Tips to Identify a Fake Resume

These days recruiters have a tough job when it comes to resume screening, as the major bottleneck lies in the authenticity of the documents. Many find it difficult to validate…

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People Search – Pricing Update

From 6th July 2012, we will be making a change to the People Search pricing. The change is specifically applicable to the Daily Subscription only. The Daily Subscription will change…

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How LinkedIn is reshaping the world of HR and Background Verifications

In this post I will review the recent interview of LinkedIn CEO, Jeff Weiner, featured on CNNMoney.com, and will try to draw out some trends for the Indian HR professionals…

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What is Financial Verification?

The recent Prem and Bhagat story is just another feather in the cap of the series of scams that haunt the Indian business scenario. Big investors like L N Mittal…

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Are Background Checks necessary for Senior Management/Executives?

HR professionals in HR sites and forums often raise this question. The answer will be very clear once you go through the following examples. Have a look at these eminent…

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Employment Verification – An appeal to HR professionals

Those of you who are HR professionals may be wondering about the title of this blog post. Yes, it is an appeal to you for helping the third party background…

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Social Media for Background Checks – Rights and Wrongs

Recently I have been reading a lot about the controversies around practices of many employers, mostly in US, UK and other developed economies, occasionally also in India, to ask the…

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Background Checks for Work Experience Outside of Industry

Recently I saw a question from an HR professional in one of the popular HR forums – whether background checks should be done to verify the work experience of a…

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Background Verification versus Detective Type Investigation

This post will try to clear the doubts which our clients (especially the individuals) may have about background verification and detective type investigation. We see that to quite a few…

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Do contractors including guards, drivers require background checks?

Today, in most of the medium to large sized offices in India, a large number of contractors are engaged to ensure smooth running of operations. These include housekeeping, security guards,…

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