(Rejected) ICONLOOP Partners with SaraminHR to Revamp South Korea’s Recruitment and Staffing Sector with Blockchain
ICONLOOP, a Seoul-based blockchain tech company, has teamed up with SaraminHR, a Korean human resource firm, to fully integrate a blockchain-based decentralized identity (DID) ecosystem into the recruitment and staffing industry. This system was launched earlier this year, and the two companies intend to use it to avert job application malpractices in South Korea.
Enhancing credibility in the job sector
By leveraging blockchain technology, SaraminHR intends to boost its end-to-end recruitment by getting authentic applicants’ credentials.
As per the announcement:
“With ICONLOOP's DID, SaraminHR aims to further enhance the credibility of job applications and recruiting processes by introducing three new features to its job search platform: Final Candidate Report Forgery Prevention, Certificate Forgery Prevention, and Offline Test Attendance Verification.”
A public blockchain network will be deployed permanently to record a candidate’s job qualification exam scores. As a result, any manipulation will be deterred because the outcome is stored immediately.
This cutting-edge technology will also allow applicants to upload and link all their official certificates like college diplomas and transcripts in a decentralized system, which propels trustworthiness.
Curbing cheating
The offline test attendance verification feature in the blockchain platform is anticipated to hinder cheating on physical test sites by using QR codes, which will prompt a convenient and quick process.
Kim Jong-hyup of ICONLOOP noted:
“I am confident that the values of reliability, transparency, and stability presented by blockchain will have a great impact on the recruitment market. You will be able to feel practical convenience through the first-hand experience.”
Last month, NEC Corporation, a Japanese multinational information technology and electronics company, partnered with Persol Career, a job-hunting firm, in piloting its blockchain app to help corporate Japan recruit Indian tech engineers. This approach was touted to be instrumental in filling the void created by President Trump’s US H-1B visa ban.