Fake candidates and AI-fraud in interviews: Catching them before they reach the interview stage

Hiring teams are facing a new problem. Some candidates aren’t who they say they are. Deepfaked video, AI-generated answers, proxy interviewees, and fabricated resumes are slipping through screening and eating up your team’s time before anyone catches on.

In this session, we’ll break down how fake candidates and AI fraud actually show up in the pipeline, and how to build screening that filters them out before they ever reach a live interview.

What we’ll cover:

• How AI fraud shows up today, from deepfakes and proxy candidates to AI-assisted answers and synthetic resumes

• The tell-tale signals of a fake candidate, and where they slip through most screening

• Building a top-of-funnel screening process that catches fraud early without adding friction for real candidates

• Verification tactics and tooling that scale across high-volume roles

• Balancing fraud detection with candidate experience and fairness

• Measuring success: fraud caught, interviewer hours saved, and pipeline quality

Who should attend:

Talent Acquisition leaders, recruiters, and anyone responsible for screening quality, interview integrity, and protecting their team’s time.

Outcome:

You’ll leave with a practical framework to spot fake candidates and AI-driven fraud at the top of the funnel, so your interviewers spend time only on real, qualified people.