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  • The Authenticity Problem: Why Hiring Needs a New Test for What's Real
    White Paper

    The Authenticity Problem: Why Hiring Needs a New Test for What's Real

    GenAI has created an epistemic crisis in hiring: resumes, cover letters, and interviews are increasingly indistinguishable from AI-generated fabrication. This paper argues the core issue is authenticity — and presents RefScore as a modern authenticity mechanism backed by peer-reviewed I-O psychology and cryptographic proof.

    March 2026 8 pages 71 KB
  • RefScore: A Scientific Framework for Employment Reference Scoring
    White Paper

    RefScore: A Scientific Framework for Employment Reference Scoring

    This white paper introduces RefScore — Open HR's algorithmic framework for transforming employment references from subjective narratives into structured, scored, and verifiable signals. Drawing on psychometric theory, I-O psychology, and validated questionnaire design, RefScore establishes a scientifically grounded methodology for reference assessment at scale.

    February 2026 268 KB