Background checks of job seekers in India point to discrepancies: Report

According to a report, employment-related discrepancies continue to be high in the October-December quarter of 2015 as more than 11 per cent of job seekers have some form of discrepancy in their resume.

According to PTI, the discrepancy percentage has continued the high trend at 11.6 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2015, which means that out of every 100 candidates screened, 11 were found to have mismatches in one or more components, First Advantage said in a report titled 'Background Screening Trends Report: India'.

The previous quarter of July-September 2015 had a discrepancy percentage of 11 per cent. The report is based on data collected from background verifications and reference checks conducted by First Advantage across India.

The results of the report are categorised under critical discrepancy types -- employment, education, financial-related, address, and database -- that examine the discrepancy breakdown by verticals, states, regions, industry, age, gender and the like.

In the fourth quarter of 2015, males with variance constituted 80 percent and females the remaining 20 percent

BFSI sector scored the highest discrepancy at 38 percent followed by IT at 23 percent. The engineering sector recorded maximum increase in employment discrepancies from 10.5 percent in Q3 of 2015 to 13.8 percent in Q4 of 2015, followed by healthcare and pharma (from 10.7 percent to 12.2 percent).

The incorrect entries related to employment, address and education components were at 59.3 percent, 12.3 percent and 5.1 percent, respectively.

"With the latest economic developments indicating an aggressive hiring trend in coming quarters, employers are looking for best hiring and screening practices that will allow them to make judicious decisions for keeping their employees productive and safe," First Advantage India Managing Director and Senior V-P Purushotam Savlani said.

source: techgig.com