's annual salary. For a €35,000 hire, that's €5,250-€8,750. What you get for €89/mo with a self-serve verified-talent platform — and where agencies still earn their fee.
AlmaLaurea was designed in 1994 as a CV warehouse. Three decades later, what does it still do well, what can't it do, and where does a modern career-service operations layer fit? A factual comparison based on AlmaLaurea's own contract and pricing.
JobTeaser is the European career-service incumbent — strong employer branding, weak skill verification. InTransparency leads with verified evidence and a stage-lifecycle workflow. Where each fits, honestly.
LinkedIn Recruiter is a search engine over a billion self-declared profiles. InTransparency is a verified-evidence layer over students from European institutions. Different problems, different solutions.
ITS Academy graduates have hands-on technical projects — robotics, automation, mechatronics, applied biotech. Career-service systems built for university laureati can't represent that work. What changes when you build the placement layer for ITS first.
LinkedIn's 2026 First Job Barometer confirms the gap between education and employment. 88% of graduates don't feel ready. Here's how institutions can turn the tide.
How verified, skills-based recruitment naturally promotes diversity — and why universities and platforms must build the solution together.
Entry-level jobs are down 35%, and only 30% of 2025 grads landed roles in their field. Here's what's happening and how students, universities, and companies can adapt.
How verified credentials and institutional backing are transforming the way companies hire graduates — and why traditional CVs are no longer enough.
Everything you need to know about Italy's ITS Academy system — from enrollment to career outcomes, and how these technical diplomas compare to traditional degrees.
Practical, actionable advice for recent graduates entering the Italian and European job market — from portfolio building to interview preparation.
