Just crossed 10k candidates screened and are at a staggering 37% fraudulent rate!!

This is an epidemic in the recruiting world. So other than using fraud screening tools, how do you catch these fakes?

Here are 8 methods i've developed to spot fraudulent candidates quickly:

1. No Linkedin link / phone / email on the resume - missing any of these is a red flag, and missing more than one is an automatic disqualifier for me.
2. No photo on Linkedin - fakes want to avoid their photo being cross referenced at all costs
3. Phone number area code doesn't match stated location - this one could be nothing, but definitely a clue to do some more digging
4. Linkedin created in the past 1-2 years (can be found by clicking 'More' > 'About this member') - its unlikely that a legit candidate, especially for a senior level job, did not have a linkedin until recently.
5. Linkedin URL ending does not match their name - for example, if the candidates name is John Doe and their linkedin link is linkedin. com/in/KevinSmith - this usually indicates that they are rotating identities.
6. Linkedin has under 200 or so connections - again, not an auto-strikeout but worth investigating
7. Their connection during video interviews is laggy - sometimes an indication that they're running AI or proxy tools that allow someone else to
8. They dont accept incoming calls, but call you right back immediately after you call - this is another soft-signal that something is up and to investigate further.

We just crossed 10k candidates screened with Verif_Hire and are at a staggering 37% fraudulent rate!!

This is an epidemic in the recruiting world. So other than using fraud screening tools, how do you catch these fakes?

Here are 8 methods i've developed to spot fraudulent candidates quickly:

1. No Linkedin link / phone / email on the resume - missing any of these is a red flag, and missing more than one is an automatic disqualifier for me.
2. No photo on Linkedin - fakes want to avoid their photo being cross referenced at all costs
3. Phone number area code doesn't match stated location - this one could be nothing, but definitely a clue to do some more digging
4. Linkedin created in the past 1-2 years (can be found by clicking 'More' > 'About this member') - its unlikely that a legit candidate, especially for a senior level job, did not have a linkedin until recently.
5. Linkedin URL ending does not match their name - for example, if the candidates name is John Doe and their linkedin link is linkedin. com/in/KevinSmith - this usually indicates that they are rotating identities.
6. Linkedin has under 200 or so connections - again, not an auto-strikeout but worth investigating
7. Their connection during video interviews is laggy - sometimes an indication that they're running AI or proxy tools that allow someone else to
8. They dont accept incoming calls, but call you right back immediately after you call - this is another soft-signal that something is up and to investigate further.

I am an internal recruiter at a startup, and for the past year we've been getting BOMBARDED by fake candidates (we actually hired 2 last year and found out they were North Korean's)

So I figured out a way to catch them and built a free app to help other recruiters clean up their pipelines, stop wasting their teammates time, and protect their company from hiring literal hackers.

Would love everyone's feedback!

I am an internal recruiter at a startup, and for the past year we've been getting BOMBARDED by fake candidates (we actually hired 2 last year and found out they were North Korean's)

So I figured out a way to catch them and built a free app to help other recruiters clean up their pipelines, stop wasting their teammates time, and protect their company from hiring literal hackers.

https://verif-hire.com/

Would love everyone's feedback!