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Trust
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The fake reference is usually a peer, not a subordinate
Hiring teams often assume a fake reference comes from an obliging junior contact. The data suggests otherwise, and one reference call shows why that assumption is dangerous.
Three out of four resumes never meet a human
ATS software filters an estimated three in four resumes before a human ever sees them. Two recent legal cases, against iTutorGroup and Workday, show how that filtering can replicate discrimination at scale.
Companies dropped the degree requirement. They didn't change who they hire.
A Harvard Business School and Burning Glass Institute study found that at some large firms, fewer than 1 in 700 new hires were actual non-college graduates despite dropped degree requirements.
Some of the jobs you're applying to don't exist
Ghost job listings, postings for roles that were already filled or never seriously intended to be filled, are a measured phenomenon rather than paranoia. Here's how common they are and how to spot one.
What 'verified' actually means on Dealt
A "verified" badge is only as good as the verification behind it. Here's exactly what we check, how we check it, and what we don't.