Credinel reviews the CVs and application forms you receive for date gaps, overlaps and inconsistencies, and examines private training certificates for signs of editing. You get a clear risk rating and the evidence behind it, so you can decide what to ask the candidate.
Built for UK recruitment agencies and consultants, in-house HR and talent teams, and hiring managers. Not live yet. A risk rating to support your decision, not a guarantee.
Three steps. The first is free, and you only pay for the documents you choose to examine closely.
Upload a CV or a completed application form in most common formats, including PDF, Word, plain text and scanned images. Credinel flags employment gaps and overlapping dates, and lists every qualification the candidate claims. It may also note wording worth a second look, but writing-style signals are weak and only ever a prompt for a conversation.
For each qualification, Credinel points you to the issuer's official check where one exists. For a private training certificate with no public check that we can find, you can send the certificate itself for a premium scan.
Drag a certificate into the portal for a forensic scan. The report gives a risk rating, the technical findings behind it and plain-English notes on what to ask the candidate next, in a PDF you can keep on file.
Three layers of each certificate file, each examined with recognised forensic techniques. Every finding in the report names the layer, the method and where on the page it was found.
How the file was made and changed
Examined pixel by pixel
What is written, and how
What these checks cannot do. They look for signs that a file was altered or assembled from different sources. They cannot tell you whether a provider really issued a certificate, including certificates a provider designed itself, because there is no record to compare against. A scan or photo has almost no file metadata, so those cases are reported as Inconclusive rather than guessed at. A clean result means nothing worrying was found in the file, not that the certificate is genuine. To confirm one, ask the issuer.
A free scan of the CV or application form first, then pay only when you want a closer look at a specific certificate.
For every CV and application form, before you shortlist.
Free to start. Fair-use limits apply, and paid packs are available if you need more.
Does not examine certificate files. It reads what the CV or application form says, not what a certificate file contains.
Not live yet. Find out about early access.
For the certificates that matter to the hire.
Pay-as-you-go credits. Pricing announced at launch.
Does not contact the issuer or match against issuer records. Where an official check exists, use it. Scans and phone photos carry little file evidence, so they often come back Inconclusive.
Not live yet. Early-access companies get 5 free certificate scans.
Many qualifications can be confirmed straight from the body that issued them. Where that is possible, it is the quickest and strongest step, and Credinel points you to it.
| Credential | Official check | Worth knowing |
|---|---|---|
| Scrum.org certifications | Scrum.org certificate pages | Ownership is confirmed with the holder's email address. |
| Scrum Alliance certifications | Scrum Alliance Member Search | Active members only. Issue dates need a request and the candidate's consent. |
| PMI certifications | PMI Certification Registry | Holders can opt out, so a missing entry is a reason to ask, not a conclusion. |
| Construction cards | CSCS Smart Check | Free official check. |
| Financial services roles | FCA Financial Services Register | Free official check. |
| UK degrees | HEDD | The official degree check. |
Private training certificates, such as coding bootcamp and company course certificates, often have no public lookup that we can find. Some issuers do publish one, so we check each issuer before suggesting a premium scan. If a check exists, you will be pointed to it.
Every result is shown as a word, a symbol and a colour, so nothing depends on colour alone.
Created and last saved on the same date, with one revision. Fonts and images are consistent. Nothing worrying found in the file. Still confirm with the issuer if a check is available.
The file was saved in an image editor months after the stated completion date. Worth asking the candidate for the original email or a link from the provider.
Error level analysis shows the name and date areas compress differently from the rest of the page, and the PDF history contains a replaced text layer. Several signals agree. A person should follow up before relying on it.
A photo has no usable file history, so metadata and structure checks cannot say much. We do not guess. Ask for the original file or use an official check.
Document checks help you decide what to ask. They should never decide on their own.
Credinel never rejects a candidate and should never be the only reason you do. Use results to decide what to ask, and give candidates a fair chance to explain.
CVs and certificates are personal data. Before launch we will publish a candidate notice template, a data processing agreement and the retention period, so you can tell candidates how their documents are checked.
Credinel is not live yet. Early access opens soon, including 5 free certificate scans for each early-access company when the pilot starts.
Early-access offer: 5 free certificate scans per company domain, shared by everyone at that company. Company email addresses only. Terms confirmed at launch. No payment details needed.