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Dr. Shari Simpson Dr. Shari Simpson Senior Manager Thought Leadership | Paylocity

Shari Simpson, EdD, is the host of HR Mixtape and a senior thought leadership leader at Paylocity. With over two decades of experience across training, talent, payroll, and employee relations, she brings curiosity, candor, and real-world perspective to every episode. Shari holds a Doctor of Education in Leadership and Innovation, along with an MBA, MHRM, and SHRM-SCP certification. 

Nik Daruwala Nik Daruwala Vice President of Sales | Checkr

Nik Daruwala is VP of Sales at Checkr, where he helps organizations navigate the changing landscape of hiring, workforce risk, and trust.

With more than 20 years of experience in enterprise technology sales, he partners with HR and business leaders to balance hiring speed, compliance, and candidate experience.

Nik is passionate about helping leaders navigate the intersection of hiring, technology, and workforce transformation in a rapidly changing world.

Human Resources

Trust at Speed: Hiring Fraud, Deepfakes, and the Identity Risks CHROs Can't Ignore

Only 31% of CHROs are confident they can catch a fraudulent candidate.
Podcast
August 05, 2026

Most CHROs have a fraud problem they didn't sign up for. Deepfakes in video interviews. Synthetic IDs at the application stage. AI-generated credentials that pass every automated screen. Only 31% of CHROs say they're confident in their ability to prevent hiring fraud, and the technology making it easier gets more sophisticated every quarter.

Key takeaways:

  • Why hiring fraud appears at every stage of the funnel, from the initial application through post-hire monitoring, and what a continuous identity verification strategy actually looks like in practice
  • How CHROs should be thinking about partnering with their CISO to address a risk that's moved from the cyber stack into the talent pipeline
  • Why the speed-versus-safety trade-off in hiring is a false choice, and what good looks like when both coexist in the same program