Risk signals

Every signal Elsin can raise, what it weighs, and which ones send a candidate to review on their own.

Weights add up to the apply score, capped at 100. Hard signals send the candidate to review whatever the score, even when they are verified. Context signals are shown only next to another reason.

Identity and contact

SignalWeight
ID used under another name60, hard
ID verified another account60, hard
Linked to someone flagged30
Throwaway email30
Shared phone number (2 or more other people)30
Very many applications (20 in a day or 60 in a week, at 3 or more employers)20
Unusual phone line10

Network and location

SignalWeight
Sanctioned region (North Korea, Iran, Cuba, Syria, Crimea, Sevastopol, Donetsk, Luhansk)50, hard
Location differs from the one given50
Tor35
Country changed at a later step30
Hosting network25
VPN20
Clock differs from the location15
Network hidden at a later step15
Phone country differs10

Device and form

SignalWeight
Filled in by a script (2 or more signs)50
Filled a hidden field40
Shared device (3 or more other people)35
Too fast for a person (under 3 seconds)30
One sign of automation25
Browser details conflict20
Sent by a script15
Answers pasted10, context
Computer changed at a later step10
Left the page often5, context

Résumé, profile and employers

SignalWeight
Résumé matches another30
Résumé file matches another30
Photo used by another applicant30
Shared LinkedIn profile25
Employer domain unregistered25
Employer domain newer than the job20
Thin GitHub for a senior role15
Degree dates odd15
GitHub not found, GitHub name differs, LinkedIn name differs10 each
New website, future dates, title outruns experience10 each
File author differs, LinkedIn link is not a profile, roles overlap5 each

Later checks

These flag on their own and are not part of the score: a face that does not match or is in the grey band, an ID awaiting review or declined by a reviewer, an expired ID, a name on the ID that does not match, a failed or inconclusive interview check, a day one check that cannot be tied to a confirmed identity, a work history mismatch, a changed address, and an equipment address that is a parcel forwarder.