Category: Background Verification Basics

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Social Intelligence and Social Media Background Checks – All You Need to Know

September 19, 2020

Research by CareerBuilder revealed that 70% of employers now use social media background checks to hire employees. It is a common practice of companies to use social intelligence and social media for screening employees. In many cases, organizations make hiring decisions purely based on information gathered from candidates’ social media accounts. What is social media… Read More Social Intelligence and Social Media Background Checks – All You Need to Know

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Should Your Industry Run Background Checks?

September 14, 2020

Risks – every industry is prone to different risks; those linked to its employees are the most efficient way to avoid risks – background screening. For instance, an IT professional applying for a bank job might require an education and employment verification check, criminal record check. A person applying for a driver’s job at a… Read More Should Your Industry Run Background Checks?

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Poor Hiring Decisions Lead to Managers Wasting Hours

August 27, 2020

Managers are vital to the growth of organizations. Managers lead teams, strategically drive projects, draw budgets, build and maintain relationships and manage individual employees, too. Managers are sort of all-rounders who keep teams, projects and departments together and aligned. Ever imagined that the cost of bad hiring is more than one thinks – it affects… Read More Poor Hiring Decisions Lead to Managers Wasting Hours

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A Prospective Candidate Failed the Background Verification Check. What do You Do?

August 24, 2020

Let’s talk about what you should not do when a prospective candidate fails a background verification check in order to understand what you should do. Imagine this: after interviewing 25 candidates, you zero-in on one candidate. You think you’ve found the perfect person. Only until the pre employment screening results come to your inbox. Hold… Read More A Prospective Candidate Failed the Background Verification Check. What do You Do?

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Hiring Freshers for Your Company? Don’t Forget Background Verification Checks.

August 20, 2020

Whereas companies might be conducting proper employee background verification checks when hiring experienced candidates for high profile roles, they often ignore the importance of background checks for freshers. The reasons for this are: companies assume there’s not much at stake when hiring freshers; as freshers are just entering the professional world, companies think there’s not… Read More Hiring Freshers for Your Company? Don’t Forget Background Verification Checks.

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Hiring experienced candidates? Get it right with these background checks

August 17, 2020

To begin with, let’s look at some hard facts – the rate of unemployment is at an all-time high. 85% of job applicants share false information in their CVs. The chances of recruiters getting induced with the misrepresented information while interviewing experienced candidates are one in every six hiring. That’s an alarming number.  Whether hiring… Read More Hiring experienced candidates? Get it right with these background checks

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Why is Background Verification Important for Growing Businesses?

August 6, 2020

For a startup or a growing business where the core team dons multiple hats, hiring the right candidate can affect a company’s growth to a great extent. Startups and growing companies are often cash-crunched and cannot afford to invest in candidates with discrepancies. Hiring a candidate solely based on their resume can sometimes backfire and… Read More Why is Background Verification Important for Growing Businesses?

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Post-COVID-19 – Building a Strong External Workers Bank

April 23, 2020

Experts foresee the COVID-19 pandemic to trigger job loss in thousands and lakhs the world over. With the stoppage of work across the board, the demand for services has decreased; cash-strapped companies have no option but to send pink slips to a load-full of staff. Up to one-third of US jobs are vulnerable. Hundreds of… Read More Post-COVID-19 – Building a Strong External Workers Bank

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Industry- Based Background Verification Needs and Essentials

April 4, 2019

Would you like to build the perfect team of employees in your organization? Businesses often strive to create optimistic, productive and driven teams of employees, which impacts profitability. Positive workforces in organizations are not only productive but are also loyal. A simple way to build a loyal workforce is by nurturing a culture of trust… Read More Industry- Based Background Verification Needs and Essentials