--- title: "Candidate Profile Verification" description: "Bring an extra layer of confidence to every candidate you review" canonical_url: https://senseloaf.guides.markdrop.in/agents-output/candidate-profile-verification last_updated: 2026-11-01 site: "Senseloaf" index: https://senseloaf.guides.markdrop.in/llms.txt --- # Candidate Profile Verification When a candidate applies, their resume is a self-reported document. A resume and a LinkedIn profile may look like they belong to the same person because both were provided by the candidate — but that alone doesn't confirm whether their companies, job titles, dates, education, or location are accurate. Candidate Profile Verification automates the cross-check by comparing the candidate's resume with information from an external professional profile. It gives you a clear, structured view of what is supported, what differs, and what couldn't be checked — so your team can make more informed decisions without manually googling every applicant. It is a **decision-support tool, not a decision-maker.** It never rejects, blocks, or auto-advances a candidate. It surfaces discrepancies and then a human always makes the call. ### What gets verified Profile Verification checks four areas, comparing what's on the resume against an external professional profile: * **Identity** — whether the external profile appears to belong to the same person as the candidate * **Employment** — the candidate's companies, roles, work history, and employment dates. Clear conflicts may be shown as Contradicted * **Education** — the institutions, degrees, and majors listed by the candidate * **Location** — the candidate's country and city compared with the location on the external profile ### Where to find it [Video: Verify Profile](https://senseloaf.guides.markdrop.in/docs-assets/import/agents-output/candidate-profile-verification/verify-profile.mp4) There are three ways to start a verification: * **One candidate at a time** — open the ⋯ menu on a candidate's row and click **Verify Profile** * **Multiple candidates at once** — tick the checkboxes next to several candidates and click the **Profile Verification** button in the bulk action bar (up to 50 candidates per request) * **From the report card** — open any candidate's report card and click the **Profile Verification** tab to trigger verification directly from within the candidate's profile ![Verify Profile From Report Card](https://senseloaf.guides.markdrop.in/docs-assets/import/agents-output/candidate-profile-verification/verify-profile-from-report-card@1x.png "Verify Profile From Report Card") > **Note** > > Nothing in the pipeline triggers verification automatically. **When verification is available:** * Available for candidates who have actively applied and are in an active pipeline stage * Not available for sourced candidates (who haven't applied yet) or candidates marked as archived, expired, or deleted * Candidates without a LinkedIn URL on their profile will be skipped — verification uses LinkedIn as the anchor for matching against external data **Verification runs once per candidate.** Once a result is complete, the option to re-verify is unavailable. The row shows **Profile Verified** instead of the button. ![Profile Verified](https://senseloaf.guides.markdrop.in/docs-assets/import/agents-output/candidate-profile-verification/profile-verified.png "Profile Verified") ### Understanding the verification report When a check is complete, the candidate's report card shows a full verification report covering every entry that was checked. [Video: Verification Report](https://senseloaf.guides.markdrop.in/docs-assets/import/agents-output/candidate-profile-verification/verification-report.mp4) **Overview** * A **match score gauge** (e.g. 7/10 matched) * An **overall status badge** — Verified, Partially Verified, Not Verified, or Insufficient Information * A short **plain-language summary** calling out anything notable **Category breakdown** Each of the four categories (Identity, Employment, Education, Location) is broken down into individual checks. For each entry, you can see: * The information provided by the candidate * The matching information from the external profile, when available * The result for that entry * A short explanation of the result ### What the individual checks compare **Identity** | Check | What we compare | | ----- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Name | The candidate's name and the name on the external profile. Reasonable differences such as initials, nicknames, or spelling variations may still count as a match. | | Email | The candidate's email and emails on the external profile. | **Employment** | Check | What we compare | | ------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Latest company | The candidate's most recent company and the company on the external profile. A company rename or acquisition may still count as a match. | | Latest title | The candidate's latest job title and the title on the external profile. Differences in seniority (e.g. "Engineer" vs "Senior Engineer") do not currently fail this check. | | Employment history | The companies listed on the resume and the companies on the external profile. Each job is considered separately. A claim missing from an otherwise available history is **Not Found**. A clear conflict is **Contradicted**. | | Employment dates | The start and end dates for each job. Small differences in month may be acceptable. Large or clearly conflicting gaps may be **Contradicted**. Missing dates are **Unverifiable**. | **Education** | Check | What we compare | | --------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | Institution | The institutions listed on the resume and the institutions on the external profile. Common abbreviations, renamed institutions, and valid affiliated institutions may be recognised. | | Degree or Major | The candidate's qualifications and fields of study. A matching degree or a matching major can be enough. Missing degree information is not automatically treated as a mismatch. | **Location** | Check | What we compare | | ------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Country | Whether both sources show the same country. | | City | The city on the resume and the city on the external profile. A nearby or related place may be shown as a partial match. | ### Understanding the results | Result | What it means | | --------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Matched** | The external information supports the candidate's claim. | | **Partially matched** | Some information supports the claim, but there is also a difference or missing detail. | | **Not Found** | The external profile has no record of a specific candidate claim. | | **Contradicted** | The external profile clearly shows information that conflicts with the candidate's claim. | | **Not matched** | The available information does not support the claim or shows a clear difference. | | **Unverifiable** | There is not enough information to make a fair comparison. This does not mean the candidate is wrong. | **How the overall result is calculated:** * Each matched or partially matched fact = 1 point (out of 10 total) * **7–10** = Verified * **3–6** = Partially Verified * **0–2** = Not Verified * If every single fact is unverifiable = **Insufficient Information** (a distinct, non-judgmental outcome — not a low score) ### Missing information vs. conflicting information These two situations look similar but mean very different things: **Missing information** — the external profile simply doesn't have a record of something. For example, it may not list an old employer or may not include a degree. In that situation the result is **Unverifiable** or **Partially matched** — not a red flag. **Conflicting information** — the external profile clearly shows something different. For example, a different company, a different country, or employment dates that clearly don't line up. This may result in **Not matched** or **Contradicted**. **Contradicted** is the strongest signal — it means there is a clear, direct conflict between what the candidate claims and what the external profile shows. It is different from **Not Found** (no record exists) and **Unverifiable** (not enough information to compare). > **Warning** > > **Note:** The identity check runs first. If the external profile clearly belongs to someone else, all other checks are shown as **Unverifiable,** even if some company, education, or location details happen to look similar. If the external profile has no name information, the result is also **Unverifiable**; missing information is not treated as a mismatch. ### What verification does not do * **It never auto-rejects a candidate** — a Not Matched or Contradicted result is a prompt for a human to ask a question, never an automatic disqualification * **It doesn't contact the candidate** — it only compares what's already on file against external public data; the candidate is not asked for anything new * **It doesn't trigger automatically** — verification only runs when a recruiter deliberately requests it