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Pete Newsome discusses candidate fraud with Michael Mark from TurboCheck, highlighting alarming statistics and the different tiers of fraud.

Pete Newsome sits down with Michael Mark from TurboCheck for a conversation most hiring teams aren't having yet, but should be: candidate fraud. TurboCheck's data shows fraud running around 40% across all roles on average, and as high as 70% to 80% for some remote technical positions. Mike lays out the three tiers behind it: individuals padding resumes or juggling multiple undisclosed jobs, organized crime groups placing fake candidates to access company systems, and nation-state actors, incl...

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