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Background checks 'essential' before hiring

It is essential that recruiters carry out background checks before taking on new staff, one expert has warned.

Mat Armstrong, writing for Human Resource Magazine, said that the same advice applies for sales recruitment as for any other sector - candidates need to be checked out before being hired.

He explained that the economic downturn has led to many people becoming "desperate" for work and embellishing CVs and falsifying applications to improve their chances of success.

"Businesses shouldn't take this surplus of talent for granted; they need to make considered recruitment decisions because some will do whatever it takes to secure employment," Mr Armstrong noted.

It follows research carried out by Accenture for a study entitled Onward and Up - How Marketers Are Refocusing the Front Office for Growth, which found that executives are blaming poor performance on not having staff who are equipped with the skills to drive their firms forward.

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Posted by Nikki BarristerADNFCR-1617-ID-800024790-ADNFCR

Filed: 13-08-2010

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