For employers

Hire on facts. Before the first call.

See that a candidate is who they say, and which employers and universities confirmed their history, word for word. certo does the asking, so you skip the reference chase and the first call starts from facts.

Start with 15 verifications · €99 Open a real passport

01Invite, or ask to read
02Who confirmed every line
03Every candidate on one list
04Runs inside your ATS

What you read · sampleAmira Haddad

IdentityID and live selfie · over 18 · over 21Verified

Operations lead · Northgate LogisticsDates and title, confirmed by HRVerified

Analyst · Brightwater RetailDates confirmed · title claimedPartly verified · dates

Store assistant · Harbour MarketAsked, and never answeredClaimed · no reply

Every viewlogged and shown to her

What changes in your hiring

Fewer surprises in round five.

Today every check waits until after the interviews. With certo they run alongside them, so the candidates who do not check out leave early.

40%of US managers involved in hiring have interviewed a candidate later found to be using a fake identity, up from 31% a year earlier.Checkr survey of 3,000 US managers, October 2026
21%of education checks flag a discrepancy, and 15% of employment checks.Veremark 2026 benchmark, about 500,000 background checks
70+US companies hired North Korean IT workers using stolen or fabricated identity documents.US Department of Justice, October 2026

Without certoWith certoWith certo and your ATS

AppliedOn the CV’s wordAuto-invitedWhen they reach the stage you choose.

ScreenOn the CV’s word✓ IdentityAfter your screen: ID and live selfie, about 30 seconds.certo note addedIdentity verifiedOn the application, and it can move the stage.

Round 1On the CV’s word✓ Jobs and degreeAt once if already on certo, a few days if new.PDFFive-year reportAttached once their five years are confirmed.

Round 2On the CV’s wordStop earlyWho does not check out leaves.Stop earlyYou see it on the application.

The end✕ ID checkReference calls✕ Degree check✕ Right to workDecisionOn facts, nothing left to check.DecisionEvery fact already in your ATS.

The surprises land at the end: the degree was never finished, they need visa sponsorship, or they are not who they said.Right to work is the candidate’s own claim (Claimed), on the passport from day one.Works with Greenhouse, Lever, Teamtailor, Workable and 65 more.

One verification, one candidate

No commitment.

Buy a pack and use the verifications when you need them. They never expire, and there is no subscription.

Verification packs, and what one verification costs in each
Verifications	Price	Per verification
1 verification	€9.90	€9.90
15 verifications	€99	€6.60
100 verifications	€490	€4.90
250 verifications	€990	€3.96

Win-winYouRead the verified record you asked for.The candidateGets their passport free for a year, theirs to keep and share with every application after yours.

Back if they say noA decline or no answer returns it, unless their identity check started
No seats, no contractYour whole team on one balance
Consent built inThey see what you ask before anything opens

ATS integration€990a year

Every job in your ATS, no limit on positions
Fully automatic: invited at the stage you choose
Written back where your ATS allows: the identity note, a stage move, the 5-year PDF report

Each invitation still spends one verification, as one sent by hand does.

Works with 69 ATS systemsSee what each ATS supports →

Invite one candidate, or a whole shortlist.

Invite candidates to verify themselves: they get their passport free for a year, and you read the sections you asked for. Or paste a list from anywhere and certo reads it into rows. Already have a passport link? Ask to read it.

1 verification per invitation · locked for 12 months once accepted

Invite several candidatesTomás Novak, tomas.novak@example.comLena Fischer · lena.f@example.compriya.shah@example …Read the list

NameE-mailTomás Novaktomas.novak@example.comLena Fischerlena.f@example.com–priya.shah@example · Not an e-mail address

12 rows · 2 need fixing · 12 verificationsSend 12 invitations

Read who confirmed what. Nothing more, nothing less.

Every line says who confirmed it and exactly what: the dates, the title, the award. A partial answer stays partial, and silence reads “no reply”, never a pass.

VerifiedConfirmed in full“Confirmed by the people team at Northgate Logistics, 2 Oct 2026.” A signed certificate you can check.
Partly verified · datesPartly confirmedThe dates are confirmed, the title stays as the candidate claimed it, and the pill says so.
Claimed · no replyAsked, never answeredSilence is a finding: you see the employer was asked and did not reply.
Over 18 · over 21Age, not birthdayChecked against the ID. The date of birth only with a reason and the candidate’s yes.

Watch every candidate get verified.

Everyone you invited or can read, on one list: whether they joined, their identity check, and how much of their last five years is accounted for and verified.

CandidateIdentityLast five years

Amira HaddadKYC verified96% accounted for · 78% verified

Tomás NovakKYC verified90% accounted for · Verifying

Lena FischerKYC in progressAccepted

priya.shah@example.comInvitedNothing is shared until they accept.

Inside your ATS. Your recruiters stay in it.

Connect Greenhouse, Lever, Teamtailor, Workable or 65 more once. Pick the stage that starts a verification: every candidate who reaches it is invited, the identity check lands on the application as a note, and a report on their last 5 years follows as a PDF.

€990 a year · 1 verification per candidate invited

Applied

Screening

Verification · certoAmira HaddadIdentity verifiedcerto note addedPDFFive-year report

Interview

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