> It doesn't have to be one central guild. There can be a competition of guilds, each with their own criteria. But that totally undermines the central premise:

> It doesn't have to be one central guild. There can be a competition of guilds, each with their own criteria. But that totally undermines the central premise: > Employers at first communicate with the guild and only have to evaluate 5-10 candidates. For employers, there's no reason or advantage to deal with the guilds rather than directly with job candidates when there are a bunch of competing guilds with their own criteria. And if guilds aren't providing/gatekeeping access to employers, then why would job candidates join them?