HR-XML consortium

The HR-XML Consortium is an independent, non-profit organization focused on the development and marketing of industry-specific XML specifications for e-business and on the automation of human resource data exchange.

Such data transfer can only be based on agreements that are accepted by all parties involved.

HR-XML develops and publishes open standards for data exchange based on the Extensible Markup Language (XML). The standards are developed according to the requirements of the members. One protocol designed by the HR-XML consortium is the Staffing and Exchange Protocol( SEP) for standardized job postings on the Internet.

SAP is a founding member of HR-XML.