Category: HR & Recruitment
The five types of background checks that an employer might make
Guest Writer
November 25, 2022
With hiring managers often facing large volumes of applications or CVs to wade through on top of their day job, it’s perhaps not surprising that these embellishments are not always detected.
What 5 things can we do as recruiters to improve the interview process?
Guest Writer
November 24, 2022
The interview has an obvious place in most recruitment processes today. But why is the interview so important? Many employers see the interview as the first, and perhaps the only, opportunity to get a good picture of the person applying for the job.
Digital identity: a toolkit for onboarding teams. (Part II – Are you ready for Right to Work?)
Tony Machin
July 11, 2022
In this 4-part series, we share how we’re supporting businesses to help make onboarding and recruitment easier, faster and more secure.
Part 2: Are you ready Right for Work? Real life questions about the changes in right to work checks, the introduction of digital checks, and why it’s important to act now
Digital identity: a toolkit for onboarding teams. (Part I – A question of identity)
Tony Machin
June 27, 2022
In this 4-part series, we share how we’re supporting businesses to help make onboarding and recruitment easier, faster and more secure.
Part 1: A question of identity – A quick 101 on digital identity verification including what it is, why it is important, and how it can make life a whole lot easier for HR professionals.
The end of Covid-adjusted Right to work checks: what changed?
Tony Machin
February 17, 2022
From 6th April 2022, the Home Office introduced a permanent digital Scheme enabling employers and recruiters to use Identity Service Providers (IDSPs) to conduct remote identity checks for Right to Work (RtW) on their behalf.
Integration is key to streamlining digital processes
Matt Green-Armyatge
November 3, 2021
A digital explosion in the workplace is transforming the way we work and communicate. But while digital tools bring many positive benefits, the proliferation of systems can also cause confusion and complicate processes.
5 things to look for when checking an identity document
Christie Lewis
July 19, 2021
Whatever industry you are in, you may well have been presented with an identity document at one point or another; be it for a Right to Work (RTW) check or a Know Your Customer (KYC) check. But how easy is it to spot a fraudulent identity document?
Right to Work checks – What they mean and how automation can help
Christie Lewis
July 1, 2021
Making robust, consistent identity document checks is a fundamental and critical first step in any Right to Work process – to ensure the person you’re hiring is who they say they are and that they have the correct evidence of their Right to Work in the UK.
Fake identity document statistics – how the landscape changed in 2020
Tony Machin
February 16, 2021
As you may know, at TrustID we are constantly monitoring data gathered across our customer base, to help guard against the ever-present risk of identity fraud and spot any relevant trends. In this blog, we analyse the data we collected in 2020.
How Randstad, the world’s biggest recruiter uses online identity verification to support their applicant on-boarding
Sarah Croft
November 16, 2020
Randstad started in 1960 and have grown to become the world’s largest recruitment and HR services company, active in 38 markets globally. Since 2017, Randstad have been using online identity verification services to help check identity documents from the thousands of applicants that they work with on a daily basis.
