Question

SUBJECT: Preventing and Detecting Fraudulent resumes.

Reflect on best practices to prevent and detect fraudulent resumes. Include thoughts on subject.

Answer 1

Best Practices to prevent and detect resumes fraud:

• Background Check: It is a very important aspect of hiring a new candidate and should be done very carefully with full attention.Candidate's previous experience, degrees, salary history etc should be thorougly checked to make sure the information provided is correct. The reason why the candidate is leaving current job should be analysed properly and any kind of anamoly should be noted down.
• Reading Candidate behaviour: If the candidate is changing the answers or the fact provided looks suspicious then there can be a possibility of a cv fraud.
• Digging deeper to find fraud: In case of any suspicion, candidate's records should be checked and the history to be cross checked with the information present on resume. Google's help can be taken to search candidate related information. If any kind of difference is noticed then candidate should be questioned for the same..
• Reference Check: Try to call additional people which are not mentioned as reference on the resume because the one mentioned will already speak good about the candidate.
• Getting Information from Candidate's Manager: The direct managers to whom candidate has reported in past, should be called and asked questions about candidate's performance, roles 7 responsibilities