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Inside our expert verification process

From LinkedIn validation to phone screening: the steps every expert goes through before joining a study.

IRG Research TeamInventive Research GroupJul 10, 20264 min read
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Key takeaways

  • Every expert is verified before joining a study.
  • Automated checks and human review work together.
  • Verification continues after onboarding.

Our network of 700k+ experts is only valuable if each person is who they say they are. Here is how verification works at IRG.

The verification journey

  1. 1

    Profile validation

    We match the expert's role, company, and tenure against professional profiles and public sources.

  2. 2

    Duplicate and identity checks

    Automated checks flag duplicate accounts, mismatched details, and suspicious patterns.

  3. 3

    Phone screening

    A trained recruiter speaks with the expert to confirm experience and relevance for the specific project.

  4. 4

    Ongoing review

    Feedback from moderators and clients feeds back into each expert's record.

“Technology finds the red flags; people confirm the real thing.”

IRG quality team

The result is a network that clients can rely on, and experts who know their time is respected.

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