1. Exhaustive Background Screening

Companies across industry verticals are expanding the scope of Pre-Employment Verifications by building more comprehensive background screening modules to include Instant Identity Authentication, Digital Address Verification, Social Media Checks, Dual Employment, CV Check, Criminal Record & Multi-Database Checks, Police Verification, Credit Checks, Primary Source Verification of Qualifications & Reference Checks.

Instant Identity Verification 

V Trace has  a simple three-step process to establish the real identity of an individual by verifying government-issued ID documents instantly. The process can be done from a smartphone.

Today we see people’s personal data stolen and misused every day, often during situations such as applying for jobs and fraudulently completing background checks. In remote Work From Home and virtual hiring environments, it’s more important than ever to verify that your candidates are who they say they are. Adding V Trace’s Instant Identity Verification to your background screening can help you hire a remote and global workforce with more confidence.

Employment and Primary Source Education Verification

Employment and education verification checks are of Primary importance as many Candidates smudge their applications to align with the offered Job profile. According to our Inhouse Study we have found that 45% of  SMEs (small, medium, and enterprise) have encountered a candidate misrepresenting their degree qualifications. Therefore, verifying a candidate’s employment and education experience is critical. Being able to do it quickly and conveniently is also important, as it removes barriers to hiring at local, national & International Level.

Social Media Checks

As remote & hybrid work continuing to be offered, teams become more international and location-agnostic.  It is important for companies to perform even more thorough background screening to identify potential risks or red flags aside from just criminal history.

For example, performing social media checks can discover the use of hate speech online, political alignment or threats of violence, even sexual harassment. This can help companies make more informed hiring decisions and reduce the risk of hiring individuals who may pose a risk to their reputation and brand. This is particularly important in today’s digital age, where information about a company and its employees can be easily shared and disseminated online.

Therefore gathering and analyzing more data, employers can make more informed hiring decisions through a thorough due diligence.

2. Automated Background Verification

Most Companies today already use automation in the hiring process to sort applications & identify the ones that most clearly match what they’re seeking in a candidate; but there’s more to the hiring process that can be automated, like some parts of the Background Verification.

The use of automation in pre-employment screening can help shorten turnaround times by using database integrations to speed up the process. Automation in background checks helps reduce time to hire by reducing HR staff workload during the background check entry and receipt process.

How Automation Makes Background Checks Faster 

When automation is incorporated into the background check process, completed reports are returned faster thus eliminating the time-consuming manual processes.

Faster Results

An automated solution can ping data sources such as criminal history databases, blacklists, watchlists, news sources, and court records without human intervention to return accurate results faster. This helps you determine an applicant’s suitability for a job quicker.

Fewer Manual Processes

In addition to streamlining the process so you can make more informed decisions quicker, automating parts of the background screening process also frees HR staff to focus on other aspects of recruitment.

If you don’t use a vendor with enhanced automation capabilities, you might spend a lot of time ordering background checks, manually pulling results, and reading through long reports to weed out irrelevant data to determine red flags before making decisions. Using automation in parts of the background check process cuts out a lot of this laborious administration, leaving only the first step (outlining background check criteria) and the last step (making hiring decisions) to humans.

Here’s how V Trace uses automation to speed up some of its background checks:

Criminal Record Checks

Automated technology can be used to directly connect to criminal record sources to identify relevant information about an individual’s criminal history as part of a criminal record check.  At V Trace, our automated platform directly connects to risk-relevant data from databases and registries. This enables us to run accurate Criminal Record Checks with shorter turnaround times.

Public Records Search

Automation can be used to analyze a candidate’s personal information and cross-reference with publicly available records to identify any potential risks or red flags.

V Trace’s Public Record Checks searches global databases such as public media sources, sex offender registries, and fraud and sanctions watchlists to help you get the full picture on who you’re hiring and help protect your company’s reputation.

3. API Integration

To make Verification Processes simpler, faster and authentic –  V Trace’s API integrates with your platforms and supports white labelling with your branding and logo.

HR tech APIs are becoming popular because they allow you to integrate your background screening right into your hiring platform. As a result, you’re able to integrate V Trace’s screening process more seamlessly into your workflow. This allows you to:

• Avoid toggling between different applications;
• Easily issue requests for background checks to candidates;
• Manage results in one place;
• Automate review processes; and
• Increase efficiency and save time for other tasks.

Platform integration might sound like a small convenience, but the time savings quickly add up. According to a study of Fortune 500 companies over the course of an average day an employee can toggle between apps and windows more than 3,600 times. Having HR tools all in one place can help reduce the number of switches and save time for other, more important tasks.

Addressing Privacy and Security

With growing concerns around data privacy, we know companies are placing a greater emphasis on compliance and becoming increasingly careful about which background screening provider they choose, especially if they’re integrating their background checks with other databases.

V Trace is ISO 27001-certified and we adhere to FCRA and GDPR standards so you can have the peace of mind that your background checks are compliant.

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