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I would like to understand more about your product. Does it ensure the accuracy of your resume? I.e that you really did work for Google since 2020? Or is it mor

by beachy 5y ago

I would like to understand more about your product. Does it ensure the accuracy of your resume? I.e that you really did work for Google since 2020? Or is it more to simply ensure that the content has not changed. But if so, who cares if your resume has changed?

zeusk 5y ago
> What is a Blockchain Verified Resume? > When the owner of a resume decides to create a blockchain resume, Rezi makes an encrypted record of: issuer, recipient, resume, date of creation. These pieces of data are encrypted right onto the blockchain. This means that every blockchain resume is incredibly secure. Secure from what?
- landemva 5y ago
  They could put the resume file on ipfs and be done. They made what looks like a tech course final project.
  - zeusk 5y ago
    or even better, put it on github or google drive.
    - corobo 5y ago
      or just email it or attach it to a form for whoever needs it when you're applying (which is how they'll ask for it)
jacob_rezi 5y ago
This is the first step we've taken towards the bigger goal of ensuring truthfulness of the experiences on the resume. But for now, it does two things - ensures the resume has not been altered since created (think recruiter's incentives to do so) and serves as a promise from the job seeker that the resume is truthful. We're just launching, so let's see how it evolves over time
- Hamuko 5y ago
  >ensures the resume has not been altered since created (think recruiter's incentives to do so) How often do recruiters actually modify your PDF resume after you submit it? Why would they do that when the company can just verify its contents on LinkedIn? Do you actually have any kind of data on this? And if you're actually worried about rogue recruiters modifying your resume after you make it, why would you not sign your PDF? >serves as a promise from the job seeker that the resume is truthful. Because it's on the blockchain it's not bullshit? This is quite honestly one of the dumber product pitches I have heard in a while. It sounds like you just pulled a word out of the hat to figure out what to blockchainify next.
  - jacob_rezi 5y ago
    let me answer these questions in a year once we've had time to see the result. The feature comes from asking our users what they'd like to see improved on our existing software. The topics of trust/authenticity have been left unexplored in relation to the resume. We'll gladly be the first.
- beachy 5y ago
  I still don't get it - when you give your resume to a recruiter they can rework it as they see fit, but they can't change your original. That's on your hard drive/wherever. What does Blockchain add to that? And as to a promise that the resume is truthful - thats just your assurance, what does block chain have to do with that either? Asking with genuine interest as we are in the HR space so often discussing these sort of things.
  - jacob_rezi 5y ago
    > That's on your hard drive/wherever. What does Blockchain add to that? Whomever is responsible for hiring can instantly and independently verify the authenticity of the resume without the friction of communicating with the applicant. > And as to a promise that the resume is truthful - thats just your assurance, what does block chain have to do with that either? We've seen lying on the resume as a huge problem that we haven't been able to tackle. Perhaps making a record of this assurance will discourage job seekers from lying.

by beachy 5y ago

zeusk 5y ago

> What is a Blockchain Verified Resume? > When the owner of a resume decides to create a blockchain resume, Rezi makes an encrypted record of: issuer, recipient, resume, date of creation. These pieces of data are encrypted right onto the blockchain. This means that every blockchain resume is incredibly secure. Secure from what?

landemva 5y ago
They could put the resume file on ipfs and be done. They made what looks like a tech course final project.
- zeusk 5y ago
  or even better, put it on github or google drive.
  - corobo 5y ago
    or just email it or attach it to a form for whoever needs it when you're applying (which is how they'll ask for it)

jacob_rezi 5y ago

This is the first step we've taken towards the bigger goal of ensuring truthfulness of the experiences on the resume. But for now, it does two things - ensures the resume has not been altered since created (think recruiter's incentives to do so) and serves as a promise from the job seeker that the resume is truthful. We're just launching, so let's see how it evolves over time

Hamuko 5y ago
>ensures the resume has not been altered since created (think recruiter's incentives to do so) How often do recruiters actually modify your PDF resume after you submit it? Why would they do that when the company can just verify its contents on LinkedIn? Do you actually have any kind of data on this? And if you're actually worried about rogue recruiters modifying your resume after you make it, why would you not sign your PDF? >serves as a promise from the job seeker that the resume is truthful. Because it's on the blockchain it's not bullshit? This is quite honestly one of the dumber product pitches I have heard in a while. It sounds like you just pulled a word out of the hat to figure out what to blockchainify next.
- jacob_rezi 5y ago
  let me answer these questions in a year once we've had time to see the result. The feature comes from asking our users what they'd like to see improved on our existing software. The topics of trust/authenticity have been left unexplored in relation to the resume. We'll gladly be the first.
beachy 5y ago
I still don't get it - when you give your resume to a recruiter they can rework it as they see fit, but they can't change your original. That's on your hard drive/wherever. What does Blockchain add to that? And as to a promise that the resume is truthful - thats just your assurance, what does block chain have to do with that either? Asking with genuine interest as we are in the HR space so often discussing these sort of things.
- jacob_rezi 5y ago
  > That's on your hard drive/wherever. What does Blockchain add to that? Whomever is responsible for hiring can instantly and independently verify the authenticity of the resume without the friction of communicating with the applicant. > And as to a promise that the resume is truthful - thats just your assurance, what does block chain have to do with that either? We've seen lying on the resume as a huge problem that we haven't been able to tackle. Perhaps making a record of this assurance will discourage job seekers from lying.