Greenhouse's Real Talent Named a Top HR Product of the Year by HR Executive

The first-of-its-kind solution to catch hiring fraud at scale, giving hiring teams confidence they are engaging with real, qualified people, has produced over 10.2M fraud reports since launch

Greenhouse will lead core session "Both Sides of the Table" at HR Tech, bringing talent leaders from Zapier and StubHub together with job seekers recently hired through Greenhouse's Voice AI and Dream Job

NEW YORK, Sept. 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Greenhouse, the leading hiring platform, today announced that Real Talent™ has been named a Top HR Product by HR Executive, one of only 14 solutions to earn the designation for 2026. Hosted by HR Executive and HR Tech, the annual Top HR Products competition aims to uncover the most impactful and forward-thinking technologies introduced into the market over the last year.

Each submission is reviewed by a panel of esteemed judges and then assessed for innovation, functionality, ease of use, and value to HR organizations. After a rigorous evaluation and live product demonstration, Real Talent was recognized as a Top HR Product of 2026.

Hiring has a trust problem on both sides of the table. Application volumes on Greenhouse have spiked while recruiting teams have shrunk, and at that scale, volume brings noise, cheating, and fraud. Ninety-one percent of recruiters say they have caught candidates misrepresenting themselves, and 69% of candidates say they have encountered a fake job posting.

Since Real Talent became generally available in February 2026, it has run more than 10.2 million fraud checks, flagging one in four candidates for review and failing one in 33 at verification outright. It combines AI-powered applicant matching, spam and fraud detection, and identity verification in a single system. It surfaces structured fraud risk signals from application data, such as phone, email, IP, and location, and helps recruiters prioritize job-relevant candidates faster using explainable AI. Candidates can verify their identity in seconds within MyGreenhouse at key moments in the process. Real Talent is built to be transparent, with recruiters in control of all hiring decisions. It provides explainable signals that support human judgment.

"Trust is the new currency of hiring, and most recruiting technology was not built for it," said Meredith Johnson, Chief Product Officer of Greenhouse. "AI-generated applications, deepfaked candidates, and fake postings have broken the basic signals recruiting has always relied on. Real Talent is anchored in structure, built with explainable AI and designed for explicit human ownership to restore broken trust."

Industry analyst and judge Madeline Laurano said, "The most compelling HR technologies do more than just address the challenges HR teams face today – they help anticipate what's next. This year's Top HR Product winners show how innovation, grounded in market needs, can deliver greater efficiency, better insights and more strategic value. These are the kinds of solutions that move the industry forward and redefine what's possible for HR."

Greenhouse will be honored on Monday, October 19, during the HR Icons Awards Evening at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, the night before HR Tech 2026. Those attending the conference will have the opportunity to learn more about Greenhouse's award-winning Real Talent, Voice AI, and additional solutions at Booth No. 6027, M21, during expo hours from Tuesday, October 20 to Thursday, October 22.

Greenhouse at HR Tech 2026: Core Session 'Both Sides of the Table'
Greenhouse will also lead a core session at HR Tech on Wednesday, October 21 at 10:30 a.m., "Both Sides of the Table: How AI Can Fix Hiring for Candidates and Recruiters." The session argues that AI didn't break hiring, but bad AI bolted onto a broken process did. The first half hands the microphone to job seekers recently hired through structured voice AI and MyGreenhouse's Dream Job. The second half brings together talent leaders rebuilding the front door of hiring around trust, signal, and intent. Speakers include Bonnie Dilber, Senior Manager of Talent Acquisition at Zapier; Cory Eustice, Head of Global Talent at StubHub; Meredith Johnson, Chief Product Officer at Greenhouse; and Ophir Samson, Head of Voice AI at Greenhouse.

More information about Greenhouse Real Talent is available here.

About Greenhouse:
Greenhouse is the leading hiring platform on a mission to make hiring work for everyone.

Greenhouse helps more than 7,500 companies, including HubSpot, Anthropic, Gong, and the NFL, to get measurably better at hiring, for every role, every team, and every candidate. Our industry-leading, AI-powered software supports every stage of the hiring process, from sourcing to interviewing to onboarding. Greenhouse's structured hiring approach enables internal alignment and confident, data-backed decisions, giving companies everything they need to hire top talent quickly, consistently, and fairly.

Greenhouse has won numerous awards, including Fortune Best Workplaces, Inc. Magazine Best Workplace, Glassdoor #1 Best Place to Work, Forbes Cloud 100, Deloitte Technology Fast 500, Inc. 5000, and TIME Best Inventions, and is consistently ranked the #1 ATS on G2 across Overall, Enterprise, Mid-Market, and EMEA categories.

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Established in 1987, HR Executive is the premier global media company covering strategic issues in HR. Part of the Arc network, HR Executive provides more than 175,000 subscribers with news, content and analysis of global HR trends. HR Executive is where HR professionals go when they need to know, providing in-depth coverage on all facets of human resource management, including recruiting, talent acquisition, compensation and benefits, learning and development, employment law, talent management, the latest technologies and more. Visit hrexecutive.com.   

About HR Tech 
HR Tech is the industry's premier event series showcasing breakthrough HR technologies, with its flagship U.S. conference serving as its cornerstone since 1997. HR Tech in the U.S. features the world's largest expo of innovative HR solutions, live product demonstrations and the industry's preeminent startup competition. The HR Tech portfolio has expanded globally with additional annual events in Europe and Asia, creating a worldwide network of innovation hubs that shape the future of work. 

HR Tech is part of the event arm of HR Executive, a prestigious global media company established in 1987 that delivers news, content and analysis of strategic HR trends to more than 220,000 subscribers worldwide. The synergy between the events and media channels enables the brands to create a comprehensive knowledge ecosystem that addresses all aspects of human resource management, establishing the organization as the definitive authority for visionary HR leaders. Visit www.HRTechConference.com to learn more. 

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