This feature is currently in beta and may not be available to your organization.
Greenhouse identity verification helps your team focus on real, qualified candidates by reducing the risk of impersonation, duplicate profiles, and other forms of fraud. It’s part of Real Talent, a set of tools designed to block spam and spot suspicious behaviors. Identity verification works in tandem with our partner, CLEAR, to cross-check the information submitted to CLEAR against the candidate’s application.
Real Talent
Identity verification is one part of Real Talent, a broader fraud and spam prevention solution. Real Talent takes a multifaceted approach to help recruiters focus on real, qualified candidates during the hiring process.
Real Talent also includes:
- Talent Matching: Helps recruiters quickly identify candidates that closely meet the requirements of the job.
- Fraud risk signals: Flags suspicious patterns like mismatched location and IP, invalid contact info, or unusual network activity.
- Spam blocking: Your organization can block IP addresses and email domains that contribute to spam.
Together, these tools give your team more confidence in who you’re engaging with and reduce manual effort during the review process.
How Greenhouse helps verify a candidate's identity
Greenhouse helps verify a candidate’s identity by cross-checking their application details against the information returned through CLEAR. We compare key fields like last name, email address, and phone number to spot inconsistencies. This check happens automatically once a candidate completes identity verification in MyGreenhouse.
Even small mismatches, like an unexpected email address or phone number, can signal potential fraud or impersonation. These results appear in the candidate profile and can help recruiters decide on next steps.
About CLEAR verification
CLEAR is a secure, third-party identity platform integrated directly into Greenhouse. Candidates complete verification with CLEAR through MyGreenhouse. CLEAR runs over 60 security signals, including:
- Government ID authentication
- Selfie check with liveness detection
- Device and network metadata
Once verified, candidates are marked as CLEAR verified for the stage in which verification was completed. You can search and filter candidates by verified status.
CLEAR does not store candidate data in Greenhouse. All identity information remains with CLEAR.