In an era of remote-first hiring and AI-driven deception, traditional background checks are no longer a sufficient fail-safe. Modern HR professionals are now facing an industrial-scale wave of synthetic identity theft, where stolen and fabricated data are 'stitched' together to bypass standard E-Verify and I-9 protocols.
Beyond simple resume embellishment, we are seeing the rise of proxy interviewing—where someone creates an AI persona for the interview to complete the interview or use AI filters so multiple people can interview for the same role. This extends further to fake credentials and phony resumes.
Understanding these sophisticated 'red flags' is no longer optional; it is the critical perimeter defense for your organization’s assets and reputation."
Join Certified Fraud Examiner and investigations expert Meric Craig Bloch for an intensive, 60-minute deep-dive into the world of hiring fraud. This isn’t about spotting "embellished" resumes—it’s about adopting an investigative mindset to protect your organization from a fraudulent hire and ensure that you hire qualified candidates for your organization.
In this session, you will learn:
- The "Digital Mirror": How to detect AI-generated deepfakes and "bait-and-switch" candidates in real-time video interviews.
- Forensic Document Review: Simple techniques to spot diploma mills, doctored certifications, and manipulated PDF metadata.
- The Investigative Interview: How to use cognitive questioning to uncover inconsistencies that a standard behavioral interview misses.
- Beyond the Reference List: Master the "back-door" reference check and verify the "ghost" employers that hide significant background gaps.
The best time to stop a fraudster is before you give them a badge and a laptop. Equip your team with the forensic tools to verify the source, not just the data.
Secure your spot today to turn your HR department into your organization’s strongest line of defense.
Meet the Presenter
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Meric Bloch
Meric Bloch is the Principal of Winter Investigations, a consulting firm specializing in workplace investigations design and implementation.
Meric has designed, implemented, and managed workplace-investigations processes for multinational public companies. He has trained thousands of HR professionals to conduct workplace investigations.
Meric has personally conducted over eight hundred internal investigations of fraud and serious workplace misconduct globally.
Meric is the author of four books on investigations: The Art of Investigations; In the Arena; Workplace Investigations: Techniques and Strategies for Investigators and Compliance Officers; Investigative Interviewing, and The First Information Is Wrong. He also wrote chapters in the Bribery and Corruption Casebook and The Complete Compliance and Ethics Manual.
SHRM certification has approved this webinar for 1 PDC toward SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP recertification. A program code will be provided at the end of the webinar.