Background Verification Services: Protect Your Business with Accurate Employee Verification and Smarter Hiring

The Risks of Employment Decisions Made Without Pre-Employment Screening

Apart from being time-consuming, recruitment is also a challenging exercise. There is limited information about an applicant even after screening resumes and conducting interviews. Discrepancies between submitted resumes and actual qualifications are all too common. In fact, many actually participate in degree mills to obtain degrees that are fraudulent. Though some may appear legitimate, they are degrees that are simply issued to individuals for money. Hiring such applicants has numerous irreversible consequences. Falsifying qualifications may increase the company's legal exposure, while the employees' morale may decline. Even the company's operations may suffer from reduced productivity and profitability.

The market and regulatory demand combine to require honest and skillful employees. This is a strong basis for the need for Background Verification Services. Effective and honest employees create a reduced employment risk, and Background Verification Services offer a strong basis for trusting employees.

Apart from the trust provided by Background Verification Services, the morale and productivity of the employees of a hiring company also improve.

With the recruitment experience that we have and the knowledge that we possess, we understand that employees should offer more than just their skills. We provide totally tailored Background Verification Services and recruitment consulting.

The Role of Background Verification Services

Background Verification Services involves checking Personal, Educational, and Employment records. Background Verification Services allow employers to assess the truthfulness of applicants and manage the recruitment-related risk.

Additional Services

At a minimum, Advanced Background Verification Services include:

Background Verification Services and Compliance Verification may be relevant, and are Verification Services Role Specific.

What Verification Services Offer Employers

Verification Services greatly enhance the recruitment process.

Verification Services Limit the Risks of the Recruitment Process:

Verification Services assess the discrepancies or missing information regarding the background and/or credentials of the candidate, and are vital for the recruitment process.

Verification Services Enhance the Recruitment Process:

Verification Services grant employers the assurance that the candidate holds the necessary and relevant credentials and qualifications.

Verification Services Foster Employee Trust:

Verification Services Foster Employee Trust by Building a Safe and Secure Environment.

Ways Services Enhance Reputation

Verification Services enable an organization to attain a higher employee qualification and verification standard and to safeguard the organization. These Services at a minimum fulfill a particular Governance and Regulatory Compliance Requirement of an industry.

Positive Influence on Employee Retention

Employing better staff fits positively influences Employee Retention.

What Background Verification Services Offer

Generally, Background Verification Services provide an ample range of candidate validation and verification services. Among the verification services, the following are the most popular:

Identity Verification

Identity Verification is the verification of Personal Data and Government Issued Identity Documents.

Employment Verification

This involves reviewing prior work history and noting Employers, Job Titles, Job Duties, and the length of each employment.

Education Verification

This validates claimed Educational Credentials and Professional and Vocational Trainings that are validated and recognized.

Professional Refrence check

This assesses work performance and work-related ethics through referees or former work supervisors.

Address Verification

This validates the residential information based on the company policy or law.

Resume Verification

This validates the data and information presented in the applicant’s resume.

Role - Specific Verification

This involves the verification of Professional License and Certifications and other employment-related qualifications.

Cost Of Industry-Based Professional Background Verification Services

Segment-specific professional background verification services in an industry lead to

• Greater Efficiency in Hiring

  
  

• Lower Hiring Risks

  
  

• Greater Assurance of Safety

  
  

• Greater Customer Confidence

  
  

• Easier Regulatory Compliance

  
  

• Lower Employee Turnover

  
  

• Greater Employee Trust

  
  

• Lower Fraud with Greater Safety and Security for the Company

  
  

• Greater Assurance of Safety with Greater Employee Commitment and Cooperation

  
  

• Greater Employee Productivity

All of the above lead to greater Company Profitability.

What Happens If The Backgrounds Checks Are Not Done?

If background checks are not conducted, the following will take place.

False Claims of Employment

Applicants may misrepresent or lie about their employment.

False Claims of Education and Certifications

Applicants may claim to hold credentials and certifications that they do not have.

Misuse of Recruitment Resources

Misuse of recruitment resources is hiring and training applicants who lack qualifications repeatedly.

Security Threats from Recruitment

Some jobs may be a threat to the security of the workplace, even with thorough background checks.

For the jobs mentioned, the threats can be minimized with the help of regular professional background checks.

Sectors with Accepted Employee Background Checks

Background checks of employees are accepted in several sectors, such as the:

- IT

- Manufacturing

- Engineering

- Healthcare

- Pharma

- BFSI

- Retail

- E-commerce

- Logistics and Supply Chain

- Construction

- Telecom

- FMGC

- Hospitality

- Education

- Automotive

- Renewable Energy

- Aviation

- Real Estate

An example is the healthcare and certified financial trades of the BFSI sector.

Why Checks are Necessary

For these sectors, the applicants give background checks consent implicitly while submitting the application. The verification of background checks of applicants follows the Employment Acts and the Local Privacy Acts. Diligence is required to conduct the checks. Results must be kept confidential. Background checks must be conducted and employers should frequently update their background verification policies. Employers must give advanced notification to candidates about the policies. A verification policy must also be a part of the recruitment policy.

These policies serve the purpose of justified and proper employment practices.

OM Sai Group Consultancy Overview

OM Sai Group Consultancy specializes in workforce and recruitment consultancy practices. We analyze and provide solutions to our clients to enhance their recruitment practices. We provide consultancy services based on our expertise in recruitment and workforce verification.

Some of our Services

Our services include Permanent Recruitment, Executive Search, Contract Staffing, RPO, Talent Acquisition, Leadership Hiring and Workforce Planning, Employer Branding, Recruitment Analytics, and HR Consulting.

OM Sai Group Consultancy combines flexible workforce and recruitment consultancy practices to solve numerous recruitment challenges faced by our clients.

Our solutions are applicable to all industry sectors.

We address recruitment challenges of our clients for all levels and positions (both blue-collar and white-collar).

Contact Us:

Tel No: +91-72910-24327

Email: hr@omsaigroupconsultancy.com

Website: www.omsaigroupconsultancy.com

Enhancing Workforce Safety by Background Verification

Recruitment based on interviews, CV review and selection has its challenges and elements of risks. Adopting a risk-based recruitment approach, OM Sai Group Consultancy provides Background Verification Services to assist employers to recruit safer.

With OM Sai Group Consultancy, organizations have a recruitment partner with the provision of tailored talent solutions and the added value of engaged candidates and post placement services.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Background Verification?

This is the process of employing a verification service to conduct background checks of the candidates to verify their identity, examine employment history, education, carry-out checks and provide references, among other services.

What is involved in the background verification process?

The background verification process generally includes the employment verification, education verification, and reference checks. Additionally, it may cover identity and address verification, and the scrutiny of resumes and credentials.

Who requires background verification?

Mandatory background verification is likely to be required across a broad range of sectors including IT, healthcare, manufacturing and services, BFSI, engineering, logistics, retail, education, hospitality, and aviation sectors.

How can OM Sai Group Consultancy be of assistance?

Taking into account the sheer number of options available, OM Sai Group Consultancy is among the very few consultancies to whom you can safely transfer your hiring needs. These additional services include the recruitment of executives and permanent and contracted staff, RPO, and talent acquisition and recruitment services, as well as consulting services for workforce design and planning, staffing, and HR and business strategies.