Resume Fraud?

Sh%t you shouldn’t have to deal with when hiring data talent: fraudulent resumes.

Recruiting for data science roles in the digital era is not for the faint of heart. Over the past couple of decades, resume fraud has grown distressingly ubiquitous. With so many recruiters relying (perhaps a bit too heavily) on applicant tracking systems (ATS) to screen candidates, unscrupulous job seekers have adapted, using techniques, such as […]

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3 Remote Interview Scams Every Data Science Manager Should Be Aware of

Whether it’s the 30 second commute, unlimited snacks, or pants-optional lifestyle, remote work makes the daily grind more enjoyable in many ways. But it also introduces new challenges, especially in the area of recruiting. As a data staffing and recruiting agency that sources and places data experts across the country, we’ve been using a fully

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Communications Hijacking!

There have been more instances than I can count where I attempt to contact an applicant/prospective candidate either via LinkedIN or our Applicant Tracking System and the conversation goes something like this: KM: Thank you for your application! Can you tell me more about what cloud environments you have worked with recently?Candidate: Please send your

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I’m not asking you this Python interview question because I want to know. I’m asking because I want to know if YOU know!

OK, so here’s one reason why it’s important to interview candidates via video rather than just voice. There are other reasons, but this one is fun! It centers around one of our Python interview questions. It Starts with a Python Interview Last week we interviewed a candidate for a data engineering position. In this case,

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Fraud in the Time of Corona

Resume Fraud: Old Anomalies, New Perspectives In line with the extra flexibility that has been required in all arenas of daily life this past year, we here at Dataspace have needed to be even more attentive to our evaluation of potential anomalies that we spot in the resumes coming in to us. For example, candidates

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Do you work for X?

“Tell me more about your work at X” As a standard part of our application process, we have candidates answer some basic questions such as: -Name-Current Employer-Current Title Then we ask a few more role specific questions, to help get a better understanding of the candidate’s skill set, and give them a chance to flesh

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Resume Fraud: If you’re going to copy from another resume, make sure that one makes sense!

So, this line appeared on a candidate resume I was reviewing today… Migrated the Django database from SQLite to MySQL to PostgreSQL In fact, it appeared on resumes for two different people I reviewed today. And, a quick search of our past candidates database indicates that it appears on at least five other resumes! Let\’s

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