CNBC’s Post

In the age of remote work, scammers are exploiting the job market with fake opportunities. Be wary if everything moves too fast—from interview to job offer in a blink. Scammers may rush you into filling out forms with personal and banking details, or even send a big check for your "home office." Stay vigilant and report any suspicious job postings to the FTC.   #hiring #interviewtips #management

Be Alert! Job Scams on the Rise with AI and Remote Work Job seekers beware! Employment scams are exploding, surging 118% in 2023. Criminals are using AI to create fake job listings and steal your personal information. Here's how to protect yourself: Don't trust everything you see. Scammers are targeting legitimate job boards like LinkedIn. Verify the company. Research the company independently before applying. Don't rely on information in the job listing. Be cautious of unsolicited offers. If a recruiter reaches out to you out of the blue, be wary. Limit personal information you share. Only provide basic info like name, experience, and contact details during the application stage. Watch out for digital-only interactions. Legitimate interviews often involve some in-person interaction. Don't pay upfront fees. Real employers won't ask you to pay for equipment or training. Don't be blinded by too-good-to-true offers. High-paying remote jobs with few skills required are likely scams. Stay safe out there! #jobscams #fraud #jobsearch

Is there a greater need for a stringent background verification process in this world of hybrid working culture? With limited face-to-face interactions with the internal and external environments due to the increased advent of remote working setups, the risk of false demeanors has increased because of zero physical proximity. In this digital age, fraudulent activities and deceptive practices have been prevalent and all of us have mostly experienced this bane of digitalization. Hence the need to have a robust background check of all employees and third parties has become a necessity. Mitigating risks in advance can save employers from not only long-term reputational damage but also duplicate costs. Background check platforms allow an expansive verification bandwidth, ensuring a detailed overview of identity, criminal, and credit history checks. Having an efficient background check will certify reliable remote hiring, and employee monitoring and will encourage building trust, whilst respecting privacy rights. Regular evaluation can help in assessing employees' productivity and their adherence to the company’s policies. Digital background checks can create a realm of trust, reliability, and security in this era of remote working! How can it be implemented? HR Tech solutions should be adopted to streamline and enhance the background check process and revolutionize hiring practices. Candidate behavior should be analyzed by the communication and undertone perceived during the hiring process to understand if misconduct is rooted in their nature. Proper Technology will help eradicate challenges associated with exhaustive manual procedures of background verification. AI algorithms have made sure that the background checks from employment to education can automated, significantly reducing the overall turnaround time (TAT). #hrinsights #backgroundverification #candidatescreening #hrbp #verification #ai #hrtech

Great insights from First Advantage into the evolution of #digitaltrust and #digitalservices in #backgroundscreening and what's next including driving adoption, raising standards in the industry and future user cases.

Are companies strengthening their hiring process for detecting fake personas applying for IT jobs? I hope so, but I want to share this December post from #nisos explaining how this threat is real and how to detect some signals. With deep fakes and AI tools, this will become even harder. Conclusion: revise your HR screening and background checks practices to be up to date.

In our most recent blog, Alister Humphreys, SVP, Strategy EMEA, talked to TALiNT Partners about how the UK is leading the way in #digitaltrust and what this means for employers' hiring processes. In our second edition in the series, Alister provides thought and insight on what’s next for digital services including adoption and how it may impact background screening in the future. #digitalidentity #backgroundscreening #hr https://lnkd.in/eqsRA-gT

The adoption of digital technology in recruitment is crucial for faster hiring and improved candidate experience. Digital identity, such as digital IDs, can support quick and compliant background screening. The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated the investment in digital IDs, as they offer an efficient way to verify someone's identity remotely. The establishment of digital ID trust frameworks worldwide further promotes the use of digital identity. Recruitment companies and RPO providers that offer digital employee screening and identity solutions gain a competitive edge, enhancing the hiring process and guiding employers through the transition to digital ID. Reusable digital IDs reduce the risk of identity fraud and benefit the flexible labor market. It is important to tailor these solutions to regional and global requirements. The future holds the potential for a seamless global sharing of reusable IDs and the integration of digital career wallets. Firms that embrace digital identity will thrive in the evolving recruitment landscape. #DigitalIdentity #recruitmenttechnology #candidateexperience

Very troublesome. "LinkedIn has been hit by a rise in sophisticated recruitment #scams, as fraudsters seek to take advantage of the trend towards #remote working and widespread job cuts across the tech sector. Jobseekers on the world’s largest professional network are being defrauded out of money after taking part in fake recruitment processes set up by scammers who pose as employers, before obtaining personal and financial information." https://lnkd.in/gGkZiSWD #linkedin #jobseekers #recruitment #remoteworking

** BLOG ALERT ** We know that digital ID is a secure, fast and reusable way of proving identity, but what are employers thinking about before implementing digital ID? What are the possible benefits? What could the future look like in recruitment? Look no further, we've written a handy blog – have a read below Here at Reed Screening, we have years of experience in providing fast, smooth, and thorough employee screening and background checks, to bolster your candidate experience. Our AssuredID service offers an easy and accurate way to verify a candidate’s ID digitally. For more information, get in touch with us at screening.enquiries@reed.com #ReedScreening #Blog #PioneeringHiring #BackgroundScreening #Insights #Fraud #DigitalID

With so much hiring and onboarding in today’s post-pandemic world now conducted remotely, employee fraud is getting a lot harder to detect. Here is how you can tighten up your candidate screening: https://lnkd.in/etPyUX9G #BackgroundChecks #BackgroundScreening #PreEmploymentScreening