U.S. Federal Trade Commission · reviewed 2026-10-11
What this source supports: Check a recruiter and company independently. Treat requests for money or sensitive information before a verified hire as warning signs.
Source limit: An email domain, profile, or job listing alone does not prove that a recruiter is genuine. Confirm through the employer's known official route.
These sources support the statements above. They do not show that every person needs this guide. They do not show a specific result.
Limits
This guide budgets time from your own numbers. It does not rank recruiters or judge whether an offer is real.
An email domain, profile, or job listing alone does not prove that a recruiter is genuine. Confirm through the employer's known official route.
Use current instructions from the responsible organization. This guide is a planning aid, not an official decision or a substitute for qualified advice.
Common questions
What does the App compute?
Turn the recruiter contacts you received into a total verification time and a per-day figure.
What does the App not do?
This App budgets time from the numbers you enter. It does not contact recruiters, rank offers, or confirm that an employer is genuine.
Where do the numbers come from?
You enter every number yourself. The sources support the method and the limits. They do not produce a result for your specific case. Keep the original documents next to the sheet you build.
Before you start
Open the linked source page and keep it beside you.
Gather the values the App asks for:
Recruiter contacts to check.
Minutes per contact.
Days before you must reply.
Set aside ten quiet minutes; rushed numbers are the main error this guide prevents.
Free Companion App
The App computes the worked example with your own numbers, in your browser.
APP 1
Recruiter Verification Time Budget
Turn the recruiter contacts you received into a total verification time and a per-day figure.
This guide is edited for clarity and checked against the sources it links. It is not a substitute for official instructions or qualified advice. A linked source does not show that every person needs this guide.