Wonga, the UK online lender, makes credit judgments within seconds based on thousands of pieces ofinformation, including an applicant's Facebook profile.
This is superior to the old self-report system associated with badges because now a potential employer can verify the authenticity of badge information through a third party system rather than just by trusting the applicant.
The test is designed to focus mainly on an applicant's ability to "efficiently sift through lots of different information, " says Peter Zemsky, deputy dean of degree programs and curriculum.