In today’s hiring environment, resumes aren’t enough anymore.
You can see where someone worked or studied, but not what they can actually do. Titles blur together. AI-written summaries look impressive but often lack substance.
What hiring teams need now are signals they can trust.
That’s where verified digital credentials — and now, the Accredible Directory Network — come in.
The Problem: Discovery and Trust
Today’s hiring challenge isn’t about whether skilled people exist — it’s about finding and verifying them quickly. As AI-generated content floods resumes and profiles, recruiters are growing more skeptical of what’s real.
Erin Scruggs, VP and Head of Global Talent Acquisition at LinkedIn, put it best: “AI is really good at creating things that look real but aren’t, and recruiters are becoming way more skeptical of what’s in front of them. That’s where digital credentials are having a real moment. They provide verifiable evidence of skills at a time when employers are actively looking for signals they can trust.”
According to the 2025 State of Credentialing report:
- 91% of HR and recruiting leaders look for digital credentials when reviewing candidates.
- 86% say they’re more likely to interview candidates who have them.
- 75% already use or want access to searchable directories of credentialed professionals.
Yet fewer than half of employers say they actually see credentials appear in their hiring workflows. The talent and credentials exist, but visibility hasn’t caught up.
The Solution: From Scattered Proof to Searchable Confidence
Many leading education, training, and workforce organizations already host Spotlight Directories, public, verified listings that showcase credential holders by skill, industry, or location. Each directory lists verified professionals with real credential data and signals like skills or categories aligned to job relevance, credential issue dates, and credential verification status, all backed by the issuing organization.
They give employers a direct line to real credentials from trusted providers. For example, want to hire someone certified in cloud data operations by a known enterprise provider? Instead of searching resumes, you can go directly to the provider’s verified directory and search there. No guesswork. No fluff.
Now, those directories are connected in one place: the Accredible Directory Network.
Introducing the Accredible Directory Network
The Accredible Directory Network brings together nearly 60 public Spotlight Directories (and growing), representing more than 827,000 verified professionals across education, training, and workforce programs.
You can browse by:
- Issuing organization — like Google, Databricks, or Rutgers University
- Industry or skill area — from cloud engineering to sales enablement
- Credential type — certification, license, or microcredential
You’ll find directories spanning IT, data analytics, sales enablement, compliance, and professional learning, from trusted providers including Google, Databricks, Gong, Rutgers University, Wharton Online, Snowflake, Trimble, Intercom, Workato, and the American Board of Emergency Medicine — all connected through one verified ecosystem.
Why This Matters for Hiring
Skills-based hiring is already on the rise, but most teams still lack a structured approach to using credentials meaningfully in sourcing and evaluation.
With the Accredible Directory Network, sourcing verified talent becomes faster, clearer, and more credible. It’s not a job board. It’s a trust board — a centralized place to start your search for credentialed professionals.
You can:
- Discover verified talent across industries and providers
- Validate credentials instantly at the source (each credential links to details, metadata, and issuing standards)
- Filter by relevant skills, locations, and credential types
- Shortlist candidates with confidence that their qualifications are real
Each directory remains wholly owned and managed by its issuing organization. Accredible brings them together so discovery is easier and trust is built in.
Start Your Search for Verified Talent
Digital credentials aren’t just about what someone has achieved — they’re about what they’re ready to do next. When they're easy to find, easy to trust, and backed by credible issuers, they become one of the most powerful signals in modern hiring.
The Accredible Directory Network is public, free to use, and live now.
No logins. No paywalls. Just verified, discoverable professionals from the world’s most trusted credentialing providers.
Start your search → Accredible Directory Network.
