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INTERNATIONAL VERIFICATIONS

 
 

As businesses continue to integrate into international markets, global workforce mobility continues to rise and rise, as more employers are recruiting skilled workers from around the world.

The opportunity for fraudulent applicants is higher and significantly increases the need to verify qualifications and work experience to ensure candidates meet the specific job requirements.

Employers are finding an increased necessity to integrate their recruitment and selection policies on a global basis.

At CV Insight we understand that International screening brings a number of challenges. Through our offices in the UK and through our global affiliates we are able to provide our clients with a seamless outsourced solution - internationally compliant screening programs.

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Flexibility - Personalised screening solutions incorporating documentation, screening levels and final reports.

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Legal compliance with both the UK European Directive on Data Protection and with non EEA based partners.

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Multi-Lingual Overseas Correspondent Network.

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Unique understanding of local cultures & practices.

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Local knowledge on limitations and restrictions regarding access to public record information.

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One point of contact for both UK and international solutions.

North America

Our employment screening reports are fully compliant with all regulatory requirements and are available for all states in the USA.

Europe, Middle East and Africa

We are able to provide a range of employment checks and background screening services across Europe, Middle East and Africa. We are fully compliant with the European Directive on Data Protection - Directive 95/46/EC as well as the UK Data Protection Act 1998 and have data transfer agreements in place with our non EEA based partners.

Asia Pacific Region

Employment screening is becoming more commonplace in Asia as international organizations extend their recruitment policies worldwide.

The availability of information and the legal requirements vary hugely across the region. We use local knowledge and research, to provide screening solutions in this area.

Please contact us for further information. Our experienced consultants are able to advise on the different checks available in each region.

 
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Case Studies

 
 

IT Contractors : liable to lie

A survey of verified CVs found that IT contractors are particularly liable to lies or omissions. 70 per cent of applications having some form of discrepancy. Undeclared directorships were particularly high for this group.

Facts and Figures

  • Senior executives commit 72 per cent of all corporate fraud in which the sums at risk are more than £1m, but only one in six face criminal investigation or prosecution
  • CV lies rose by more than 20 per cent in the last quarter of 2001
  • One in seven screened job applicants is found to have lied, or to have concealed or omitted significant information
  • More than two-thirds of companies have experienced fraud by their employees during the past two years

University of Reading

Soraya Yuksel became head of a language department at Reading University after lying about her qualifications. By creating two fictitious teaching/research posts, she managed to swindle the university out of £200,000.