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Syfter Certified.

The TSA PreCheck of hiring: a five-point verification protocol completed on every candidate before submission. Live video, real identity, confirmed location, signed accountability. Exclusively onshore.

Five pointsEvery candidate
No exceptions
Syfter Certified is Syfter's proprietary five-point verification protocol. Every candidate completes a live video interview with a US-based Syfter recruiter, has their physical location confirmed, is cross-referenced across LinkedIn, resume, and interview in real time, and signs the Trust Guarantee. Every submission arrives with a timestamped Certificate of Completion. It applies to every service line: executive search, contract staffing, contract-to-hire, and full-time placement.
The protocol

Five points. Every candidate. No exceptions.

Run live, by a US-based recruiter, before the file reaches you. When the protocol is complete, the stamp goes on the one-pager and travels with the candidate.

  1. 01

    Human Verified Presence

    A live video conversation with a US-based Syfter recruiter. No recorded responses, no proxies. A real person, confirmed before the file reaches you.

  2. 02

    Geo-Location Verification

    The candidate is physically where they say they are. Location fraud creates tax and employment compliance risk for the hiring company. This point removes it.

  3. 03

    AI Interview Prevention

    Camera on, no virtual backgrounds. The recruiter sees the actual environment and a person speaking for themselves. No coaching tools, no interview bots, no scripted playback.

  4. 04

    Multi-Channel Identity Validation

    LinkedIn, resume, and everything said in the interview, cross-referenced in real time. The primary defense against fabricated profiles and bait-and-switch submissions.

  5. 05

    Syfter Trust Guarantee

    Every candidate signs the Trust Guarantee before submission. Every submission carries a timestamped Certificate of Completion and the Syfter Certified stamp.

Why it exists

Hiring fraud is no longer an edge case.

41%

of companies have hired a fake candidate without knowing it.

GetReal Security // 2025
91%

of US hiring managers have encountered or suspected AI-generated interview answers.

Greenhouse // 2026
$150K+

average cost of a single bad hire.

Industry average
$501M

in job scam losses reported to the FTC in 2024.

FTC // 2024
The Trust Guarantee

Signed before you ever see a resume.

The Trust Guarantee is the document behind point five. Every candidate signs it before submission. It covers five affirmations.

A1

Right to Represent

The candidate authorizes Syfter to represent them, has not applied directly, and confirms the accuracy of their resume.

A2

Identity and Interview Integrity

The candidate is the same person across all communications and interviews. No proxies, ever.

A3

AI Usage Prohibition

No real-time AI tools, chatbots, interview bots, or live coaching during any interview in the process.

A4

Location Confirmation and Notification

The candidate's permanent residence is the work location, and any change requires advance notification to Syfter and the client.

A5

Exclusive Work Commitment

The candidate works only for the listed client during contracted hours, absent written consent.

The deliverable

Not a resume. A Syfter Certified one-pager.

Other firms send resumes. Syfter sends Syfter Certified professionals, each delivered as a decision-ready one-pager built from the live screening.

OP // 01

Why this person

A recruiter narrative explaining the fit, written by the US-based recruiter who ran the protocol.

OP // 02

What we learned

Insights from the live screening that never make it onto a resume.

OP // 03

In their own words

A direct quote from the screening conversation, in the candidate's voice.

OP // 04

Transcript snapshot

Excerpts from the technical Q&A, so you see how they think before you meet.

OP // 05

Core strengths and experience

Curated skills and results, not keyword soup.

OP // 06

The Syfter Certified stamp

Confirmation that all five points are complete, timestamped on the Certificate of Completion.

Questions

Straight answers.

Does verification slow down hiring?
No. Syfter runs the five-point verification protocol in parallel with sourcing, so candidates are typically presented within days. The protocol removes the delays that actually cost time: bad interviews, bait-and-switch restarts, and offers that unravel after the start date.
Is every candidate verified, or only some?
Every candidate. Syfter completes the five-point verification protocol on every submission across every service line: executive search, contract staffing, contract-to-hire, and full-time placement. The protocol is the standard, not a premium tier.
Does Syfter work with offshore or nearshore talent?
No. Syfter is exclusively onshore. Every candidate is US-based and interviewed live by a US-based Syfter recruiter, with Geo-Location Verification confirming where they physically work.
What does the Certificate of Completion include?
A timestamped confirmation that all five points of the verification protocol were completed for that specific candidate, delivered with the Syfter Certified stamp and the signed Trust Guarantee on file. It arrives with every submission. It is not an add-on.
Demand a verified human

Never settle for just a resume.

Every candidate. Five points. Exclusively onshore.