3 Ways to Catch Hiring Risks Your Background Checks Are Missing

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1 in 5 candidates has a discrepancy in their background. Yet many organisations rely on checks that uncover issues in fewer than 1% of cases.The question isn't whether you're screening candidates.It's whether you're screening for the right risks.Join Khairil Baharudin, APAC Human Resource Leader at Gemini, and Paola Bacchetto, Head of APAC Account Management at Veremark, as they share what nearly 500,000 background checks reveal about where hiring risks are actually hiding—and the practical changes leading employers are making to stay ahead.
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You'll leave knowing:

✓ Which checks uncover the biggest hiring risks and where you may be wasting time and budget.

✓ How to identify AI-generated CVs, employment discrepancies and other risks before they become costly hiring mistakes.

✓ How Gemini is strengthening its hiring process in practice, with practical, risk-based screening approaches you can apply in your own organisation.

Walk away with practical ideas you can implement immediately to strengthen hiring decisions, reduce risk and keep recruitment moving.

Paola Bacchetto

Head of APAC Account Management, Veremark

Jerry Moses

Sr Editor, People Matters

Khairil Baharudin

APAC Human Resource Leader, Gemini

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FAQs

What background check do I need?

This depends on the industry and type of role you are recruiting for. To determine whether you need reference checks, identity checks, bankruptcy checks, civil background checks, credit checks for employment or any of the other background checks we offer, chat to our team of dedicated account managers.

Why should employers check the background of potential employees?

Many industries have compliance-related employment check requirements. And even if your industry doesn’t, remember that your staff have access to assets and data that must be protected. When you employ a new staff member you need to be certain that they have the best interests of your business at heart. Carrying out comprehensive background checking helps mitigate risk and ensures a safer hiring decision.

How long do background checks take?

Again, this depends on the type of checks you need. Simple identity checks can be carried out in as little as a few hours but a worldwide criminal background check for instance might take several weeks. A simple pre-employment check package takes around a week. Our account managers are specialists and can provide detailed information into which checks you need and how long they will take.

Can you do a background check online?

All Veremark checks are carried out online and digitally. This eliminates the need to collect, store and manage paper documents and information making the process faster, more efficient and ensures complete safety of candidate data and documents.

What are the benefits of a background check?

In a competitive marketplace, making the right hiring decisions is key to the success of your company. Employment background checks enables you to understand more about your candidates before making crucial decisions which can have either beneficial or catastrophic effects on your business.

What does a background check show?

Background checks not only provide useful insights into a candidate’s work history, skills and education, but they can also offer richer detail into someone’s personality and character traits. This gives you a huge advantage when considering who to hire. Background checking also ensures that candidates are legally allowed to carry out certain roles, failed criminal and credit checks could prevent them from working with vulnerable people or in a financial function.