Mitigate rising candidate fraud through identity verification

The Problem

GenAI has made it easier than ever for fraudulent candidates to fabricate identities, falsify documents, and even send a proxy to a video interview. According to Gartner, by 2028, one in four candidate profiles worldwide will be fake.

Traditional background checks may not catch it. They can happen too late, and they rely on information the candidate provided in the first place.

In this report, Gartner® outlines what recruiting leaders need to do now to combat this candidate fraud before it's too late.
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Key Statistics

• By 2028, one in four candidate profiles worldwide is projected to be fake
• Only 7% of recruiting leaders were using identity document validation software at the time of the Gartner 2024 survey
• 54% of those same leaders agreed that AI has made candidate fraud a significantly larger problem
• 39% of candidates have used GenAI during the application process; 7% admitted to interview fraud

Learn more about Real Talent, the Greenhouse candidate fraud detection tool.

Gartner, [Mitigate Rising Candidate Fraud Through Identity Verification], [Emi Chiba, Akif Khan, Hiten Sheth, James Hoover], [08, Apr, 2025]
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