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    Every candidate ID-verified. Every skill proven on video. Know who you're hiring before the interview, not after the first shift.

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    Why the resume stopped working

    Eight numbers, each from named research, on why the document stopped being evidence.

    of US hiring managers say AI makes it too easy to exaggerate skills on a resume

    Source: Express Employment Professionals and Harris Poll, 2026

    of business leaders have extended an offer to a candidate who misrepresented their qualifications using AI tools

    Source: Checkr, 2026

    of candidates admit to lying somewhere on their resume

    Source: StandOut CV, 2024

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    1 in 4

    candidate profiles worldwide projected to be fake by 2028

    Source: Gartner

    1 in 5

    employers that dropped degree requirements actually changed who they hired

    Source: Harvard Business School and Burning Glass Institute

    1 in 3

    hiring managers report encountering a fake or AI-assisted candidate

    Source: Blue Line Research, 2026

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    $0M to $0M

    reported job scam losses in four years

    Source: FTC

    $0

    average cost of a single bad hire

    Training weeks, re-interviewing, and the empty seat. That is the price of trusting a document nobody checked.

    Source: CareerBuilder

    What does hiring without resumes mean?

    Hiring without resumes means selecting candidates on verified identity and demonstrated skill instead of self-reported paperwork. The employer sees who the person is, confirmed against a government ID, and sees the work itself on video before any interview is scheduled.

    The resume is replaced by three things: a verified identity, a short intro video, and proof-of-skill media showing the actual task being performed. The applicant does not summarize the work. The applicant shows it. Resumes tell. Vetano shows.

    Hire Without Resumes is the Vetano brand for this method. Vetano is the company that provides it.

    What replaces the resume

    Three things, all completed before a manager spends a minute on anyone.

    1. 1Vetano app screen showing government ID verification

      Government ID verification

      Identity confirmed against a government ID before the person can apply.

    2. 2Vetano app screen for recording a video

      Intro video

      A short video where the candidate speaks for themselves, in their own words.

    3. 3Vetano app screen showing a verified skill video

      Proof-of-skill video

      The actual task on camera, so you see what they can do before you meet.

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    This is what an application looks like

    Not a document. The task itself, recorded by the person who can do it.

    Cook working a knife on the prep line
    Prep work
    Electrician working inside an open panel
    Panel work
    Technician brazing a copper line set
    Brazing
    Technician servicing a brake assembly
    Brake service
    Plumber setting a fixture
    Fixture set
    Cook plating on a busy kitchen line
    Plating

    How it works

    1. Step 1

      Post the job

      One job post is $79 founding rate ($199 after Oct 31) for 30 days on the web, or post from inside the Vetano app on iOS and Android. Employers hiring more than once can subscribe from $149/mo ($299/mo after Oct 31).

    2. Step 2

      Share the link

      Every job has its own link. It works anywhere you already reach people: text, social, in-store signage, or a QR code.

    3. Step 3

      Review proof

      Each applicant arrives with a verified identity, a bio, an intro video, and proof-of-skill media showing the work.

    4. Step 4

      Hire with proof

      Interviews confirm what you already saw instead of discovering it. You meet fewer candidates and know more about each one.

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    An applicant cannot apply on Vetano until their profile is complete. Completion requires government ID verification, a written bio, an intro video, and proof-of-skill media. Incomplete profiles cannot reach an employer. The employer defines what they want to see in the job post, and Vetano requires each applicant to submit media before they can apply. The requirements follow The 10-Factor Hire, our open standard for proof-based hiring.

    How it works

    You post the role, and the resumes pile up, mismatched, unverified, no real proof. Vetano fixes what comes after: candidates apply through your link or QR code with a verified profile, intro video, and proof-of-skill, so you see real proof before the interview, not another stack of resumes.

    Vetano runs on your phone

    Vetano is a mobile app. Employers post and review applicants from the app on iOS and Android. Candidates verify their ID and record proof of skill there too. Job posts can also be purchased on the web.

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    Who it is for

    Proof-based hiring fits roles where the work can be shown. Each of these has its own hiring hub on Vetano.

    Resume boards versus verification-first hiring

    The difference is mechanical, not a matter of taste. It comes down to what arrives with an application, what the employer reviews, and when identity is verified.

