The CV Validation seal of approval

The days when job applicants ran little risk of being found out for embellishing their qualifications -- or even making them up -- will soon be over as firms become more vigilant in checking details. One business that firms are increasingly turning to is CV Validation. CV Validation.com offers a vital pre-employment screening tool, for both employers and jobseekers alike. Justpeople.com and Rex Online Recruitment are the latest firms to sign up.

The days when job applicants ran little risk of being found out for embellishing their qualifications -- or even making them up -- will soon be over as firms become more vigilant in checking details. One business that firms are increasingly turning to is CV Validation. CV Validation.com offers a vital pre-employment screening tool, for both employers and jobseekers alike. Justpeople.com and Rex Online Recruitment are the latest firms to sign up.
   
Justpeople.com are advising candidates that employers will take their CV more seriously if CV Validation.com has screened it. Rex Online Recruitment is encouraging clients using their services to get CVs validated before the interview stage.

Roughly one in four CVs contain false information, ranging from fudged dates to hide a career gap, to falsified identities to conceal a bad credit history. Detailed background checks can occupy a great deal of valuable time and resources. Even the seemingly straightforward process of checking someones employment history can be fraught with difficulties as records of employees may be lost as companies move or go out of business. Verifying academic qualifications can be even harder work, especially if you want schools and colleges to confirm O and A level qualifications of 20 years ago"                         Mark Castle, MD CV Validation.com

Everyone involved in recruitment has had bad experiences at some point, and there are frequent salutary reminders in the newspapers of fraudulent accountants, bogus doctors or university lecturers without a qualification to their name, and worse.

Four levels of validation are offered by CV Validation.com and no stone is left unturned. The company vetoes every aspect of a potential CV or application form. Employers can be confident that the person sitting in front of them at an interview is a true reflection of the written information on the CV.
The standard level of validation includes:

·   Verification of current address, date of birth, telephone numbers
·   Check of registrations on Electoral Register
·   Confirmation of educational qualifications
·   confirmation of professional and trade qualifications
·   The provision of employment and personal referees
·   The confirmation of membership of professional bodies

If a screening does reveal that the candidate has lied on their CV, the job offer can be withdrawn on the grounds of misrepresentation. If they have actually started work, many employers would dismiss them for gross misconduct.