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At RippleMatch, we’ve always believed that opportunity should be based on what you can do, not where you went to school. That’s why we’re especially excited to share our new partnership and deeper integration with CodeSignal, which brings verified technical and professional skill certifications directly into the RippleMatch marketplace.
This collaboration is about more than adding new capabilities to our platform. It’s about helping the next generation of talent get recognized for what they can do, not just what’s listed on their résumé. Together with CodeSignal, we’re making it easier for students and early-career professionals to showcase their true potential. At the same time, we’re helping employers expand access to opportunity while hiring candidates who truly have the skills required to excel at their company.
The Shift Toward Skills-Based Hiring
Every day, we talk with employers who are trying to find the right early-career talent and with students who feel overlooked because their applications get lost in a sea of near-identical digital résumés. The truth is, the way we discover potential is changing.
As AI and automation reshape the workplace, the mix of skills employers need is evolving just as quickly. Technical skills and AI literacy are becoming baseline expectations, but so are human capabilities like communication, critical thinking, and adaptability. These “soft skills” have never mattered more, yet they’re also harder than ever to identify through traditional hiring signals.
That’s where RippleMatch and CodeSignal come together. We both share a belief that hiring should be built around skills and real ability. With this partnership, that vision is now taking shape within the RippleMatch marketplace, where millions of students and hundreds of employers already connect every year.
What’s New & How It Works
Through this new integration, candidates on RippleMatch will be able to earn CodeSignal certifications by proactively completing learning paths and assessments that strengthen and measure professional, AI, technical, and soft skills.
Once verified, these certifications will appear directly within each candidate’s RippleMatch profile, allowing employers to source talent based on validated skill signals, from coding and data analysis to communication and problem solving.
For employers, this means:- Gain new, high-signal insights into candidate readiness by layering CodeSignal's verified certifications on top of your already pre-vetted RippleMatch candidates.
- More confidently pinpoint top talent with the specific technical and professional skills needed for your roles, before an interview ever happens.
- Streamline evaluation workflows and reduce reliance on resumes or proxies by surfacing real performance data for every candidate.
- Increase recruiter efficiency by prioritizing outreach to candidates who’ve demonstrated the most relevant, job-aligned skills.
For candidates, it’s a chance to build real proof points, strengthen their skill set, and stand out for what they can actually do.
A Shared Vision for the Future of Work
This partnership reflects a simple but powerful belief: the future of hiring should reward ability, not pedigree — and that the recruiting market needs a better way to cut through today’s noise.
By combining RippleMatch’s matching and CodeSignal’s trusted assessments, we’re helping employers identify stronger candidates faster and giving early-career professionals the chance to show the full scope of their skills — both technical and human.
We’re proud to take this step forward together and even more excited for what it means for the next generation of talent entering the workforce.
Join Us for a Live Conversation
To explore this shift toward skills-based hiring in more depth, join us for a live webinar with Adam Vassar, Head of Talent Science & Learning Design at CodeSignal, and myself, where we’ll walk through the new platform capabilities.
Date: November 13th
Topic: Building the Future of Skills-Based Hiring: How Verified Certifications Empower Early-Career Talent
About RippleMatch: RippleMatch is rethinking early-career hiring for the AI era. We go beyond résumés to connect employers with adaptable, AI-skilled, impact-ready talent through rich profiles and verified skill signals. The result: clearer signals, stronger matches, and faster paths to meaningful careers. Learn more about RippleMatch here.
