Modern Candidate Fraud Exposed

How Exposed is Your Hiring Process to Candidate Fraud?

Candidate fraud is evolving. Fake identities, synthetic profiles, AI-assisted interviews, proxy candidates and organized fraud networks are creating new risks for organizations hiring in a digital-first environment.

Your hiring process may be vulnerable to fraud. Assess your exposure:

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Candidate Fraud Doesn't Always Look like Fraud

Modern candidate fraud can take many forms – from fake and synthetic identities to stolen identities, proxy interviewers, AI-assisted interviewing and fabricated professional profiles.

According to Gartner, one in four candidate profiles could be fraudulent by 2028. Internally, 34% of our inbound applications were assessed as highly likely to be fake, fraudulent, or shell profiles.

What Fraud Actually Looks Like

Fake Identities
Candidates using fabricated identities or credentials.

Synthetic Profiles
Professional profiles created to appear legitimate.

Proxy Interviewers
Someone other than the candidate participating in an interview.

AI-Assisted Interviews
AI or other technology being used to assist or impersonate candidates.

Stolen Identities
Real identities being used by someone else.

Organized Fraud Networks
Coordinated activity designed to exploit weaknesses in hiring processes.

Without proper training, candidate fraud can be difficult to spot. That’s why we curated this Candidate Fraud Field Guide. This guide will help you know what to look for while providing a six-point deterrence framework.

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Assess Your Candidate fraud exposure

How resilient is your hiring process against modern candidate fraud?

This assessment looks at the practices, controls, and verification points within your hiring process to help identify potential areas of exposure.

You’ll receive an Exposure Level based on your responses, along with insights into where additional validation or process improvements may be worth considering.

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FAQ

What is a Candidate Fraud Exposure Assessment?

The assessment is designed to help organizations evaluate how exposed their hiring process may be to modern forms of candidate fraud. It looks at practices and verification points throughout the candidate lifecycle and provides an overall exposure level.

What types of candidate fraud should I be looking for?

Candidate fraud can include fake or synthetic identities, stolen identities, proxy interviewers, AI-assisted interviewing, fabricated professional profiles, fake references and organized fraud networks.

Aren't background checks enough to prevent candidate fraud?

Background checks can be an important part of the hiring process, but the materials emphasize that organizations should move beyond a “one-and-done” verification model. Modern fraud can require validation across multiple touchpoints, including identity, communication patterns, skills and work history.

How long does the assessment take?

The assessment is designed to be completed in approximately 3-5 minutes. Your responses will help identify potential areas of exposure within your hiring process.

What will I learn from my results?

You’ll receive an overall Candidate Fraud Exposure Level along with insights into potential gaps in your hiring process. The goal is to help you identify where additional validation, technology, training or human review may strengthen your approach to candidate fraud.