EMPLOYMENT | TrueProfile.io helps Filipinos dodge fake recruiters

It’s no secret that the Philippines is a highly sought-after country for sourcing talent, particularly for skilled healthcare professionals. Given the standard of education, quality of skills, and nurturing and friendly disposition of Filipino healthcare workers (HCWs), overseas employers have a high regard for Filipino nurses and allied medical professionals.

Unfortunately, these very same qualities, coupled with high unemployment and underemployment rates, have made HCWs prime targets of bogus placement agencies and recruiters.

Last March, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) shut down two illegal recruitment firms promising non-existent jobs in Poland and Germany and a social media account marketing Filipino workers like products. The said unlicensed placement agencies charged exorbitant language training and processing fees and guaranteed non-existent overseas employment.

Cases like these have propelled TrueProfile.io, a technology-driven career marketplace, to be the trusted choice for over 61,000 Filipino professionals seeking opportunities abroad. TrueProfile.io connects credible international employers with vetted, competent healthcare professionals, streamlining the recruitment process and offering comprehensive support from application to deployment.

Michelle Ibarra, director of DataFlow Group and spokesperson for TrueProfile.io, stressed that Filipino HCWs deserved a better, easier, and more trustworthy method to connect to better foreign job opportunities.

“We are building on our credible ecosystem where verified healthcare professionals have access to ancillary services like e-learning to sharpen their skills, data on the necessary skills and certifications required by each country, and most importantly, validated job openings from vetted global employers. Through TrueProfile.io, jobseekers have an advantage since the latest information on overseas job opportunities, trends, skills, and certifications are readily available,” said Ibarra.

Unlike other job portals, which merely aggregate and publish listings of job vacancies, Ibarra explained how TrueProfile.io goes the extra mile to satisfy and protect employers and applicants. As a safeguard for professionals, TrueProfile.io utilizes its strong and long-established business relationships with global healthcare organizations and recruiters to ensure the authenticity and soundness of the available overseas job posts.

As part of the DataFlow Group, the industry leader in Primary Source Verification (PSV) worldwide, TrueProfile.io is considered the new standard of document verification for diplomas, employers’ references, licenses, and other credentials from issuing sources, an essential requirement for working in many countries overseas. The digital career platform uses its expertise in PSV and coordinates with 160,000 Issuing Authorities (IA) worldwide to verify each applicant’s credentials, which is mandatory for working overseas. This strong network and vast experience have made TrueProfile.io the career job portal of choice of some of the world’s leading healthcare providers.

However, this seamless verification process is just the tip of the iceberg.

Applicants are encouraged to create a Digital CV to input the TrueProofs or positively verified digital documents confirmed via PSV. They can then share their Digital CV with trusted international employers and headhunters with a simple click, which increases their chances of being contacted directly by global recruiters and healthcare partners on the platform.

Candidates can conveniently save their credentials, licenses, and Digital CV’s within a Digital Wallet on the platform. This feature enables them to manage and fully control their information using blockchain technology making it easier to access and share with potential employers.

Now that more countries in Europe and the Middle East are actively building up their healthcare and medical teams, it won’t be surprising if more syndicates try to take advantage of hopeful HCWs. To avoid recruitment scams, hardworking Filipino nurses, medical technicians, physical therapists, nursing aides, pharmacists, and allied medical professionals should only use trusted and established career portals like TrueProfile.io to search, apply, and secure overseas jobs to advance their medical careers. To learn more, sign up now at TrueProfile.io.