Work is rapidly shifting to a skills-based economy, which requires new innovative approaches to hiring, onboarding and employee development. Despite the many technological advances in HR, much of the pre-boarding process remains manual. This is particularly true when it comes to verifying employment, education, and credentials.

In the Netherlands, Randstad and Rabobank are pioneering new ways of screening talent using verified credentials in partnership with the Velocity Network Foundation. Emerging technologies are saving days, if not weeks, from verifying credentials, education, and employment history. This is possible by giving candidates individual control and agency over their career information in a way that is trusted and verifiable.

The technology is called “verifiable digital credentials” and solutions like the Velocity Network™, which has partnered with Randstad and Rabobank, are already inviting candidates and companies alike to be a part of the movement.

Verified credentials ensure rapid, compliant hiring, reducing the time and cost of placing employees into the right roles. It benefits all of us to move in this direction. The more companies, candidates, credentialing bodies and academic institutions that participate, the faster we can process background checks, getting more qualified candidates into meaningful roles.

Why should you consider joining the verifiable digital credentialing movement?

1. Accelerate recruitment, onboarding and internal mobility.
2. Improve compliance with first-party data exchange.
3. Enable true skills-based-hiring.

Join us for an in-person event at Randstad's offices in Diemen on March 19th to hear leaders from Randstad and Rabobank present what they've learned about implementing verified credentials and discover how they can help you build the workforce of the future.