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For those in my network involved in recruiting, interviewing and/or onboarding new employees. Please take the time to read this post. While we have not seen any bad actors in our pipeline, we know it is only a matter of time before we do. Check out the podcast episode I reference in my comments from The Journal about how these fraudulent employees weave their way into organizations. To add to what my former colleague Anneli Scopazzi lists- If it is a local role, make the time to meet the candidates in person. In addition, ensure your onboarding team follows US Form I-9 protocols, manually fills out the form, and verifies the physical work authorization document/s. Lastly, all references should be conducted live via phone or video. Ask them specific details like why the person left the role... and ensure the stories match up. As a great leader once told me: Trust but verify.
ATTN: my team is seeing an uptick in fake applicants across multiple clients. Patterns include: 1. Names don't match between resume, email, caller identity. 2. Emails don't show up anywhere else on the internet. 3. No LinkedIn. 4. Nothing comes up in Google or Github. 5. Seems like they're being coached on what to say. WHY they are doing it, we suspect people are trying to get multiple jobs and phone it in for the income until they get fired. Worst case they could be a bad actor in an intricate network penetration play. We've seen a number of embarrassing attempts where it's pretty obvious what's happening. But, we expect them to get better in time. Solutions remain rather old school: 1. Standardize background checks. 2. Standardize reference checks. 3. Set up proper permissions for security. 4. Manage new hire performance more closely. 5. Video calls. [UPDATE: maybe NOT video calls. First call is a phone call since you can't track location on video calls. See thread for more info.] What are you seeing, and how are you solving for this?