New solution helps companies confirm a candidate’s identity at the right moment in the hiring process
DENVER, July 9, 2026 — Employ Inc., a leading provider of people-first, intelligent hiring solutions across JazzHR, Lever, and Jobvite, today announced a partnership with ID.me to protect employers against rising candidate fraud by embedding trusted identity verification directly within Employ’s applicant tracking systems.
Over the past several years, candidate fraud risk has escalated from an occasional concern to a systemic hiring challenge as AI made it easy to fabricate resumes, credentials, and even live interviews. Fraud is now a major business risk that reaches the most expensive stages of hiring. Stolen identities, proxy candidates, and deepfake interviews can create costly hiring disruptions, while the most sophisticated attacks—including those involving sanctioned or nation-state actors—pose significant security risks to organizations. Employ’s latest Recruiter Nation report found that 23% of recruiters have already experienced candidate fraud, while Gartner predicts that one in four applicants will be fake by 2028. In today’s environment, verifying who someone is has become non-negotiable.
“A resume or application are no longer the trusted signals they once were. And with the rise in AI, neither is a live interview,” said Dara Brenner, Chief Product Officer at Employ. “ID.me is the proven leader in trusted digital identity at scale, with a verification experience that’s both rigorous and inclusive. They share our belief that fraud prevention should protect both the business and the candidate, which made them the perfect partner for the identity layer of our fraud strategy. We’re protecting employers from costly bad hires, security breaches, and brand damage.”
The new partnership builds on Employ’s existing layered fraud prevention strategy, where multiple safeguards work together to protect every stage of the hiring funnel. This approach helps employers identify potentially suspicious applications without adding unnecessary friction for qualified candidates.
A core principle of this strategy is matching the level of verification to the level of risk. With ID.me, employers gain a high-assurance identity layer they can deploy at the point in the process that fits their risk tolerance and hiring workflow — giving security and recruiting teams a defensible, consistent basis for ensuring that a candidate is who they claim to be.
The solution confirms a candidate’s identity through ID.me at the stage of the hiring process the employer chooses, reducing the time recruiters and security teams spend investigating suspicious cases and closing the gap that fraudulent candidates often exploit.
In keeping with Employ’s inclusive approach, ID.me offers multiple verification pathways—self-service, live video chat, and in-person—making high-assurance identity accessible to every candidate. Candidates explicitly consent to verify their identity through ID.me; none of the data is shared with Employ. ID.me then confirms the candidate’s identity has been successfully verified, allowing the employer to make a confident final hiring decision.
“AI has made faking a resume, a credential, even a live interview easier than ever—which means confirming who you’re actually hiring is now essential,” said Taylor Liggett, Chief Growth Officer at ID.me. “Embedding ID.me’s verified identity layer directly into Employ’s platforms gives employers high-assurance trust they can apply wherever risk demands it. Together we’re helping companies win the race for real talent while keeping bad actors out.”
Employ plans to make ID.me available for JazzHR, Lever, and Jobvite customers in the second half of 2026.
