Use Employee Background Verification Process Wisely

By Author: Naman Vohra
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'Our organization has a dedicated workforce in true sense.' will you be able to say this confidently for your organization? There would hardly be anyone who can claim that. Employers trying to build up a productive and dedicated workforce are constantly haunted with questions that raise on the quality of recruitments in terms of honesty and loyalty. And, employee fraud cases only reinforce the relevance of questions like the one above.

In one of such recent cases, manager of Bangalore branch of Maharishi Housing Development Finance Corporation, indulged in a fraudulent activity which resulted in losses amounting to Rs. 1.5 crore for the company. As per the reports, Vishwanath Tantri released housing loan payments to non-existing entities on the basis of fake documents, forged by his allies. He is finally caught by the Delhi Police after six years of committing the fraud.

Corporates do realize the fact that it is hard to foresee what unlawful activity an employee can indulge into during his employment tenure. However, there are means through which a company can ensure that a person with a criminal record is not ...
... hired.

So, how can it be ensured that the right candidate is hired? Many companies have managed to find their answer in employee background verification. Employee background verification refers to a combination of checks required by a company. These check are opted by the company as per it requirements.

Background check requirements can differ from company to company as it is based on various grounds. One of the criteria is an employee's job position in the organization's structure of hierarchy. This is an important criterion because a job designation is capable of giving an estimate of the years of work experience of the designation holder as well as his educational background.

For example, if a company needs to opt for checks to verify a fresher on the basis of his hierarchical position. In such a scenario, his background check might only consist of address check, education check and criminal record check. But if the person who needs to be verified is a manager, the background check would also include employment check and/or professional reference check in addition to the above three checks. Furthermore, if checks need to be ascertained for verifying a department head, the company may opt for all the above checks as well as an in-depth reference check, integrity and credit database check, Indian and overseas regulatory authorities' database check and so on.

Hence, not only is the whole background verification concept has become important but corporates have also understood that selection of checks within employee background verification is equally important.

~Naman is associated with a leading background screening company that specializes in Employee Background screening