Need Of Verifying Your Hire

Background checking provides in depth details about the candidate which helps employers make a thoughtful decision.

After going through piles of resumes, when you finally think that you have found a perfect hire, you need to find details about his/her background very precisely and carefully. The shortlisted candidate may come across as a friendly, intelligent and hardworking future employee. However , looks can be deceptive at times and the last thing you want to do is hire a fraud, or in worst scenario a criminal.

India is a diverse country with around 700 languages, 1 crore students, and about 4.84 crore workforce, representing a huge opportunity for global business. But this opportunity comes with its own share of risks. For companies hiring candidates in India, it is  highly critical to understand that there is not a single standardised government –issued ID or a consolidated  criminal records database, as a result  conducting identity and probity checks are largely manual exercises.

There are also number of organizations that offer fake degrees or certificates. Although UGC( The University Grant Commission) frequently updates the list of illegal educational  institutes in India which provide illegal degrees or certificates and recent list includes 21 universities and about 100 distance learning centres, but still there was about 11% discrepancy among those screened ( according to First Advantage’s Q4 Trends Report).And discrepancies related to employment, address and education were at 55%, 13 % and 5.3% respectively.

Employment History:

Verifying employment history of candidates provides information about his past experience, last pay check drawn, genuineness of certificates provided , reasons of leaving previous company, and also performance of employee. In this context, many companies request company verification to check the legitimacy of the company and also  confirm declared experience.

Address:

According to 2014 Trends Report, New Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru are the three metro cities which have topped in address related discrepancies. Address verification is essential for criminal record check.

Criminal Record :

With increase in information theft, violence against women and criminal offences at work, employers are insisting on verification of criminal records of employees to ensure improved security at work.

According to report provided by Trends, about 26% discrepancies  were related to criminal, document investigation and database reference.

Infinity Screening:

Infinity screening protects the company’s brand by screening anyone associated with the company, such as contractors, vendors , third parts employees and also re-screening existing employees who may have committed a new offence/ violation since their initial background check.

Need For Background Check :

Background checks help in providing employees with a safe work environment. Criminal and financial background check protects a company from reputational damage or potential risk to workplace safety or confidential data that may arise from negative hiring. Many companies are also conducting drug testing to ensure safety and productivity of employees and better manage the rising healthcare insurance bills.