Helping a client spot recruitment red flags and strengthen their hiring process

One of my regular clients got in touch after advertising an Admin Assistant role on Indeed. Within two days, they’d received over 20 applications, but three stood out for the wrong reasons. The CVs looked suspiciously similar, with identical wording across entire sections, inconsistent LinkedIn profiles, and vague contact details. One even listed the same job experience as another applicant, word for word.

While the client was pleased with the initial volume, they were worried about progressing potentially fraudulent or AI-generated applications, and they wanted to make sure this didn’t happen again. I stepped in to help.

The Concern

The team were at risk of investing time into unsuitable or deceptive candidates. Their recruitment process was compliant, but didn’t have strong enough filters or verification tools in place to manage poor-quality or suspicious applications.

They also wanted to make improvements without introducing unnecessary barriers for genuine applicants or overwhelming hiring managers.

My Support

I helped them strengthen both their shortlisting approach and overall recruitment process, using a mix of smart filtering techniques and

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