Over the years, working as a developer, I’ve seen one common pattern in hiring:

Resumes don’t really reflect actual skills.

Someone can be great at solving real-world problems but struggle to present them on paper. On the other hand, a well-written resume can sometimes overstate capabilities.

This creates friction on both sides:
• Developers feel undervalued
• Companies spend too much time validating skills

I started exploring this problem while working on a side project called Work-Streak.

The idea is simple:
What if developers could prove their skills through structured assessments and verified profiles instead of relying heavily on resumes?

I’m still in the early stages and trying to understand:
• What kind of assessments actually reflect real skills
• how much verification is useful without being intrusive
• how hiring teams would trust such a system

Would love to hear from other developers:
Have you faced this gap between actual skills and how they are evaluated?

Curious to learn from your experiences.