Revolutionising recruitment: How blockchain is securing and verifying candidate credentials

By: Yogita Tulsiani, Director and co-founder, iXceed Solutions

In today’s competitive recruitment landscape, hiring teams face ongoing challenges in verifying candidates’ credentials, experience, and qualifications. Blockchain technology, however, offers a new approach that makes these processes more efficient, secure, and transparent. By using blockchain, organisations can move from traditional, often time-consuming verification methods to a digital, tamper-proof system that enhances data security while optimising resources.

The verification hurdles in recruitment

Verifying candidate credentials has traditionally been a lengthy process involving numerous contacts with past employers, universities, and certification providers, often taking days or weeks. Additionally, resume embellishments or inaccuracies are common, especially in industries with strict qualification requirements, where even slight misrepresentations can have serious repercussions.

Blockchain’s role in streamlining verification

Blockchain offers a decentralised, unchangeable system where candidate credentials can be securely stored and accessed instantly. Acting as a digital ledger distributed across multiple ...