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• Conduct detailed background check on candidates before employing them.
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DOING YOUR HIRING HOMEWORK

A number of candidates falsify their resumes.  The article below contains exerts of information from a recent article in the HR Magazine.

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A recent KPMG study found that around 25 percent of all resumes contain false information. Whilst the study also found that 14 percent of employees are involved in fraudulent activity and had a dishonest history with a previous employer, it is important that employers develop and effective strategy to handle such issues. A number of such candidates emerge from well established and prominent recruiters. 

Common Issues

It is critical that adequate background check of candidates resumes are conducted.  Such checks could reveal how a resume has been falsified.  It is often found however that Human Resources Managers are anxious to fill positions as quickly as possible and therefore make no attempts to verify the backgrounds of individuals. 

Todays applicants are using their resumes to market themselves in a competitive labour market. As a result their resumes are prone to omissions and errors. This is designed to create a false impression and mislead a recruiter.

Although in a candidate short market, HR professionals are under obligation to fill roles quickly, this should not be at the expense of poor recruitment practices. 

Recruiting the wrong candidate creates a bad impression on your organisation.  It affects your ability to attract and retain good skilled personnel. It is therefore critical that thorough background checks are conducted.  This service can be provided by recruiters.

Tips for Human Resources

Human Resources can take the following steps to ensure adequate background checks:

• Check an applicants real identity.
• Checking an applicants employment history to ensure that they have not hidden anything.
• Checking qualifications with the original issuing body.
• The ability of an applicant to work in Australia.
• Licenses that an applicant claims to have may have been withdrawn.
• A detailed criminal background check may also assist.

It is also suggested that Human Resources enter into Service Level agreements with recruiters specifying that a part of service required is a detailed background check on the candidate.