The Empower Lab: 2nd Edition
A Babel Empower event to connect, learn and have fun
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The panel discussion
THE FAKE CANDIDATE PROBLEM
How to Spot It, Stop It and Stay Ahead
AI-generated profiles. Voice clones. Automated applicants designed to extract sensitive data or probe your recruitment process for vulnerabilities. What used to sound like a distant risk is now showing up in real hiring pipelines and the cases keep growing.
In markets like the US and UK, 41% of organisations have already hired a fraudulent candidate without realising it. Deepfake fraud attempts in hiring jumped 1,300% in a single year. And most HR teams still don't have a protocol in place to deal with it.
What makes this even more complex is the variety of motivations behind it — from individuals seeking financial gain, to organised groups extracting corporate data, to competitors mapping your internal processes. Understanding the "why" behind fake candidates is as important as knowing how to detect them.
While European teams are just starting to spot early signals, these trends cross the Atlantic fast. The key isn't to react after the fact, but to get ahead of it today. This panel brings together a cybersecurity and legal tech expert with experienced talent professionals to work through six questions every hiring team should already be asking:
🎯 Motivations & Intent
Why do fake candidates do it? Financial fraud, corporate espionage, data extraction, testing recruitment vulnerabilities, the motivations are more varied than most teams realize, and each one requires a different response.
📘Practical Guide
Every attendee will receive a practical guide built from the conclusions of this conversation, how to prevent, detect and manage fake candidate cases. Something you can start using the next day.
🔴 The Red Flags
What are the early warning signs of an AI-generated profile, a voice clone or an automated candidate?
⚡ Business Impact
What does hiring a fake candidate actually cost your organization? Beyond the immediate bad hire: data breaches, legal exposure, reputational damage and financial loss, the consequences go much further than HR.
📋Policies & Governance
Does your organisation have a clear protocol to handle identity fraud and synthetic applicants?
🔍Detection & Prevention
How can HR teams screen for authenticity in practice, without damaging the candidate experience?
⚠️Corporate & Competitor Risk
What happens when fake profiles are used to extract sensitive company data or test your recruitment loopholes?
Panel speakers
Voices shaping the conversation
Tony Fred
Director ejecutivo
Mich Stark
Director técnico general
Aline Turner
Director de finanzas
Iris Joe
Director de operaciones
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