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Jobseekers are using AI for more

than just CVs: what employers need

to beware of

andidates are using artificial
Cintelligence (AI) for more than
writing CVs and applications, with
the sophistication of tools being used
creating a growing risk for businesses.
That’s according to specialist background
screening firm Sterling.

With an increasing number of employers
and recruiters reportedly receiving AI
generated CVs, the expert in employment
screening has warned that job seekers
are increasingly using more innovative area that HR, hiring managers, and business
tools to land a job, exposing firms to leaders are currently trying to navigate.
potentially significant legal, compliance, and However, the more critical component is the
fraud risks. rise of very clear applicant fraud that exposes

Sterling has warned that deepfake technology firms to significant risks.
is being used to create realistic videos and “Video and audio has historically been
audio of candidates, while synthetic identities deemed as trustworthy methods of verifying
– or fabricated personas – are also being that you are speaking to a person and that
utilised, often with malicious intentions. they are who they say they are. But that’s

As Steve Smith, President International at no longer the case. Beyond deepfakes and
Sterling, explained, it is going to become synthetic identifies, AI is also being used
critical for employers and recruiters to identify to generate fraudulent credentials, alter
where AI is being used by candidates: images in official certificates, and mimic
official language in documents. This makes it
“The innovation we’ve seen in artificial increasingly difficult for employers to identify
intelligence recently is truly astounding and what is genuine and what is fake. Screening
while the benefits of these tools are immense, programmes are going to need to become
there will always be groups of individuals that equally as sophisticated to tackle this issue,
use this innovation for their own unscrupulous but it should be noted that the problem –
purpose. Candidates using AI to help with CV namely AI – can equally be used as the
writing and job applications is a bit of a grey solution.”

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