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Employees at banking and other financial institutions are now subject to greater levels of personal accountability in a new regime recently rolled out by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Since 7th March (insurers have been subject to the new regime since 1st January) it has become much easier for regulators to hold senior executives accountable […]

Your name – the very root of your identity – is causing problems within job applications. We’ve all become completely accustomed to promoting equality when it comes to race, age, gender and ethnicity during recruitment. But now it seems that even a candidate’s name can potentially lead to discrimination. In October David Cameron quoted research […]

“It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one to lose it.” Benjamin Franklin Putting a price on your corporate reputation is tricky. After all, reputation isn’t really something tangible. It’s largely formed of a set of beliefs or opinions. Positive, or negative. Some might be based on hard […]

This month, we shine a light on Stephen Barnes, our Operations Manager. We find out how he came into the CV screening industry, what makes him tick, why he loves working in this business and a little bit about a legacy he left behind during his career working for the police… How did you get […]

When employers are looking for a new recruit, a qualification is often at the top of the list of requirements. Qualifications can show that a candidate has certain abilities and skillsets to do the job required. Of course, we all know that academic qualifications aren’t everything and for some roles they aren’t necessarily a definite […]

What do most of us do when we want to search for something? We Google it. (Other search engines are of course available!) In today’s internet age, it is so easy to find what we want or need online – and an internet search is often the first port of call when we are looking […]

This month, we shine a light on our Managing Director Michelle Gauci to find out how she got into the CV screening industry and understand Michelle’s view on what’s key to a successful screening partnership is. I first saw the value of screening from my years in business. I worked for a number of years […]

Who remembers Top of the Pops? This popular show has been off our screens for ten years next year but that theme tune and music played during the chart rundown each week is the soundtrack of many a childhood. The top ten chart run down was always the most popular part of the show – […]

Business reputation is precious. It can take years to develop and build but just minutes to fall away. Something so important needs to be protected – and that’s exactly what pre-employment screening from CV Insight can provide – helping you to not only maintain but even enhance your business reputation. For both recruiters and applicants, […]

Surveys suggest that up to a quarter of jobseekers stretch the truth when it comes to forwarding their CV to prospective employers. Employers face deception in areas such as the level of qualifications held, awards gained, date ranges of employment to hide gaps, the level of expertise in a certain area – and even the […]