--- title: The One Step in Remote Hiring That Requires Showing Up description: Ontrac Solutions now requires in-person, notarized identity verification for every remote candidate it places, closing a gap AI and deepfakes can exploit. image: https://ontracsolutions.net/hubfs/ontrac-pinpointverify-header@2x.png --- [Skip to Content](https://ontracsolutions.net/en/news/the-one-step-in-remote-hiring-that-requires-showing-up#body) [![Link](https://ontracsolutions.net/hubfs/Ontrac%20Solution%20Landing%20Page/Link.svg "Link")](https://ontracsolutions.net/) Toggle Menu - [Home](https://ontracsolutions.net) - [Services](https://ontracsolutions.net/services) Toggle children for Services - [Agentic AI & Autonomous Systems](https://ontracsolutions.net/agentic-ai-and-autonomous-systems) - [Cloud Architecture & Automation](https://ontracsolutions.net/cloud-architecture-and-automation) - [Staff Augmentation](https://ontracsolutions.net/staff-augmentation) - [Product Design & Engineering](https://ontracsolutions.net/product-design-engineering) - [Elite Technical Talent](https://ontracsolutions.net/elite-technical-talent) - [Engineering Talent](https://ontracsolutions.net/engineering-talent) - [HubSpot Services](https://ontracsolutions.net/hubspot-services) - [Professional Services](https://ontracsolutions.net/professional-services) - [Innovation Hub](https://ontracsolutions.net/innovation-hub) - [Solutions](https://ontracsolutions.net/solutions) Toggle children for Solutions - [Scout | Remote Hiring Defense](https://ontracsolutions.net/scout-remote-hiring-defense) - [AI](https://ontracsolutions.net/genai) - [Cloud Solutions](https://ontracsolutions.net/cloud-solutions) - [Data Analytics](https://ontracsolutions.net/data-analytics) - [FinOps](https://ontracsolutions.net/finops) - [Product Design & Development](https://ontracsolutions.net/product-design-development) - [About](https://ontracsolutions.net/about-us) - [News](https://ontracsolutions.net/en/news) - [Careers](https://ontracsolutions.net/careers) - [Contact us](https://ontracsolutions.net/contact-us) [back to blog](https://ontracsolutions.net/en/news) [Staff Augmentation](https://ontracsolutions.net/en/news/topic/staff-augmentation) # The One Step in Remote Hiring That Requires Showing Up Read Time **3 mins** | Written by: Kristen Siciliano [mailto:?subject=The%20One%20Step%20in%20Remote%20Hiring%20That%20Requires%20Showing%20Up&body=https%3A%2F%2Fontracsolutions.net%2Fen%2Fnews%2Fthe-one-step-in-remote-hiring-that-requires-showing-up](mailto:?subject=The%20One%20Step%20in%20Remote%20Hiring%20That%20Requires%20Showing%20Up&body=https%3A%2F%2Fontracsolutions.net%2Fen%2Fnews%2Fthe-one-step-in-remote-hiring-that-requires-showing-up) ![](https://ontracsolutions.net/hubfs/ontrac-pinpointverify-header@2x.png) **Ontrac Solutions** --- We don't deliver strategy decks that sit on a shelf. We build and execute. And when it comes to the talent we place, we verify. Today, Ontrac Solutions is adding PinpointVerify to our standard placement process across all three of our staffing practices. Every remote candidate we place will now undergo in-person, notarized identity verification before they join your team. Here's why that matters. --- ## **Remote Hiring Has a Gap. And Everyone Knows It.** Background checks verify records. Digital screening verifies credentials. Neither one confirms that the person on the other end of a video call is physically real, actually located where they say they are, or who they claim to be. AI-generated identities. Deepfake interviews. Location fraud. These aren't hypotheticals. They're happening, and they're getting harder to catch with software alone. PinpointVerify closes the gap that technology can't. --- ## **What "Verified" Actually Means** For every Ontrac placement, a state-licensed notary meets the candidate in person. They confirm: - **Human presence** — a real person showed up - **Physical location** — they are where they say they are - **Government ID match** — their name matches a verified, government-issued ID The result is a physical, notarized document on file. Not a digital checkbox. Not an automated pass. A verified person. --- ## **This Is the Standard Our Clients Deserve** Ontrac partners with enterprise, mid-market, and global organizations facing complex technology, operational, and talent challenges. When you bring in talent through us, you're not just filling a seat. You're trusting us with your team, your systems, and your outcomes. That trust demands accountability at every