Verification Methodology & Transparency Standard

The Truth Teller Transparency Standards

Our public framework for job verification, anti-ghosting follow-up tracking, and automated listing freshness. Zero synthetic claims, 100% direct links.

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Tier 1: Verified ATS Link

Direct Enterprise ATS

Crawled directly from official employer ATS feeds (Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, BambooHR). Clicking “Apply” opens the company's authenticated portal with zero intermediary hops or hidden data harvesting.

• 100% Direct Official Link
• Scanned for freshness every 24-48h
• Auto-expires in 14-21 days
Tier 2: Employer Verified

On-Platform Direct Postings

Opportunities posted directly by hiring managers with verified corporate email domains (e.g. @swiggy.in, @cred.club). Free mailboxes (@gmail) require administrative review before publishing.

• Domain-verified corporate email
• Recruiter response telemetry enabled
• Direct in-app application flow
Tier 3: Truth Teller Follow-Up

Personal Application Journal

When applying to external ATS links, Truth Teller serves as your personal applicant journal. It records application dates, monitors the 7-day follow-up window, and provides tailored outreach templates to hiring teams.

• Self-reported candidate journal
• Automated 7-day follow-up nudge
• Pre-written recruiter check-in drafts
Freshness & De-Listing Policy
14-21 Day Automated TTL (Time-To-Live):To prevent dead links and ghost opportunities, our autonomous indexing engine deactivates unconfirmed postings after 14–21 days unless re-validated by live career portal scans.
Employer De-Listing SLA (24 Hours):Hiring managers or companies may request instant modification, closing, or de-listing of any job posting by emailing [email protected]. All requests are executed within 24 business hours.