Work-ID AG Introduces the Digital Skills Card

(CONNECT) Work-ID AG has launched the digital skills card to improve transparency in the labor market. The skills manager makes visible "what people can do and what is important to them", according to a press release.

This could solve a common problem when looking for a job, whereby companies and employees often do not find each other. According to founder and lead investor Cornel Müller, however, this is not primarily due to a shortage of skilled workers. "It's the compass that is set incorrectly. Instead of making the skills transparent, the CVs list the professional stations in the past." The start-up also cites studies according to which prejudices often hinder jobseekers' chances, for example due to a foreign name, age or disability. But future professional success depends neither on personal data nor on previous stages of the professional and educational path.

In order for employees and companies to find a perfect match, the focus must be on what skills an applicant brings to the table. The digital solution from Work-ID makes the skills visible. It is intended to optimize the search for specialist staff for companies and increase job opportunities for employees. According to the company, the skills card grows with you throughout your career. "With just a few clicks, employees and anyone who would like to work can enter their skills and values, receive suitable job suggestions and express interest in jobs anonymously." According to Renato Profico, CEO of Work-ID AG, this is an important step towards an "ecosystem that brings people and companies together perfectly". The users decide on the distribution of their personal data. Information is voluntary, anonymized and can be edited at any time.

Work-ID AG bases its development on the findings of the Innosuisse flagship project Swiss Circular Economy for Skills and Competences. The research project is being implemented by the University of St.Gallen, the University of Zurich, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne, the Zurich University of Applied Sciences and the Swiss Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training. ce/heg