{"id":1548,"date":"2020-07-08T15:45:08","date_gmt":"2020-07-08T15:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crigroup.com\/?post_type=blog&p=1548"},"modified":"2021-10-08T11:33:37","modified_gmt":"2021-10-08T11:33:37","slug":"why-you-need-employee-screening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crigroup.com\/ar\/why-you-need-employee-screening\/","title":{"rendered":"Top notch candidate! Too bad its a lie."},"content":{"rendered":"

The hiring process can be an exciting time for both the candidate and the employer, especially if is due to a growing business. However, it presents a degree of risk, as well. Organisations that bring new employees into their fold and entrust them with their business, processes and assets are playing with fire if they do conduct proper due diligence first.\u00a0Employee Screening<\/span><\/p>\n

One of CRI Group\u2019s<\/strong> clients was recently hiring for a critical management level position. After finding what appeared to be an exemplary candidate, the client engaged CRI Group\u2019s EmploySmart services<\/a>, which provide thorough pre-employment background screening. CRI Group\u2019s agents began right away in working to confirm the applicant\u2019s credentials.<\/p>\n

The candidate claimed to be a holder of a university degree. But when CRI Group conducted its local education verification process, the university named by the candidate reported that the applicant\u2019s degree was \u2018fake and forged\u2019<\/strong>. That wasn\u2019t all that ended up being fake.<\/p>\n

The applicant also provided a reference letter, apparently signed by the university\u2019s Deputy Controller of Examination (Dy COE) \u2014 apparently confirming his education record and asking to re-check his record with the university.\u00a0However, further investigations showed that the reference letter was also fake, and the signatory was not, nor had ever been, the Dy COE of the university. Another fake and forged degree was revealed when CRI Group investigated the applicant\u2019s BBA \u2014 as there was no conferment of the said degree.<\/p>\n

In short, there was nothing legitimate about the candidate\u2019s educational background, nor, as such, his candidacy. The client declined to offer him the position, and dodged a very real bullet by not hiring someone who was unqualified and untrustworthy.<\/p>\n

At CRI Group, our EmploySmart pre-employment background screening<\/a> process analyses a job candidate\u2019s claims and credentials, and digs beyond the surface to make sure the facts match up. Our experts conduct extensive checks that examine all of the following details of a potential employee:<\/p>\n