Research from the people doing the work

CXR Research brings senior talent acquisition leaders together in facilitated panels, then publishes what they learn as reports anyone can download.

10 reports·2023–2026·Panels drawn from about 120 corporate TA organizations

Newest report · Risk and Trust · Q3 2026 · 20 pages

Recruiting’s Authenticity Problem

How senior TA leaders are rebuilding trust in hiring as candidate fraud, deepfakes and impersonation scams grow more sophisticated.

48%
of respondents are actively dealing with candidate fraud right now. Another 33% have seen isolated incidents.
87%
rely on manual review and recruiter judgment to catch fraud. Only 23% use AI-based fraud signals.
Half
have no clear owner for fraud prevention, and not one respondent placed it with legal or compliance.

Facilitated by

Chris HoytPresident, CXR

Alex MurphyCEO, JobSync

Every report starts with senior practitioners comparing notes on a problem they are working through right now.

01
A panel forms around one problem

Senior TA leaders from the CXR community, joined by solution providers where it helps, take on a single topic.
02
Facilitated discussion and polls

Panelists work through what is happening inside their organizations, and the wider community weighs in through polls.
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A report, free to download

Findings, quotes and poll data are published as a report anyone in talent acquisition can use.

Each panel brings senior practitioners together around one problem. Tell us you’re interested and we’ll be in touch when the next topic opens.

Work through it with peersCompare notes with TA leaders facing the same problem.
See the findings firstGet early access to results and industry trends.
Shape what the industry readsYour experience informs research used across talent acquisition.
Stay ahead of the curveKeep pace with change through focused, high-quality discussion.