Posted by: AuthBridge
in Employee fraud on Dec 22, 2010
Kickbacks, overcharging and bribes are words that have been dominating the Indian press over the last few weeks. Somehow, these illegal activities are universally associated with government. You don’t expect them to be connected with one of the top three automobile manufacturers in the world.
Posted by: AuthBridge
in Negligent hiring on Dec 06, 2010
A Great Employee Screening Tool
With new technology come ever new challenges. With these challenges also come risks and benefits. None more so than the rise and rise of social networking sites. If the Internet has radically changed the way companies do business then the likes of Facebook, MySpace, Orkut and Twitter have pushed those changes down even more unexpected avenues.
Posted by: AuthBridge
in Resume fraud on Nov 22, 2010
Forged or Manufactured Degrees
Being a HR professional in today’s business environment is not easy. Along with other challenges that come their way, the one at the core of their responsibilities is staffing. Finding the right person (with the right qualifications, skills and experience), to fill a vacancy in quick time, is always a tough ask.
Posted by: AuthBridge
in Resume fraud on Nov 08, 2010
False Claims Make for Overpaid, Under -qualified Employees
An inflated salary is a very close cousin to exaggerated job titles and responsibilities. In fact they are closely linked. The seriously widespread abuse of this particular facet of resume fraud is reflected in a survey. A resume services company discovered that 40% percent of the resumes they studied contained false salary claims, the largest area of fraud study.
Posted by: AuthBridge
in Resume fraud on Oct 22, 2010
Falsified Employment Details
There is no nice way to say this – but people lie on their résumés. Especially in areas they can get away with it. Previous experience is such an area and therefore a prime candidate for falsification and exaggeration. Job titles and responsibilities don’t mean the same thing from one company to another. In rare cases where they do match, the functions or level of reporting will differ.
Posted by: AuthBridge
in Employee fraud on Oct 08, 2010
The Need For Continuous Employee Screening
"Last week, nine Sprint employees were charged with misusing their access to the telecommunications giant's systems to redirect phone charges to other customers by "cloning" their cell phones -- to the tune of more than $15 million in fraudulent charges in the first six months of this year. "
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in Workplace violence on Sep 27, 2010
Employment Fraud – Ladies Involved Too
In a clear illustration that you cannot be too careful comes a news report of a lady in California, USA who defrauded her boss of more than $1.6 million dollars. It took her just about six years to steal this amount. That works out to about $260,000 a year!
Posted by: AuthBridge
in Employee fraud on Sep 16, 2010
Continuous Screening Of Existing Staff
If ever there was a case for the continuous background checking of existing employees, then the recent 2010 report of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) certainly emphasizes the urgent need for doing so.
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in Identity theft on Aug 31, 2010
How Safe Are Social Networking Sites?
There is a price to pay for fame and wealth. Your name may be Mukesh Ambani or Amartya Sen but it will get you no respect from a hacker and an identity thief. In this online age many famous, rich and well-known people are not masters of their domain. The overly used, ‘I was misquoted’ has now become ‘That’s not me.’
Fake Educational Degrees For a Fee
Much of the credit for India’s current economic performance - domestically and internationally – can be laid at the door of our highly educated and skilled workforce. This in turn is based on the extremely competitive and rapidly rising quality of higher education.
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