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> I ended by saying that the software community is smaller than it seems, and integrity and reputation goes a long way. Well who are they? How would the next m
by rdtsc 2y ago
> I ended by saying that the software community is smaller than it seems, and integrity and reputation goes a long way.
Well who are they? How would the next member of the community know this is a fake candidate. I like the idea in general of finding a way to eliminate these time-wasters but how would that work? The candidate can adjust a bit and improve the AI "foo" to come up with online answers for them.
- esafak 2y agoReport them to LinkedIn. edit: I'm talking about egregious cases where the name, location, picture, and work history are false, not the exaggerations you mention. The profiles have few connections since they do get flagged and recreated with a new false identity...
- rdtsc 2y agohttps://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a1338436/reporting-fake-profiles?lang=en https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a1338436/repor... > If you feel that a profile may be fake or that it is inappropriate, you can report it. A profile may be fake if it appears empty or if it contains profanity, fake names, or impersonates public figures They may use a real name and they may have worked some of those companies just lie about their technical level, experience, what part of the projects they worked on, etc. Those may not be covered by the reporting guidelines.
- esafak 2y agoThis is what I'm talking about: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/08/fake-job-seekers-use-ai-to-interview-for-remote-jobs-tech-ceos-say.html https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/08/fake-job-seekers-use-ai-to-i...