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How the Résumé Claim Verification gate works
How the Résumé Claim Verification gate flags which claims a human must verify: each claim rolled up to the worst, with a gate where one material claim whose source can't be reached holds the whole checklist to HOLD TO VERIFY — which is how a résumé with three of four material claims verified still holds, because a degree you can't confirm is a claim to verify, never to reject on.
How the gate works
This tool grades a résumé's claims, to flag which ones a human must verify. It reads 6 claims and rolls them into one verdict — the worst, never the average — and then a gate that can only make it worse.
The 6 claims
| Claim | Verdict |
|---|---|
| MS Computer Science, Stanfordverify first | UNVERIFIABLEmaterial · source unreachable |
| 8 yrs backend at named employer | VERIFIEDmaterial |
| Led migration to Kubernetes | VERIFIEDmaterial |
| AWS Solutions Architect cert | VERIFIEDmaterial |
| Conversational Spanish | VERIFY FIRSTnon-material |
| Open-source contributor | VERIFIEDnon-material |
The verdict bands
A material claim whose source can't be reached is UNVERIFIABLE, and one unverifiable material claim holds the whole checklist regardless of how many others check out. A degree you can't confirm isn't a degree to rely on — verify it, never reject on it.
In the worked sample it reads HOLD TO VERIFY — Three of the four material claims verify cleanly — backend tenure, the Kubernetes migration, and the AWS cert. But the 'MS Computer Science, Stanford' claim is material and its source can't be reached, so it's UNVERIFIABLE. One unverifiable material claim holds the whole checklist to HOLD TO VERIFY: a degree you can't confirm is a claim to verify, not to act on. The one thing to fix first: The 'MS Computer Science, Stanford' claim is material but its source can't be reached — verify it directly with the candidate or the institution before relying on it. The checklist flags claims to verify; it never rejects a candidate..
Common questions
Can every claim look survivable on the How the Résumé Claim Verification gate works and the company still read HOLD TO VERIFY?
Yes. The roll-up takes the worst of 6 claims — never the average — then a worsen-only gate, the Unverifiable-material gate, escalates when trouble clusters. In the worked sample it reads HOLD TO VERIFY because three of the four material claims verify cleanly — backend tenure, the Kubernetes migration, and the AWS cert. But the 'MS Computer Science, Stanford' claim is material and its source can't be reached, so it's UNVERIFIABLE. One unverifiable material claim holds the whole checklist to HOLD TO VERIFY: a degree you can't confirm is a claim to verify, not to act on.
What is a worsen-only gate?
A dispositive rule that can only lower a verdict, never raise it. One fatal flaw overrides an otherwise-set of survivable lines, because a single disqualifying gap shouldn't hide behind an average of the healthy ones. The tool also names the one thing to fix first — here, "The 'MS Computer Science, Stanford' claim is material but its source can't be reached — verify it directly with the candidate or the institution before relying on it. The checklist flags claims to verify; it never rejects a candidate.".
Flags résumé claims to verify — it never makes a hiring or adverse-action decision. Verify flagged claims with the candidate or the source. A verification checklist, not a background check or legal advice; apply it consistently to every applicant to avoid disparate impact.
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