Fake Job Candidates: How To Spot Them Before You Hire

Fake job candidates are getting hired, even by a security company. Here's how to spot them before you hire, with a simple 5-step process any hiring manager can start this week. 📄 FREE interview scorecard template: https://mariane-amorim.kit.com/15df27... 📅 Book a time with me: https://oncehub.com/myexprecruiter ▶️ Interviewer Technique: How To Get It Right:    • Видео   ▶️ Competency-Based Interviewing: A Guide For Hiring Managers:    • Competency-Based Interviewing: A Guide For...   In 2024, the security company KnowBe4 hired a fake job candidate after 4 video interviews, a photo check and a background check. In this video I break down the 3 types of fake candidates: the polished one, the stand-in and the fake identity. Then I cover the warning signs before the interview, during the interview and after the offer, including a 2-second test that trips up most deepfakes on a live call. Finally, I share a 5-step process to protect your hiring without scaring off good candidates: tell candidates you verify, ask about the past and dig, verify identity live, check references yourself, and keep checking after the offer. If you hire remotely or for your own team, this is how you catch candidate fraud and interview fraud early. 🤝 Want a full-time recruiter on your team without hiring one internally? My Expert Recruiter gives your company a trained recruiter who works only for you, 40 hours a week, following your calendar and policies like an internal employee. We hire, train and manage them, so you don't have to worry about recruiter training or turnover. Learn more: https://myexpertrecruiter.com ⏱️ Chapters 00:00 A security company hired a fake candidate 0:35 Who I am and what we'll cover 1:25 The 3 types of fake job candidates 4:10 Warning signs before the interview 5:24 Warning signs during the interview 6:29 The 2-second deepfake test 6:49 Warning signs after the offer 8:30 5 steps to protect your hiring 11:51 Recap About me: I'm Mariane Amorim, a Registered Professional Recruiter (RPR) with about 10 years in recruiting across Canada, the US and Latin America, and the Founder & CEO of My Expert Recruiter (RPO and executive search). I've worked with 100+ client companies, filling everything from trades and production roles to CEO, CMO, VP and Director searches. On this channel I share what actually works in hiring, for founders, business owners and hiring managers. 🔔 Subscribe:    / @marianeamorimrecruiter   🔗 LinkedIn:   / marianejardimamorim   Sources: KnowBe4, "How a North Korean Fake IT Worker Tried to Infiltrate Us" (July 23, 2024): https://blog.knowbe4.com/how-a-north-... Checkr, "Hiring Hoax" survey of 3,000 US managers (2025): https://checkr.com/resources/articles... Gartner survey of 3,000 job candidates and prediction (July 31, 2025), via HR Dive: https://www.hrdive.com/news/fake-job-... FBI public service announcement I-012325-PSA (January 23, 2025): https://www.ic3.gov/psa/2025/psa250123 #hiring #hiringfraud #recruiting