Oregon Employers Warned as AI ‘Frankencandidates’ Use Deepfakes and Fake Resumes to Land Jobs

In a world full of bots, hiring a real human is something one can no longer take for granted. This is the ominous warning by an expert reacting to the AI bot surge in the Oregon job market.

‘Frankencandidates’ Use AI to Generate Resumes and for Deepfake Interviews

Matthew J. Rodgers, president of iprospectcheck, a background-screening provider, was reacting to the sharp increase in ‘synthetic candidates,’ who use AI-generated resumes, deepfake interviews, and mass-submission tools.

All of these are making it increasingly difficult for Oregon employers to identify ‘real, actual, human people from bots.’ Referring to the trend as ‘Frankencandidates,’ Rodgers says their profiles are polished on paper, but disintegrate when closely scrutinized.

Rodgers says Oregon employers waste valuable work time sifting through applications and resumes to determine whether the applicants are human, while genuinely qualified candidates stand to lose because they are not being flagged as human.

Precautions Oregon Employers Can Take

Advising employers to adapt hiring processes, Rodgers recommends:

• Check a candidate’s identity at the outset.
• Stay alert for red flags in interviews and resumes, such as improbable timelines and unrealistic promotions.
• Utilize deep fake technology in the interviewing process to detect time lags or overly scripted-sounding responses.
• Balance the use of AI used to accelerate the recruitment process with human judgment, especially for positions involving sensitive data, money, and trust.
• Use layered background checks such as employment history, education claims, and identity, for which social media platforms can be used.

Rodgers says that because this is such a new innovation, recruiters have not been trained to detect deepfake behavior or AI-generated material. Oregon work-givers must introduce workshops and create checklists to reduce the risk of hiring a bot.

Rodgers says automation can make anyone look perfect on paper, but only due diligence is needed to identify candidates who fit the job.

As AI-powered hiring scams become increasingly sophisticated, Rodgers believes Oregon firms will thrive if they combine smart tech with smart safeguards. For these reasons, iprospectcheck is urging local businesses to remain vigilant and to update hiring protocols.

“Technology is not the enemy,” he says, “but in a world full of bots, hiring a real human is something you can no longer take for granted.”