MIT Issued Blockchain Diplomas, But Doesn't Know If Employers Actually Use Them (techtarget.com)

dcblogs writes: Last summer, MIT ran a pilot program creating verifiable, tamper-proof "digital diplomas" for a small number of graduates. But they don't know how the pilot turned out, and there's a lot of experimentation underway. Eventually, all your credentials -- resume, employment history, occupational licenses, diplomas -- may be in a blockchain. The use of blockchain enabled digital credentials is growing. This could speed employment verification, and make lying on resumes harder.
The article points out that while a number of universities are exploring blockchain, MIT "has not heard of a case where a student's digital diploma was either consumed or accepted by an employer," although "Many certificates were verified..."

"MIT's pilot illustrates the state of blockchain in HR. It is in a beta, proof-of-concept, experimental phase. Blockchain verification is currently not a practical option for employers and recruiters."

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This will have a great amount of blowback. Employers--if they actually use this--will see the one and only resume that a person has, never be able to find employees, and then make even more of a case for H-1B visa workers. The big thing about being able to get a job today is to rewrite your resume to satisfy the HR goons that have no idea what they are hiring for as well as to appear as a "turnkey solution" that can check off every single one of the requirements.

Training employees is a foreign concept these days. You have to know the tricks to get hired especially if you aren't well-connected. And if you are well-connected, the resume isn't going to matter all that much anyway.