A trust credential

Hiring managers don't trust references anymore.

Unless they're verified.

Verify your references with government-issued ID.

Prove they're real.

Dispatches from the field
About six months ago we interviewed a dev who seemed great. Passed all the tech assessments and behavioural interview. Had a resume with Google and Figma work history. We did a reference check and he got glowing reviews. We were close to an offer… So we started to do some more digging and contacted Google and Figma HR for employment verification. They had no record of him. We did the same for the guy he connected us with for the reference check. Same thing.
Mike Silagadze CEO, ether.fi · April 2026 View on
1 in 4
job applicants rely on fake references to get hired.
StandOut CV · 2024
1 in 4
candidate profiles worldwide will be fake by 2028.
Gartner · 2025
fide et honore

Three steps. One credential you carry for the rest of your career.

I
Create your verified profile

Build your profile with your background. Your verified identification and Kandor ID number are assigned to you for life.

II
Invite your references

Add the people who can speak to your work. Each one verifies their own identity before their reference becomes part of your profile.

III
Share with employers

Send a private link with every application. A verified record of real people, standing behind your work.

A profile that holds up under scrutiny.

Every reference on the page is a real, identity-verified person. Their name, their title, the company they shared with the candidate, the dates they worked together, and the words they chose to stand behind.

Each reference name on the page is a profile of its own. Click through. See the person. Verify for yourself.

One credential.
Every introduction,
for the rest of your career.

TH
Tim Hartwell
ID
Brooklyn, New York
References
Identity Verified
Received 5Favorable · 0Unfavorable
Sent 3Favorable · 1Unfavorable
Senior Product Manager
Lumina
2024 — Present
Product Manager
Arbor
2021 — 2024
Associate Product Manager
Meridian Labs
2019 — 2021
Product Analyst
Northfield Digital
2017 — 2019
References
Sarah Okonkwo
ID
Favorable
VP Engineering · Former Manager
Lumina · 2022 – 2024
"Tim led the consumer team through our most demanding roadmap. Measured under pressure, generous with credit, and consistently the clearest thinker in the room."
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Daniel Mercer
ID
Favorable
Principal Designer · Former Colleague
Lumina · 2022 – 2024
"Rare combination of rigor and taste. He'd push back on my worst ideas with exactly the right amount of force, and credit the team when anything shipped. Would work with him again the day he asked."
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Rebecca Voss
ID
Favorable
Head of Growth · Former Client
Arbor · 2023
"Delivered what he promised, flagged what he couldn't, and never needed to be chased. The kind of counterpart who makes cross-functional work feel like an actual partnership instead of a negotiation."
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Priya Nair
ID
Favorable
Senior Engineer · Direct Report
Lumina · 2022 – 2024
"Priya owned the hardest infrastructure work on the team and made it look routine. Gave her autonomy early, and she returned it with cleaner systems than we had any right to ask for."
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Marcus Chen
ID
Favorable
Product Designer · Former Teammate
Arbor · 2021 – 2023
"Marcus has the taste to know when a design is done and the discipline to stop there. Rare combination. Pushed back on my worst ideas, which I needed."
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Lisa Drummond
ID
Unfavorable
Operations Manager · Former Colleague
Northfield Digital · 2017 – 2019
"Worked with Lisa on a cross-functional launch. Missed two commitments without flagging, and the communication style under pressure made coordination difficult. Technically competent. Would not choose to collaborate again."
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The landscape
By 2028, one in four candidate profiles worldwide will be fake.
Gartner · 2025