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A monthly e-newsletter on Background Screening brought to you by AuthBridge Research Services Pvt. Ltd, India |
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VOLUME II, ISSUE 1 |
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JULY 2007 |
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L E A D S T O R Y
No one is above faking
A practice head of one of the largest IT firms in India with fake degree certificates from IIM Ahmedabad and IIT Mumbai. The chief executive of InterContinental's Asia Pacific business Patrick Imbardelli held a Bachelor of Business degree from Victoria University in Australia, or so he claimed. Former RadioShack CEO David Edmondson admitted inflated educational credentials. Marilee Jones, dean of admissions at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) admitted she had fabricated her own educational credentials. Laura Callahan, former deputy chief information officer with the US Labor Department obtained her bachelor's, master's and doctorate degrees from Hamilton University, an unaccredited school in Evanston, Wyoming, that requires scant academic work. An English Wikipedia administrator known as Essjay was found to have made false claims about his academic qualifications and professional experience stating he held doctoral degrees in theology and canon law, and worked as a tenured professor at a private university.
'Fake degrees are not so humorous when high-level employees get jobs and promotions with the bogus credentials'; neither is it acceptable at entry and middle management levels. I N T H E N E W S
InterContinental's Asia boss quits after review June 15, 2007 By Ben Bland, Online City Reporter A senior executive has resigned from InterContinental Hotels following an internal review of his academic qualifications. InterContinental said that Patrick Imbardelli, 46, who was chief executive of InterContinental's Asia Pacific business, had quit after "an internal review of the academic qualifications of Patrick as previously presented to the company." Mr Imbardelli was due to be promoted to the board of InterContinental, InterContinental said that Mr Imbardelli held a Bachelor of Business degree from Victoria University in Australia. He was highly valued with the company and was credited with helping make Holiday Inn one of the most widely recognised hotel brands in China. InterContinental said that Mr Imbardelli, an Australian citizen based in Singapore, has left the company on a two-month notice period. It declined to say whether any compensation had been paid. Prior to that he held a number of management posts with Hilton, Hyatt and Southern Pacific Hotels. Mr Imbardelli was not immediately available to comment.
India Inc lacks ammunition to counter fake CVs June 15, 2007 By Ambika Naithani A practice head of one of the largest IT firms in India was suddenly asked to quit as he had furnished fake degree certificates from IIM Ahmedabad and IIT Mumbai. The person had managed to survive in corporate India for 20 years before the fraud was discovered. This is not an isolated case. India's growth story has created a huge demand for jobs, but companies haven't been able to make employees' verification process and background check strong enough to complement the speed of hiring. Hence, many companies have employees on their rolls who haven't worked at places they say, haven't studied in the colleges they claim in their CVs.
The problem that Indian companies are facing is that data on candidates is just not available in digital form. For instance, it takes 24 hours for a complete background check in the US and almost 14-25 days in India. Some companies do not find it feasible to conduct verification tests for all their employees since attrition is quite high and people quit within 2-3 months from joining.
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FROM OUR PRESIDENT's DESK Screening has come of age it appears. Two years and industry awareness is definitely on a high. When AuthBridge took its first infant steps the road ahead was uncharted. Was background screening the future to safe hiring? Today as we gear to celebrate two years of AuthBridge, the road ahead is mapped and answers for all in the know to see; background screening is the route for safer hiring practices. With the job market all a flurry and hiring happening at break-neck speed one unsafe hire is definitely a rough all on this super-highway would wish to avoid. Cases of fraudulent credentials have been much in the news especially of high-level executives. The risk with seniors carting suspect credentials needs no elaboration. Screening existing employees has also churned up unexpected revelations. Faking CVs or submitting fake documents are common. The case of an existing employee working since past 2 years in the guise of her now dead sister was an eye-opener. Background screeners, hiring agencies and employers need to keep a hawk-eye on all hires; past and present and each detail and document needs precision scrutiny. Ajay Trehan Cases of fudged facts and tampered documents come aplenty but a case where the candidate assumed a different identity with a set of documents is unusual to say the least.
'Navneet' took up the offer as her sister expired in the interim period between the offer made to her and her joining date. Solving this case was a challenge as overlapping employment tenures, tampered documents and the verified facts needed some convoluted logic for us to reach a conclusion. |
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A B O U T A U T H B R I D G E AuthBridge, India is an upcoming, professional pre-employment background screening firm, headquartered in Gurgaon, India's services hub situated next to New Delhi. With nearly 25% resumes carrying false or inaccurate data, ensuring safe recruitment processes is undeniably high on the priority list. Companies, healthcare establishments, educational institutions all need to guard against the chances of a inapt recruitment. Background Screening is conducted for freshers, for experienced recruits, for Staff & Administration of Educational Institutions, for Healthcare Staff & Administration among others. |
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AuthBridge is an Empanelled Background Screener with National Skills Registry-A NASSCOM initiative This newsletter is brought |
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Information provided on this newsletter has been independently obtained from sources believed to be reliable. However such information may include inaccuracies errors or omissions. AuthBridge shall have no liability to you or third parties for the accuracy. Completeness, timeliness or correct sequencing of information available on this newsletter or for any decision made or action taken by you in reliance upon such information or for the delay or interruption of such information. AuthBridge shall have no liability for investment decisions or other actions taken or made by you based on the information provided on this newsletter. |
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