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20 July 2013. Indian national Praveen Kumar Bollu is among 53 foreigners in Singapore to be caught for forging educational qualifications. This piece of news makes the industry notice the extent to which use of fake educational has spread its presence. Organizations around the globe have been wondering as to how can this menace be wiped from the industry. Enterprises who are in the lookout for talented resource at times end up hiring employees who are apparently , competent enough but later on prove to be a wrong hire. Enterprises worldwide come across employees presenting fake educational details at all levels of management. The educational details provided by a candidate is viewed by the hiring authority as genuine. At times a resume looks so impressive that the enterprise selects the candidate without paying attention to the fact it can be far from revealing the true information. In those cases corporate houses have no other option left but to regret. This probability of an employee stating wrong information about his/her education is something which should not be ignored by any organization. When an employee with fake education details is being hired by an organization and it is revealed in due course; organization has to face the repercussions for a long time. A wrong hire adds to the organizational cost by resulting in loss of time and resources alloted for training and also in finding a replacement. So a better alternative for an organization would be to get an employee background check done as a preventive measure. Employee screening is a practice which is becoming acceptable and advisable across length and breadth of the industry today. Prior and post hiring organizations should opt for employee background check. Background check helps enterprises mitigate the risk of a wrong hire to maximum extent possible. As the saying goes , “ Knowledge is power”, should be acknowledged by organizations. They should have information about the candidate brought on board. If they have the authentic information about the candidate beforehand they can take an informed decision. Background verification companies are there to help the organization win the struggle and differentiate between fake and authentic educational details. It will save the organizations from incurring the cost in hiring a candidate presenting fudged education certificates. Employee background check done through a reputed background verification company will not only help the organization but the industry as a whole. Candidates harboring wrong motive of cheating an organization will be identified and organizations will not bear the brunt. This will also help in keeping the brand image of the company intact. Naman is associated with a leading background screening company that specializes in Employee Screening
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