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Every citizen of each country needs to have a legal identity for the government to be able to deliver financial benefits as well as healthcare and other socio-economic services.  A large proportion of the global population is struggling to get access to basic amenities because they have no identity. According to  ID4D Global Dataset , there are an estimated 1 billion people around the world without a valid identity. This crisis needs immediate attention. Several innovative technologies are leading the world economy into digital transformation. One of the  most emerging technology trends is in the field of digital identity . The Identification for Development (ID4D) is an initiative by the World Bank that aims to help countries realize the transformational potential of the digital identification system.  With the use of the right technology, the identification system can be integrated into the domains of finance, governance, healthcare, and social protection. It will ...

  The difference between pre-employment background checks and post-employment background verification is the timing of these activities. However, there is more to it than meets the eye.  No one can deny that employees are the most valuable asset of any organization. As such, employment verification is an ongoing process. It is not a one-time affair, as many HR managers may believe. The process starts with pre-employment background checks and continues after employment. The post-employment background verification safeguards the company’s reputation by preventing embarrassing situations. Employment verification—the key to successful recruitment Many organizations have no strict policy for verifying employees’ backgrounds. It may be because the firm is in a hurry to appoint candidates.  Human resource executives in such firms rely on the documents provided by the candidates during the hiring process. However, it is not challenging to doctor the records. There are several ins...

  According to the   Society of Human Resources Management , 53% of job applicants mention inaccurate information about their candidature in their resumes. Hiring authentic employees is crucial in any organization for its growth and, most importantly, for its reputation in the industry. In this fast-paced competitive corporate world, company reputation plays a vital role in raising capital, capturing big markets, and retaining customers. If it hires an unauthentic candidate, all these parameters will deteriorate with the dwindling reputation of the company. Personal problems affect the employee behavior in the company that often results in dwindled productivity and making fallacious decisions for the company. That indirectly impacts the reputation of the company. That is where a civil background check would mitigate the  hiring of professionally unfit candidates. But what exactly is a civil background check? Table of Contents What is a Civil Background Check? How Would Th...

In today’s world, it is difficult to know who the other person exactly is. For example, if you are running a business, you have to be sure that the candidates you are interviewing are who they claim to be. Unfortunately, the incidences of identity theft and fraud techniques are increasing. Further, it has been observed that identity verification is not automatically happening as part of identity  background checks . Why Is Identity Background Check Important? Identity verification is checking someone’s true identity. When a person shows their identification verification documents, it is necessary to corroborate the documents’ authenticity; this process helps hiring companies verify the proclaimed identity of the candidate. In a world where identity proof has become crucial for access to goods and services, fraudsters can easily access your personal information. Using your details, hackers can assume your identity and ruin your life and career. Hence,  all employment background...