Formalising employment and benefits by enabling blue dots, digital credentialing, and multilingual, multimodal interfaces
So opportunities find those who need them—not just the other way around
Enabling the needs and aspirations of 500 million+ young Indians in the context of employment opportunities and benefits
QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER
EMPLOYMENT
Can hiring be
done in 30
minutes?
Can hiring costs
drop to 10%?
BENEFITS
Can credentialing enable benefits
in real-time?
Can scholarship approvals happen in 2 minutes?
THE PROBLEMS WE’RE TACKLING
The lack of formalisation keeps most opportunities in India hidden
Over 80% of jobs and skilling options are not digitally discoverable
Hiring takes 6-12 weeks, with lead generation costing over ₹1,000 per hire
Scholarship approvals can take 6+ months, involving 50+ steps and 10+ documents, leaving one-third of funds unused
FROMslow,costly,fragmented
TOfast,trusted,accessible
FROMslow,costly,fragmented
TOfast,trusted,accessible
VOICES OF ECOSYSTEM PLAYERS
ALL THINGS ONEST
Open Networks for Employment & Skilling Transformation (ONEST) is an open digital network approach to employment and benefits delivery-it’s not one network, it’s many interconnected networks.
ONEST aims to unlock no-frills, trusted, and timely discovery of demand, enabling the needs and aspirations of 500 million+ young Indians in the context of learning and earning. The effort is rooted in formalisation through digital enablement and credentialing, designed to illuminate and connect the ‘blue dots’ of opportunities and opportunity seekers alike.
Clear signal of intent
(or blue dots)
Making opportunities, individuals and organisations discoverable in a trusted and timely way
Areas of Focus
Employment
Quick, local, and pre-verified hiring
Benefits
Instant and pre-verified benefits delivery
The ONEST Approach
Informed and shaped by pilot initiatives aimed at improving candidate access, reducing costs and time for organisations, and building mutual trust. We believe that the following building blocks can empower the next billion Indians in this journey of formalisation of employment and benefits delivery.
Digitising for the next billion
Turning aspirations and opportunities into blue dots in a no-frills way—making them digitally visible, trusted, and part of the formal economy.
Making trust fluid with portable credentials
Ensuring these blue dots (no-frills profiles and postings) can be made portable and trusted in the digital world through digital credentialing and DigiAttestors.
Making exchange of value seamless
Implementing an open protocol for diverse players to exchange value within and with each other.
An integral part of this approach is also enabling organisations to easily test transformations through readily accessible pilot infrastructure.
Frequently asked questions
If you have more questions for us, or have something very specific in mind, feel free to reach out to us on hello@onest.network
No, ONEST is not a platform. Instead, it is a set of networks that connect multiple platforms by enabling them to speak a common language through an open protocol.
No, ONEST comprises networks of platforms and not individuals.
If your use case aligns with ONEST’s focus on quick, local jobs or instant, pre-verified benefit delivery, tell us more here!
ECOSYSTEMPLAYERS &PARTNERS
Several ecosystem players have begun piloting reimagined approaches via ONEST. Here’s a quick glimpse at a few of them!