    What arrives with an application
    Resume boards:A self-authored document and an optional cover letter.
    Vetano:A verified identity, an intro video, and proof-of-skill media.
    What the employer reviews
    Resume boards:Claims about past work, formatted for a parser.
    Vetano:The work itself, plus how the person communicates.
    When identity is verified
    Resume boards:After an offer, if at all.
    Vetano:Before the application can be submitted.
    What the first interview does
    Resume boards:Discovers whether the claims hold.
    Vetano:Confirms what the employer already saw.
    Who stands behind the platform
    Resume boards:Varies by board.
    Vetano:Vetano is an Advanced Partner in the Paychex Marketplace.

    A resume is a self-authored summary of claims.

    Self-authored: the applicant grades their own homework. Summary: lossy by design, it tells you someone managed a kitchen, not whether they can plate under fire. Claims: assertions, not evidence. The resume made sense when work history was unverifiable any other way. That constraint is gone.

    Great paper, bad hire.

    Almost every business owner has hired someone who did not perform the way the resume or the interview promised. Most have done it more than once. The training weeks, the re-interviewing, the empty seat: one bad hire costs far more than the salary.

    Great worker, bad paper.

    The talented cook who cannot write. The skilled tech with a two-line work history. The perfect hire whose resume had one typo and never got a call. Resumes filter on writing ability for jobs that are not writing jobs, and your best applicant pays the price.

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    Robots writing resumes for robots to read.

    Post one job and hundreds of replies arrive, most of them AI-generated, perfectly formatted, written in seconds. So employers buy AI tools to filter the AI resumes. Somewhere in that loop, the actual human being disappeared. Hiring without resumes puts the person back in view.

    Proof instead of promises.

    Verify

    Identity first. Every candidate is ID-verified, so ghost applicants and interview fraud end at the door.

    Show

    Skills on video. Twenty seconds of someone actually cutting hair, plating a dish, or running conduit outranks a page of bullets.

    Prove

    Evidence before the interview. Meet fewer candidates, better ones, and let interviews confirm instead of discover.

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    Verified candidate profile with the ID-verified badge
    ID-verified, every time
    Skills Showcase video grid inside the Vetano app
    Skills shown on video
    Employer applicant view inside the Vetano app
    Know before the interview.

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    How many hires do you make a month?

    Plans are metered in connections, and a connection is spent only when a verified applicant accepts your invitation. Set your volume and your locations, and we will point at the plan that actually fits.

    Most hires take 3 to 5, because you review a verified profile and a proof of skill video before you invite anyone.

    3 hires a month, about 12 connections

    Growth monthly

    $449 / month

    35 connections a month, you will use about 12. About $150 a hire.

    7 job posts open at once, close one to open another. 3 locations. Founding rate, $999/mo after Oct 31

    Growth yearly

    $374 / month

    $4,490 a year, saves $898 against monthly.

    Billed once a year, same allowances every month. Founding rate, $9,990 a year after Oct 31

    Pay per post Recommended

    $237 / month

    3 x $79, 5 connections and 30 days each.

    No location coverage and no team seats. Founding rate, $199 after Oct 31

    The resume-driven alternative

    One bad hire made on a resume and an interview, average cost of a single bad hire.CareerBuilder

    $14,900

    A year of verified hiring at 3 hires a month costs $4,490 on a yearly plan. That is less than $14,900 if a single bad hire is avoided.

    Connections reset every month and do not roll over. Job post allowances are active posts, open at the same time, so closing a filled role frees the slot for the next one with no limit over time.

    Frequently asked questions

    Also asked

    Does Vetano run background checks?
    No. Vetano provides identity verification and proof-of-skill video. Vetano does not perform background checks, credit checks, or criminal record screening.
    What does it cost?
    One job post is $79 founding rate ($199 after Oct 31) for 30 days, with no contract. Employers hiring more than once can subscribe from $149/mo ($299/mo after Oct 31). Vetano is free for candidates. See pricing
    How fast can an employer post a job?
    A job post can be created and live in a few minutes, on the web or in the app, with no sales call.

    Why now

    The largest employers in the country responded to AI-era candidate fraud by going back to in-person interviews. Small businesses cannot fly candidates in. Vetano gives them the same certainty: verified identity and demonstrated skill before the first conversation.

    One post is $79 founding rate ($199 after Oct 31) for 30 days. Hiring more than once? Subscribe from $149/mo ($299/mo after Oct 31). Compare plans.

    Buy on the web or in the app. Same $79, same 30 days, your post lives in the app either way.