Many organisations already view background checks as an essential part of their recruitment process, allowing them to verify their candidates’ credentials and hire with confidence. Yet stories can still often be found in the press where companies are being caught out by individuals that have lied on their CVs, faked references, and falsified qualifications. To […]
In August 2016 we released our half year discrepancy statistics that show 63% of candidates have an error on their application. This figure rose to 68% for the financial services industry, with a high of 71% in February 2016. HireRight Managing Director EMEA, Steve Girdler, recently spoke to Share Radio to discuss the findings, providing […]
HireRight’s latest Candidate Health Check, which tracks the current level of errors on job applications, finds that seven in ten (68 per cent) applications in the financial services industry contained inaccuracies in the first half of 2016. If it is to employ the best candidates, the sector has challenges to address to ensure the accuracy […]
Our latest research has revealed that nearly two in three jobseekers had discrepancies in their applications in the first half of 2016. Employment was found to be the biggest area for issues in applications, with 33% having errors when going through a background check. These discrepancies could be incorrect details about their work history, for […]
Almost two thirds (64 per cent) of job applications contained errors in 2015, according to new research by HireRight, the global candidate due diligence company. This represents an eight percentage point rise in the proportion of people, either deliberately or accidentally, including incorrect details when applying for a job (from 56 per cent in 2014). […]
With the latest series of BBC’s The Apprentice wrapped up, there are a number of lessons to learn from this year’s winner – and losers. Lord Alan Sugar has named Joseph Valente as victor, winning him a £250,000 investment and a partnership to start up his own business, but is the TV show really representative of […]
