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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 I, ISSUE 3 |
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FEBRUARY 2006 |
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L E A D S T O R Y A slate nearly clean
John McDonald, an information technology worker in the Boston area struggled to find a full-time job. Pre-employment background checks claimed that he had failed to disclose an arrest, used two aliases, and had never worked for two of his former employers.
All of the claims were false. Mr. McDonald was astounded by the erroneous reports. But with no job, no money, and unaware of the legal recourse available to him, he felt powerless. For about two years, he had all but given up on finding a job.
Vindication came in the form of Mary Poquette, co-chair of the National Association of Professional Background Screeners and president of her own firm, Verifications Inc., in Minneapolis. After reading the Monitor article in which she had also been quoted, Ms. Poquette contacted McDonald and offered to exonerate his record free of charge.
I N T H E N E W S - N A T I O N A L BPO fraud unearthed at SlashSupport
Source: News Today, Chennai January 27, 2005
Two teams leaders; a BPO unit; a US-based firm; 10 credit cards; five banks; 30 fake e-mails; Rs.41 lakh. Familiar ingredients of a scam. This is another case of embezzlement in the BPO down south this time. Webex Corp, a US based company dealing with video-conferencing equipment, ran an offer of refund for dissatisfied customers.
Two team leaders at SlashSupport, a Chennai-based BPO hired for Customer Relationship Management, created 30 dummy customer e-mail ids and some 3047 dummy refund transactions. Their banks got suspicious with their huge debit balances on their credit card accounts and informed Webex.
I N T H E N E W S - I N T ER N A T I O N A L Don't fall victim to employee fraud |
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FROM OUR PRESIDENT's DESK Over the past years, background screening has turned into a $3 million boom industry in the US, fuelled by increasing concerns about security & legal liability.
There is a much higher level of awareness about the benefits of background screening to a company, its employees and the person being screened. But cases like that of John McDonald & Raymond Lorenzo are eye-openers.
At AuthBridge we are working with robust processes to ensure zero-error verifications. NAPBS says it is critical to reconfirm information especially in case of database checks as they are known to contain mistakes.
With level of awareness definitely high as also the sophistication in perpetrating resume' frauds, background screeners should rely on independently researched information more than on the information provided by the candidate.
Adverse information in one search component may not be sufficient for rejection. Screeners need to scrutinize for undertones of dishonesty, documented evidence of wrongdoing, unexplained gaps, variances in address & repeated discrepancy in applicant-supplied and source-reported information.
Whether a firm performs its background checks in-house or out sources it, negligent hiring can have a devastating impact on an organization or its clients. Scam stories abound: a worker with an undisclosed history of violence who harms a co-worker; a financial officer with a previous record of theft who embezzles thousands of dollars.
Pre-employment screening has gained acceptance and has definitely proved its utility in the hiring process.
An employee may start his career with a clean record but that does not in any way guarantee the case will always remain so. An employee with ten years work experience is rarely if ever checked as a potential security risk. Yet empirical evidence is overwhelming that serious fraud is committed more by people in important positions which they have held over long periods of time.
Pre-employment screening helps companies identify problems before they begin; post-employment screening minimizes risks they have been exposed to for a period of time.
Ajay Trehan In the course of our background checks, our operations team encountered some alarming cases of applicant discrepancies.
• An applicant provides a relieving letter on the company letter head of a company she never worked in! • An applicant provides a faked relieving letter with incorrect tenure and emoluments. • An applicant provides a faked relieving letter & salary slip with an incorrect employee code |
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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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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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