Polyguard PreScreen¶

Hiring fraud no longer starts at the interview — it starts at the application. AI-generated resumes, proxy applicants, and organized identity-fraud operations now flood recruiting pipelines at scale. By the time a fraudulent candidate reaches a screening call, they have often already passed your resume review and applicant-tracking filters.

The core problem is simple: a job application tells you what a candidate claims, not who they are. Resumes can be fabricated, identities can be borrowed or invented, and automated tools can submit convincing applications by the thousand.

How Polyguard PreScreen Solves This¶

Polyguard PreScreen adds a Trust Check to your application process: a real-time presence verification that confirms a real person is applying, so your team only reviews applications from real candidates. The Trust Check does not verify identity, and candidates are not asked for a government ID. The candidate completes it on their phone with real-time facial recognition and device attestation. On iPhone, the Polyguard App Clip opens automatically with nothing to install; on Android, the candidate uses the Polyguard Mobile app. The Trust Check result is attached directly to the application in your applicant tracking system.

There is no extra work for recruiters: verification happens before the application reaches them, and the result appears right on the candidate record.

Two Ways to Deploy It¶

PreScreen offers two deployment modes that you can use on their own or combine for full coverage. You choose the one that matches how candidates reach you. Both modes work with Greenhouse, Rippling, and Workday.

1. Hosted Apply — Candidates apply on a Customer-branded careers page hosted by Polyguard and complete a Trust Check before submitting. Only verified applications are sent to your ATS, with the Trust Check result attached.
2. Inbound Backstop — For applications that arrive directly in your ATS (from LinkedIn or other third-party sites), Polyguard emails the candidate a Trust Check immediately after they submit. When they complete it, the application automatically advances past your Human Verification stage.

Who This Section Is For¶

For Recruiters & Admins¶

If you are setting up or operating Polyguard PreScreen for your team, start here:

• Setting Up Polyguard PreScreen — Connect Greenhouse, Rippling, or Workday, publish a protected careers page, and configure the Human Verification stage.
• Reviewing Verified Applications — Where the Trust Check result appears on the candidate record and how to read it.
• Embedding the Job Board — Put the protected job board on your own careers page by swapping one script tag.

For Candidates¶

If you have been asked to complete a Trust Check as part of an application, this page explains what to do:

• What to Expect — How to complete your Trust Check, what is shared, and what stays on your device.

Why This Matters¶

Application filters and resume scoring cannot tell a real applicant from a synthetic or automated one. Polyguard PreScreen closes that gap at the first step, so the time your recruiters spend is spent on real people.