# Skill verification and hiring blog > Practical articles on skill verification, skills-based hiring and peer learning, plus plain-language explainers on how the SCI score is built from evidence. Source: https://getlemma.io/blog Practical articles on skill verification, skills-based hiring and learning from other practitioners, and on how Lemma turns evidence into a score you can inspect. [How SCI works](https://getlemma.io/product/sci) 26 October 2026 · Verification ## [React Skills Test: What a Fair One Measures](https://getlemma.io/blog/react-skills-test-what-it-measures) A fair React skills test measures components, state, effects, performance and testing. It adapts to your level, avoids trivia, and stays explainable. [Read more: React Skills Test: What a Fair One Measures](https://getlemma.io/blog/react-skills-test-what-it-measures) [![React Skills Test: What a Fair One Measures](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/islu4peo/production/760616d23e8de31e84d1f25adf198f0a72fc7db1-2400x1350.jpg?w=2400&fm=webp&q=80&fit=max)](https://getlemma.io/blog/react-skills-test-what-it-measures) ## More articles - [![](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/islu4peo/production/e9e3b587322a95995eebb8297047457887ec961f-2400x1350.jpg?w=2400&fm=webp&q=80&fit=max) 23 October 2026 · Verification · 8 min read ### Show SQL Skills on Your CV (With Proof) Show SQL skills on your resume by stating what you built, which query patterns you used, and the data context, then link each claim to openable proof.](https://getlemma.io/blog/how-to-show-sql-skills-on-resume) - [![](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/islu4peo/production/643b81fce5f6e487e9d5cd9b94176d7ebd70ade4-2400x1350.jpg?w=2400&fm=webp&q=80&fit=max) 21 October 2026 · Hiring · 8 min read ### TestGorilla alternatives for engineering hiring Looking for TestGorilla alternatives? For engineering, choose tools that create skill-specific evidence: code, reviews and job-relevant tasks.](https://getlemma.io/blog/testgorilla-alternatives-engineering-hiring) - [![](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/islu4peo/production/3131101e9d95a7141583bda232fcfb986172fe53-2400x1350.jpg?w=2400&fm=webp&q=80&fit=max) 19 October 2026 · Hiring · 7 min read ### Codility vs HackerRank: what they test Codility and HackerRank both test coding skill, but in different ways. Here’s how they compare, and where work-sample evidence fits.](https://getlemma.io/blog/codility-vs-hackerrank-what-they-test) - [![](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/islu4peo/production/bb389aa24de4467fe449eb8db0b99cbb32b1c3d9-2400x1350.jpg?w=2400&fm=webp&q=80&fit=max) 12 October 2026 · Hiring · 6 min read ### HackerRank alternatives for evidence-based hiring Five HackerRank alternatives compared fairly: CodeSignal, Codility, CoderPad, TestGorilla and Karat. What each proves, and where a candidate's own record fits.](https://getlemma.io/blog/hackerrank-alternatives-evidence-based-hiring) - [![](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/islu4peo/production/889f79ca0c185bdfbe645d8afb51bac9d7e0099c-2400x1350.jpg?w=2400&fm=webp&q=80&fit=max) 9 October 2026 · Verification · 6 min read ### LinkedIn Skill Assessments: Still Available in 2026? No. LinkedIn Skill Assessments are no longer available: the badges were removed in 2024. What LinkedIn says replaced them, and how to show a skill now.](https://getlemma.io/blog/linkedin-skill-assessments-no-longer-available) - [![](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/islu4peo/production/fb89ebb420a6ddd36a500e5afae42ee56ff96867-2400x1350.jpg?w=2400&fm=webp&q=80&fit=max) 7 October 2026 · Learning · 7 min read ### Skill Swap: How It Works and Where to Do It A skill swap is when two people teach each other what they know. How it works, where to do it, what makes a swap fair, and how sessions can become proof.](https://getlemma.io/blog/skill-swap-app) - [![](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/islu4peo/production/276d760134060e0bf5cee5b538154d29609f70c6-2400x1350.jpg?w=2400&fm=webp&q=80&fit=max) 5 October 2026 · Learning · 6 min read ### Are certifications worth it for software engineers? When a certification is worth it for a software engineer in 2026, when it is not, what popular ones test, how long they last and what to show alongside one.](https://getlemma.io/blog/are-certifications-worth-it-software-engineers) - [![](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/islu4peo/production/b00a21f922b7a2b3aa2406c971777a18141a1d61-2400x1350.jpg?w=2400&fm=webp&q=80&fit=max) 2 October 2026 · Hiring · 6 min read ### How to assess technical skills in an interview Assess technical skills in an interview without puzzle questions: structured formats, work samples, code review and debugging, scored with a shared rubric.](https://getlemma.io/blog/assess-technical-skills-in-interview) - [![](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/islu4peo/production/492b950e71ecfc2fb82ee623e09d28e3026bf967-2400x1350.jpg?w=2400&fm=webp&q=80&fit=max) 30 September 2026 · Hiring · 6 min read ### Technical skills assessment template and rubric A copy-ready technical skills assessment template: a four-level scoring rubric with behavioural anchors, an evidence weighting table and a scorecard.](https://getlemma.io/blog/technical-skills-assessment-template) - [![](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/islu4peo/production/14b45e49ec85f11e669a04a5d91660bd7747566d-2400x1350.jpg?w=2400&fm=webp&q=80&fit=max) 28 September 2026 · Methodology · 5 min read ### What is skill verification? Skill verification means producing inspectable evidence that someone can do what they claim. The kinds of evidence, the standards, and how to judge a system.](https://getlemma.io/blog/what-is-skill-verification) - [![](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/islu4peo/production/bb44ef60fcea4d4b5b6e52d9fb125a3b3c362f8a-2400x1350.jpg?w=2400&fm=webp&q=80&fit=max) 25 September 2026 · Verification · 4 min read ### What LinkedIn Endorsements Mean, and Don't Prove A LinkedIn endorsement is a one-click vouch from a connection for a skill you listed. What endorsements mean, how recruiters read them, and their limits.](https://getlemma.io/blog/why-linkedin-endorsements-dont-work) - [![](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/islu4peo/production/a564a2bd324d711167b819f1e62038162c1c501a-2400x1350.jpg?w=2400&fm=webp&q=80&fit=max) 23 September 2026 · Hiring · 8 min read ### Skills-based hiring: a practical guide How to move from CV screening to evidence of skill: what the research shows, why most degree resets stall, and a six-step process you can run this quarter.](https://getlemma.io/blog/skills-based-hiring-guide) ![Painting of white chalk cliffs above a sunlit turquoise bay](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/islu4peo/production/cc8e7b117ab74c8f822a2cb5bc3bf16b0739c115-1680x945.jpg?w=1080&fm=webp&q=68&fit=max) ## Evidence beats claims. Lemma organises what you can show, from live sessions to assessments and real work, into one Skills Passport. Join the early-access list, or start with how the score is built. [How SCI works](https://getlemma.io/product/sci)