Employers are facing a growing wave of automated AI submissions, fake applications, and low-effort spam. It’s not unusual for recruiters and hiring managers to receive thousands of resumes within hours of posting a job. Qualified candidates can easily get drowned out by all the noise.

Permanym brings just enough friction to the application process to make automated abuse impractical, without getting too much in the way of legitimate applicants. As a former hiring manager, the idea of adding friction to hiring, rather than removing it, goes against every fiber of my being, but the current situation is simply unsustainable and erodes trust across the board.

The core idea is to ensure there is a human behind the keyboard during application submission, primarily via a video liveness check. This verification can be completed in under 30 seconds, from start to finish. You can experience it here: https://permanym.com/verify/jJAiul58nF7kJ5FS/. If you use any @example.com email address, it will take you straight to the liveness check demo, skipping email verification.

Any and all feedback is sincerely appreciated!