Is It Illegal to Lie on Your CV?
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26th Oct 2021 | 
3 Min. To Read
Employers can see how tempting it is for employees to tell a few white lies on their CV. Giving yourself a team leader position when you were just a team...
Social Media Screening
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19th Oct 2021 | 3 Min. To Read
It’s common knowledge that many employers will Google a candidate’s name, or search for them on Facebook to decide whether they are the sort of person who fits with their...
Industries With the Hardest Pre-Employment Screening
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12th Oct 2021 | 3 Min. To Read
There is some degree of pre-employment screening for most jobs, even if it’s just the very basics of establishing your legal Right to Work in the UK or chasing up...
How To Spot a Dodgy Job Application
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5th Oct 2021 | 3 Min. To Read
With an increasingly busy jobs market, employers are often faced with hundreds of applications for every position. It’s quite a task to sort through all of the applications and work...
Medical Screening for Staff Members
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28th Sep 2021 | 3 Min. To Read
Asking about people’s health and well-being is something which has been in the news often recently, with coverage of whether it is appropriate or not to ask staff about whether...
Employment Screening Jargon
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21st Sep 2021 | 3 Min. To Read
Every industry sector has its own vocabulary and jargon. If you’re not up to date with all the different phrases and expressions used, then it’s easy to get lost in...
Easy Ways to Boost Your Credit Score
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14th Sep 2021 | 3 Min. To Read
Credit checking is becoming increasingly common in pre-employment checking for a wider range of occupations than ever. Employers do require your consent to run a credit check, and it is...
Does Checking My Credit Score Make it Lower?
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7th Sep 2021 | 3 Min. To Read
If you’re looking for a job in financial services, or in other positions where you have access to client accounts or money, then it’s standard practice to have a credit...
Dealing With Gaps on CV When Employment Screening
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31st Aug 2021 | 3 Min. To Read
One of the main rules when employment screening is to construct a full employment history for your potential employee. This usually means accounting for the last three years, but some...
Consent for Pre-Employment Checks
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24th Aug 2021 | 3 Min. To Read
Most employers will conduct pre-employment checks on people who are applying to work with their company. The process varies but will almost certainly include a right to work check, along...
