Certificates Are Dead. Proof of Work Is the New Resume.

If you look at the hiring patterns of companies like Xseed AI, OpenAI, or top-tier SaaS startups in 2026, you'll see a recurring theme: they don't care where you went to school. They care what you've shipped.

The Certificate Inflation

A digital certificate is now as easy to get as a cup of coffee. You can pay $10, leave a video running in the background, take a multiple-choice quiz, and boom—you're "Certified."

Recruiters know this. That's why your LinkedIn certificates aren't getting you interviews.

What is Verifiable Proof?

Proof of work is different. It’s hard to fake. Verifiable proof includes:

• Live URLs: A SaaS application with active users.
• Git History: A commit history that shows consistent building and problem-solving.
• Content: Explaining your logic through reels or articles.

The SkillYa Methodology

SkillYa teaches you to build high-signal assets. Instead of 10 generic simple projects, we push you to build one complex, high-quality SaaS.

When you can show a recruiter a system that handles real payments, real authentication, and real-time data, you've moved from "applicant" to "authority."

Proof of work is:

1. Unfakeable: You either built it or you didn't.
2. Dynamic: It lives on the web, not in a drawer.
3. Conversational: You can talk about the bugs and triumphs because you lived them.

Stop collecting paper. Start shipping proof.

Sufiyan Shaikh
Builder & Founder

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