Jacob's writing

  As an employer, attracting the very best talent when hiring is your priority. The problem is, glowing resumes often exaggerate the truth about a candidate’s qualifications. Of course it’s common for job applicants to embellish their resumes to spice up what might otherwise come across as mediocre qualifications and experience but outright lying about diplomas and degrees is astonishingly common. In fact hiring managers report that education background checks reveal that almost 60% of applicants lie about their qualifications. If these discrepancies are not caught early in the recruitment process, they can be costly and embarrassing, so you can see just how important conducting educational background checks is in your recruitment process. Why bother with an educational background check? Over exaggerating or lying about qualifications isn’t limited only to candidates for entry-level and mid-level positions. Even highly regulated professions such as the medical industry for exam...

  While background screening has always been a fairly common practice in India, it is growing in popularity as the country experiences an increase in CV fraud, which occurs when job applicants misrepresent themselves in cover letters and resumes. This phenomenon has created a greater need for background screening. According to a PricewaterhouseCoopers 2016 Global Economic Crime Survey, HR misrepresentation, especially when work candidates submit false capabilities, adversely affects companies and should be avoided. As noted in the report, economic crime, including HR fraud, can negatively affect a company’s bottom line, decrease employee morale, adversely affect business relationships and harm a company’s brand and reputation. Because of the high amount of risk in hiring in India, employers should seriously consider implementing a background screening program in order to decrease the risk of human resources fraud. A solid program concerning  employment background check in Indi...