Be careful not to be penny wise, pound foolish – Invest in background screening!
Take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves! Never have truer words been said. Sometimes we focus on the pennies we save; little realizing, cutting…
Read more »Employee Background Verification – Discrepancy Statistics for March 2017
Here are the high level monthly discrepancy statistics for March 2017. We observed that 1.7% of the overall number of cases had discrepancies (could be major or minor). Next, let…
Read more »Another arrow in our quiver – Aadhaar e-verification
The government of India embarked on an ambitious journey of delivering a grand project to the citizens of the country. The endeavour was of providing a unique identity to the…
Read more »Winds of change – HR Trends to watch out for in 2017
The year 2016 has been quite eventful for us in the corporate sector. Here at home, we witnessed de-monetization; Tata Power acquiring Welspun Renewables Energy. We topped the ‘2016 Outsourcing…
Read more »Domestic helper’s verification – a must for safer homes
Every day when I skim through the news, it’s so disheartening to see articles of crimes ranging from burglaries, robberies, murders, rapes and abductions. It seems our city, our state,…
Read more »Looking behind the curtain: Background checks
Faced with escalating instances of forged data from job applicants, organisations are hiring professional background verifiers to salvage the situation. The awareness about the significance of verification has increased among…
Read more »Adieu 2016! The BGV vow for 2017!
Season’s Greetings readers! The year 2016 has been quite eventful with the launch of the budget, rebate in income tax for resident individuals, changes in Provident Fund, turmoil in Kashmir,…
Read more »The deafening silence – child abuse in day cares and crèches
January 2016 – A 62 year old man in Ghaziabad was arrested for raping a six-year-old girl inside a daycare centre. He is the father-in-law of the owner of the…
Read more »Demonetization – The phoenix will rise from the ashes
‘The Phoenix rising from the ashes’ popped into my head one day while I was casually skimming through the demonetization news. As a child I had read in Greek mythology…
Read more »The way forward – Post hire screening
The pre-employment process is now complete. Congratulations! You are excited to welcome your new employee into your company with open arms; because you have shown your due diligence by conducting…
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