5 Steps to spot fake candidates before you hire them

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Gartner predicts 1 in 4 candidate profiles could contain AI-generated content by 2028

You built a hiring process for speed. AI has made it easier to game.

Candidates can now use AI to generate convincing employment histories, qualifications, references and supporting documents in minutes. The challenge isn't that candidate fraud exists. It's that traditional hiring and screening processes were never designed to detect AI-generated fraud.

This is no longer about embellished CVs. It's about risk entering the organisation unnoticed.

A fraudulent hire can lead to:

• Security and access risks

• Compliance and regulatory exposure

• Poor performance and productivity issues

• Reputational damage

Major employers are reporting a rise in AI-assisted interview fraud

Regulators are increasingly focused on identity, credentials and verification controls. The question isn't whether this risk exists. It's whether your current hiring process would detect it.

After this webinar, you'll leave with a practical framework to:

✓ Identify where AI can bypass traditional screening processes

✓ Spot the warning signs of AI-assisted candidate fraud

✓ Understand which verification methods still work — and which no longer do

✓ Strengthen hiring controls without slowing recruitmentWho should attend?

See where your hiring process may be vulnerable — and what leading organisations are doing to stay ahead.

Fiona Cher

Director of Government Services (Asia)

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