Why remote hiring is breaking
Identity, interview authenticity and work history verification, the trust signals every hire depends on, have all been compromised. Veref puts them back.
Deepfake interviews are now trivial.
Free, consumer-grade tools overlay someone else's face and voice onto a webcam in real time. The person on screen may not be the person you're hiring.
of businesses have encountered deepfake hiring fraud. Source: Gartner, 2024.
AI co-pilots answer the questions.
Candidates run ChatGPT, Claude, or purpose-built interview assistants in a second window. The face is real. Every answer is machine-generated.
of HR managers have directly encountered a deepfake in an interview. Source: Resume Genius, 2024.
Work history is a self-written story.
CVs and free-text references describe character, not specific work. Nobody verifies whether the candidate actually led the project, owned the scope, or hit the result they claim.
average cost of a bad hire from unverified credentials. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, 2023.