The State of
Candidate Fraud
646 Jobseekers, Hiring Managers, and Staffing Recruiters Tell All
98%
of HR and hiring managers have caught a candidate lying
74%
of jobseekers used AI to write or edit a resume
13%
of staffing recruiters have actually encountered ID fraud
61%
of jobseekers prefer human recruiters
Why should you read this report?
This report is filled with executive-focused, human-written analysis when that type of thought leadership is harder to find these days. Candidate fraud is a growing problem, with a real cost to staffing agencies, their clients, and it turns out...their talent too. More candidates than ever before are using AI tools to write or edit their resumes to evade AI-based screening tools, creating a lot of noise and almost no signal. Here are the numbers behind the trend.
Vinda SouzaCMO of RefAssured
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Key Findings
Just a few highlights
1
Candidate fraud is a big (and bigger) problem
84% of HR and hiring managers and 76% of staffing recruiters say candidate fraud is more common today than it was three years ago.
2
Almost every recruiter has caught a candidate lying about their qualifications
98% of HR and hiring managers and 95% of staffing recruiters have personally caught a candidate misrepresenting their qualifications, experience, or identity.
3
88% of candidates admit to misrepresenting themselves on their resume
88% of jobseekers have tailored a resume with keywords they grabbed from a job description, 74% have used a generative AI tool to write or edit their resume.
4
Trust in AI screeners to catch candidate fraud is low
Only 16% of corp HR recruiters and 11% of staffing recruiters completely trust an AI-powered screening tool (no human in the loop) to actually catch candidate fraud.