step. PinpointVerify gives us, and you, a verification layer that no AI can fake and no software can replicate. It is, as PinpointVerify puts it, the one step in remote hiring that requires showing up. --- ## **Verified Across Every Practice** This applies to everything we place: **IT and Product** — UX/UI designers, cloud architects, AI engineers, data engineers, app developers, conversational architects **Finance and Accounting** — accountants, AR/AP specialists, payroll specialists, compliance and audit experts, financial analysts, fintech experts **Elite Technical** — full-stack developers, embedded engineering teams, high-impact specialists across cloud, AI, and data --- ## **Build With Confidence** If you're scaling a remote team and you need to know the people joining it are exactly who they say they are, that's what we're here for. *Innovate. Create. Elevate.* --- *Ontrac Solutions is a Chicago-based hands-on technology partner and staff augmentation firm with 10 years of excellence, 35+ clients served, and a global team of 40+.*   Keep reading - [Staff Augmentation services](https://ontracsolutions.net/staff-augmentation) - [Engineering Talent](https://ontracsolutions.net/engineering-talent) - [Elite Technical Talent](https://ontracsolutions.net/elite-technical-talent) - [Remote hiring fraud defense: Scout and PinPoint Verify](https://ontracsolutions.net/scout-remote-hiring-defense) - [Tech Talent Gap 2026: Why Mid-Market Companies Are Turning to Staff Augmentation](https://ontracsolutions.net/en/news/tech-talent-gap-2026-staff-augmentation) ## Talk to Ontrac [Get Started](https://ontracsolutions.net/contact-us) ##### Kristen Siciliano Share the Love [mailto:?subject=The%20One%20Step%20in%20Remote%20Hiring%20That%20Requires%20Showing%20Up&body=https%3A%2F%2Fontracsolutions.net%2Fen%2Fnews%2Fthe-one-step-in-remote-hiring-that-requires-showing-up](mailto:?subject=The%20One%20Step%20in%20Remote%20Hiring%20That%20Requires%20Showing%20Up&body=https%3A%2F%2Fontracsolutions.net%2Fen%2Fnews%2Fthe-one-step-in-remote-hiring-that-requires-showing-up) You May Like These ## Related Articles ![Three healthcare IT professionals review contractor onboarding paperwork at a conference table while a wall screen behind them displays a checklist titled The Four Compliance Gates](https://ontracsolutions.net/hs-fs/hubfs/AI-Generated%20Media/Images/healthcare-compliance-gates-featured-2to1.jpg?width=700&name=healthcare-compliance-gates-featured-2to1.jpg) Staff Augmentation ### [Staff Augmentation in Healthcare Tech: Compliance, Credentialing & What to Know](https://ontracsolutions.net/en/news/staff-augmentation-healthcare-compliance-credentialing) Adding outside developers to a healthcare team? 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Keep Reading ![](https://ontracsolutions.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ogoni.png?width=16&height=18&name=ogoni.png) Meet Scout ## Scout Screens Candidates Before You Ever Pick Up the Phone Hiring fraud is quietly costing recruiting teams hours every week — fabricated resumes, spoofed identities, and candidates who don't exist. **Scout is Ontrac's** AI recruitment screening agent, built to catch the red flags before they cost you an interview. - Runs every applicant through a multi-point Trust Check before a human ever gets on a call - Builds a Trust Score that gives your team one clear, defensible read on a candidate - Flags risk in plain language, with the reasoning attached - Reduces wasted interview cycles and protects your hiring pipeline [See Scout in Action](https://ontracsolutions.net/scout-remote-hiring-defense) Trust check REQ-2291 JM Jordan M. Sr. Account Executive Reviewed Trust Score Identity and history signals check out 85/100 - Identity verification Passed - Resume consistency Passed - Employment history Review Scout's note: *"12-month gap between roles isn't addressed anywhere in the resume."* [![Ontrac Solutions](https://ontracsolutions.net/hubfs/OntracSolutionsWhite.svg.svg "Ontrac Solutions")](https://ontracsolutions.net/) Sign up to searing weekly newsletter to get the latest updates ## Let's talk Business? #### Services - [Professional Services](https://ontracsolutions.net/professional-services) - [Staff Augmentation](https://ontracsolutions.net/staff-augmentation) - [Innovation Hub](https://ontracsolutions.net/innovation-hub) #### Contact Us [**inquire@ontracsolutions.net**](mailto:inquire@ontracsolutions.net) Have a question? Feel free to reach out. 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