We offer employment background checks and screening services to help you learn more about your prospective workers. The time it takes to find and hire a new employee is usually several months. You post a job opening, your HR department reviews resumes, managers conduct interviews, and you might even throw in some skill tests. The purpose of every step in the hiring process is to help you form a complete mental picture of a candidate before extending an offer of employment.
No matter how qualified a candidate seems on paper, it’s important to remember that hiring someone always involves some degree of risk, especially in this day and age when it’s estimated that as many as 85 percent of job applicants lie on their CVs. Background checks and other employment screening services are essential for finding the perfect employee for your business.
Making use of one’s online identity
Today, virtually everyone leaves some sort of digital trail. Everything you do or say online, even if you remove it, will leave a digital footprint that can be found and used against you. A person’s likes and interests on social media can be interpreted as psychological data that can aid in the creation of a profile by a professional background check specialist.
Confirming with previous employers
Surprisingly many candidates today name friends and ex-colleagues (rather than prior managers or employers) as references; this could be a red flag, and it’s worth phoning the former employers to verify the tale, including employment duration and any problems the candidate had while employed there.
Going In-Deep
It’s like something out of a Hollywood thriller, yet there really are candidates running under a false name. Someone with a criminal record, a poor work history, or an unlawful immigration status might resort to identity theft for any number of reasons.
For whatever reason, this person has decided to assume a false identity by adopting another person’s name, using their credentials, creating a false online persona, and even using forged identification documents. Sometimes “verifying” the individual online does not expose the truth since the scam is so pervasive. In such cases, our professionals in background checks and pre-employment screening must dive even deeper to confirm an applicant’s identification.
Performing a global search
The truth is that people frequently relocate, either within a country or between other countries. Cross-border background checks present some difficulties, but it’s excellent that we have such a diversified workforce. Some countries may lack convenient access to background check resources including criminal and lawsuit records.
We frequently rely on our investigative partners abroad to assist us locate authentic, credible information about a subject when we need to do a background check on them across international borders. Check out Guerilla Marketing now to learn more.
