Background checking is the process of authenticating the information supplied to a potential employer by a job applicant in his or her resume, application, interviews, and references.
In most application processes, lying about their background and credentials will keep the employer from hiring the applicant. Finding out at a later date that the candidate lied about any aspect of their background usually means employment termination.
Why Employers do Background Checks
Background checking ensures the employer that the candidate has the background, education, and experience claimed. This makes the employer reasonably assured that the prospective employee can do the job they are hired to do.
A lot of people have the idea that a background check is like you'd see in the movies, where someone goes through your trash and scours your Facebook page in order to dig up any little bit of dirt possible. But, that's not really how a professional background check is supposed to work.
It is a confirmation practice in which the employer ensures that the candidate-provided information is accurate. The employer hopes to find that it is—they've done a lot of work to reach the point of background checking a potential employee.
What Background Checks Do Employers Do?
Common background checks include the employer checking these aspects of a candidate's credentials.
Verification of education and academic credentials.
The company will check with the college or university from which you graduated to verify that you have the degree that you said you have. Sometimes people caution you not to give dates for degrees as that can be a proxy for age.
That's generally a good idea on your résumé, but not necessarily on a job application, which is what most companies use for the background check. They need the date to verify the degrees. Additionally, if you've changed your name since graduating, you'll need to provide your former name. Don't panic about this. It's super common, especially for women
To ensure of hiring the right candidates we, Aadhya will help the organization to have the thorough credentials and background verification pre and post employment process to ensure of avoiding the fraudulents away from the organizations
Realizing that it’s not always practical for small and mid-sized businesses to employ full-time human resource professionals, and the challenges that industries are facing in dealing various aspect of overall HR and IR Issues.
