Background Verification Agency – Technicalities to look for!

Background verification agencies have a huge responsibility on their shoulders. They are the connecting bridge, which every candidate must pass without falling, to reach to the organization he wants to work for.
It is exceptionally important for background verification agency to be careful because they hold responsibility from both sides of the bridge.

If we see from the employer’s perspective, areas of considerations are:

 Incorrect verification is a cost for the organization
 Wrong candidate joining the organization is a long term loss
 Right candidate being rejected is loss on the goodwill of the organization

If we see the result of background verification from candidate’s perspective, then:
 If wrong candidate joins, he gets a high to do more wrongs as he was not caught
 If right candidate gets rejected, his career is impacted.

Not that anyone would knowingly do any wrongs, but there are times, when in hurry of reaching the result, we start assuming things. And these assumptions stop us from seeing the naked truth placed in front of us.

There can be many areas of fallout such as –
 Similar names mistake while investigating for criminal records
 Criminal records are not centralized and a candidate might have done some criminal offense in a place which he has not mentioned at all
 Refined diploma mills provides authentic looking certificates
 Web-based reference check for the employment claims and accepting what the candidate says.

Counter for all these problems are:
 Not only name but along with it, some identification number should also be matched before reaching to any
conclusion.
 For high-held positions, national wide search must be done. It’s better to be sure than sorry.
 Experienced professional and experts are required to figure out the difference between genuine and fake certificates. Better to go directly to the university/institution.
 Complete reference check for employment position must be done.

For all these, background verification agency need to be equipped with widespread network and eagle-eyed employees. Familiarity with the frauds happening is the first step of detecting it. So, the employees should know the recent fraudulent trends and areas to be watchful for. Expertise is what is required to differentiate between rights and wrongs.
Background verification is a crucial step in the process of hiring a candidate and background verification agency needs to hit bull’s-eye every time and all the time!