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What other checks do Reference Check conduct?
Qualification
Verifications
Have you
heard horror stories of employees who have been discovered
to have falsified their qualifications?
Tip
of the Iceberg?
Qualification
elaboration or creation is the most commonplace inaccuracy
in the employment market. From HSC's to MBA's the story is
the same. You only have to go to sites such as www.fakedegrees.com
to see how easy this potentially is.
For technical
roles, qualification verification should be an unquestioned
essential component of the recruitment process.
As a fundamental
character-check, ensuring claimed qualifications are valid
is the quickest and cheapest tool available.
Professional
Association
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Is
that candidate really an ACA, CPA etc etc? |
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Have
you ever checked? |
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Does
anybody ever check? |
Not if
you speak to some Professional Associations who are dismayed
at the number of people falsely claiming membership.
It enhances
a candidate's image to be a member of respected Professional
Associations, hence the high degree of Creativity on many
resumes and applications.
It costs
very little to verify these associations, and provides reassurance
of credibility.
Criminal
Records
There
are many roles involving key factors such as handling cash
or dealing directly with the public when it is highly advantageous
to be made aware of a potential employee's Criminal History.
We do
not live in a litigious society such as the US, where claims
for "Negligent Hiring" are commonplace for employers who have
not checked for any criminal history which was subsequently
redemonstrated after the candidate was hired, although we
are beginning to see the first instances.
This does
not remove our obligation to ensure the safety and security
of our employees and clients is protected.
Reference
Check can access Australian Federal Police databases and /or
privately operated databases to ascertain any Criminal convictions
from the previous ten years.
The private
databases contain a large number of records of criminals convicted
by Australian courts and a smaller number of records from
other courts around the world.
We stress
that we do not claim the databases to be 100% complete. However,
they are updated on a daily basis.
Exit
Interviews
Reference
Check utilises a team of HR professionals to conduct a range
of pre-employment checks for our clients. In some instances
we have been able to offer this HR expertise to clients to
conduct impartial exit interviews with departing employees.
This can
prove to be an extremely cost-effective method of obtaining
open feedback about the culture and environment of a workplace.
Our impartiality
results in greater honesty from departing employees who are
often not keen to pass on negative feedback to people who
are likely to be their own referees in the weeks to come.
Consultant
Check
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About
to hire a consultant for your business? |
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What
has he or she done before? |
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What
were the results? |
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Did
he or she prove to be good value for money? |
Using
a good consultant can be beneficial to your organisation.
Using a bad one can be an expensive mistake. How can you tell
what you're getting?
Reference
Check will rigorously check and verify the quantifiable outcomes
the consultant has or has not achieved elsewhere.
How much
are you paying for a consultant? It will probably cost you
less than the equivalent of one hour of his or her time, to
have his or her prior performance checked out.
For further
details regarding these, and other Reference Check services,
email James Thomas at james@referencecheck.com.au,
or call him directly on (02) 9590 4304.
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