The observation carries weight coming from someone with a unique vantage point. LinkedIn sits at the centre of that market, processing millions of job postings and applications globally. What its data reveals, he says, is that the old system of measuring workers was already failing before AI arrived. The technology is now exposing how far it has drifted from reality.
For most of the past century, the deal was straightforward. Get the right degree, land a job at a recognisable company, accumulate titles, and the market would know what you were worth. Aneesh Raman, LinkedIn's chief economic opportunity officer, says that deal is coming apart, and that most companies have not yet grasped what needs to replace it.
"The labour market is one of the most inefficient, opaque markets that exists. We do a horrible job at matching talent and opportunity," he tells DigitalEdge.
