Introducing Findem’s Authenticity Suite

Fraud is forcing teams into a lose-lose situation

We’ve heard it loud and clear from our customers: Recruiters are getting overwhelmed by fake applications.

The volume is climbing fast, and according to Gartner, one in four candidate profiles could be fraudulent by 2028. For recruiters, that means more time spent digging through suspicious profiles, and more risk that someone gets hired who never worked where they claimed.

Some teams are spending up to 30% of their time manually verifying applications. Others are tightening filters so much that even qualified candidates get turned away. Either way, hiring slows, pipelines shrink, and confidence drops.

Recruiting teams shouldn’t have to choose between speed and trust. And earnest candidates should get attention from recruiting teams.

Built with recruiters to fight fraudulent applications 

We built the Authenticity Suite with teams who wanted a better way to tackle fake applications, by scaling the instincts and best practices of great recruiters to every application without making compromises.

Doing this manually is impossible, and most fraud detection tools today weren’t designed for recruiting. They kick in too late — after a finalist is already picked — or flag inconsistencies without giving recruiters a say. Some don’t even let you override the decision. But with the right signals, surfaced automatically, recruiters stay in the driver’s seat with total visibility and control.

We knew recruiters needed something different, so we partnered with them to build a suite of features:

• Able to verify people, companies, and experiences
• Transparent and explainable signals from Findem
• You can flag applications, improving the system over time
• You can remove applicants from future searches, after your review
• Designed to enable — not replace — recruiter judgment

Here’s what the Authenticity Suite delivers

Verified 3D Candidate Profiles

Every candidate in Findem is represented through a 3D profile — a dynamic, unified view of resume data, public digital presence, and over 100,000 verified sources. This puts Findem in the unique position of addressing fraud.

For example, Findem can identify LinkedIn profiles that may have been taken over by someone else, confirm a person is who they say they are, and whether their experiences are consistent with Findem’s 3D data — well beyond analyzing a resume.

Instead of piecing together scattered clues from what was submitted in an application, recruiters can work from a consistent, evidence-backed 3D record of a candidate (both their application and 3D information) to quickly make the right calls.

Suspicious Application Flags

Applications are automatically checked for inconsistencies when they’re submitted, not after interview hours are wasted. We surface what matters, explain why it’s flagged in plain language, and let you decide what to do next. 

Typical questions the system helps you answer at scale:

• Is this really the person they say they are? 
• Does this company actually exist?
• Did they really work there? 
• Do the career timelines make sense? 
• Are they genuinely interested in this job? 

Scalable Recruiter Controls

Recruiters remain in full control of decision-making on every application. Findem will give the recruiter more information to make an informed decision. The system just makes it easier to take action:

• See what Findem flags and flag applications directly
• Review and act on multiple flagged applications at once
• Suppress any applicant you choose from future searches

It’s like building a self-cleaning pipeline, one where you don’t waste time on fraudulent applications.

Don’t let fraud derail your hiring strategy

Candidate fraud is on the rise. But it’s not just a talent acquisition problem — it’s a business risk. Hiring based on false information leads to mis-hires, internal risk, and lost time chasing false profiles while competitors move faster.

The Authenticity Suite was built to give teams confidence that every decision is grounded in verified data. Where other tools run narrow, late-stage checks, Findem applies broad, cross-source verification at the very first step.

That means greater:

• Depth: Verification across 100K+ sources, from company registries to technical repositories
• Transparency: Issues found are explained in simple, understandable language
• Control: Recruiters always make the final call on whether to proceed with a candidate

Ready to give it a try? 

Contact us to learn more about Findem’s Authenticity Suite.