Brainfood Live On Air - Ep317 - Candidate Fraud - It’s a Recruitment Emergency

2025-07-01

CANDIDATE FRAUD: IT'S A RECRUITING EMERGENCY We probably never thought we'd ever encounter this challenge, but in 2025 there is no denying that candidate fraud poses an increasing danger to the fidelity of traditional hiring practices, Increase global economic uncertainty, a globalised talent pool who can find jobs and apply from anywhere in the world and the advent of powerful AI tools on the candidate side have increase the risk to employers, as well as damage the prospects of legitimate and genuine job seekers. It's a recruiting emergency and we need a plan!

CANDIDATE FRAUD: IT'S A RECRUITING EMERGENCY

We probably never thought we'd ever encounter this challenge, but in 2025 there is no denying that candidate fraud poses an increasing danger to the fidelity of traditional hiring practices, Increase global economic uncertainty, a globalised talent pool who can find jobs and apply from anywhere in the world and the advent of powerful AI tools on the candidate side have increase the risk to employers, as well as damage the prospects of legitimate and genuine job seekers.

It's a recruiting emergency and we need a plan!

- What is the current state of candidate fraud?

- Can we taxonomise the fraud techniques?

- How much as remote hiring practices increased risk?

- What methods are employers currently deploying to deal with fraud?

- Do we have any examples of successful fraud mitigation?

- What do we anticipate the future top-of-funnel to look like?

- What immediate steps should top talent teams take today?

- Hiring managers; Help or hinder?

- What tools / technologies can help reduce candidate fraud?

- How do we ensure fair recruitment practices whilst hardening employer defences?

- Are we going to roll all the way back to analogue recruiting practices?

All this and more with Ryan Coulthorp, Senior Director of Workforce Planning & Recruiting Operations (Okta), Glenn Lindley, Founder (TalentIP) & Timothy Khoo-Jones, Head of Talent (TBC)

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