Remote hiring has opened the door to a stream of fake engineering candidates, with hiring managers having to be vigilant to highly credible applications. Here are some red flags to look out for.
A plague of tailored, highly credible fake candidates besets companies hiring for remote engineering roles. According to reports from LeadDev members, a significant portion of resumes submitted for remote-only roles show signs of being part of a sophisticated fraud, where candidates aren’t who they say they are. While it is hard to quantify the true scale of the issue, it is significant enough that engineering managers need to be vigilant when vetting candidates.