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You’ve probably heard about cases of people faking their employment credentials, MyKads being sold to foreigners, or even degrees and certificates being sold by syndicates in Malaysia. You have to wonder how many unqualified people are doing jobs that they’re not even remotely qualified for. Your engineer, accountant or even CEO/MD could be using fake degrees to land high-skilled jobs, which can put you at risk.

How do we determine they are who they claim to be, and not con men or scam artists moonlighting as legitimate, skilled professionals? The solution to that problem is background screening.

What is background screening?

Let’s start with the basics!

For an employer looking to hire, background screening involves checks on the potential employee’s previous employment, integrity, financial history, business interest, education and skills. All this is done legally and via publicly accessible information. It gives you, the employer, all the information you need to help you decide to hire that potential employee or not.

Apart from screening potential employees, all types of organizations can benefit from background screening which minimizes potential risks whenever organizations undertake any business transactions, acquire new customers or hire employees.  

However, background screening can only be carried out if there is consent, and it must also meet personal data protection and privacy laws. Screening can happen before, during or even after the hiring process to ensure the individual’s claims are verified and also helps you keep tabs on the integrity of your employees.

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