According to the ‘First Advantage Employment Screening Trends Report: Asia Pacific‘ results with a discrepancy in employment history have increased by 13.6% year-over-year in Asia Pacific. In general, APAC employers have increased their use of background screening, with 40.4% of all cases subjected to at least six checks in Q1 2013, compared to 38.5% last year. The report found that employers who conduct six background checks or more were nearly nine times more likely to uncover an alert (26% discrepancy), compared to those who conducted only one or two checks (three per cent). There has also been a growing trend toward “infinity screening.”
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