As AI-generated resumes, deepfakes, and proxy swaps make it harder than ever to know who is actually on the other end of a hiring process, Nametag today launches Recruit, a new module which verifies job candidates are real people and the same people across hiring stages.
Nametag uses patented technologies to verify candidate identity and continuity without retaining biometric data, while giving companies full control over data storage and empowering candidates to delete their information at any time. Each candidate receives a clear, auditable pass-or-fail decision, removing the burden of judging candidate authenticity from recruiting teams. With native integrations into Workday and Greenhouse, recruiters can trigger verifications automatically as candidates progress through the hiring pipeline, saving time and restoring trust in the process.
“Recruiting teams have been living with this problem for years without a real solution. The tools they have today were built to verify paperwork, not people,” said Aaron Painter, CEO at Nametag. “Nametag Recruit gives HR teams something they haven’t had: a straight answer, at every stage of hiring, on whether the person they’re talking to is actually who they say they are.”
The scale of hiring fraud has outpaced most organizations’ ability to respond. According to Greenhouse, 65% of hiring managers have caught candidates using AI deceptively. HR teams are now on the frontlines of sophisticated fraud involving stolen and fake identities, but rely heavily on manual review processes. Greenhouse also found that 34% of recruiters spend up to half their work week filtering spam, bots, and fraudulent applications.
Existing tools for assessing candidate integrity were never designed for this environment. Nametag’s 2026 Workforce Impersonation Report found that HR teams increasingly rely on video calls to combat hiring fraud like North Korean IT worker schemes. But seeing someone on camera is not the same as verifying who they are. Background checks present similar limitations, verifying identity data rather than the person presenting it. AI-powered applicant screening tools deliver scores, not proof, and introduce compliance risks. As a result, recruiters are increasingly forced to make high-risk hiring decisions based on instinct and incomplete data.
With the launch of its new Recruit module, Nametag’s Hire solution now covers the full hiring journey, from application through access. Recruit verifies candidates throughout the hiring pipeline, while the company’s Onboard module extends that verified identity into day-one device and access provisioning. Nametag integrates with the systems enterprises already rely on, including Workday, Greenhouse, Okta, Cisco Duo, Microsoft Entra, Cloudflare Access, Beyond Identity and Yubico, bridging the gap between HR and IT.
Nametag’s Recruit module and Hire solution are available today. Visit getnametag.com to learn more or request a demo.
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