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Are you hiring staff with fake credentials?

We’ve all heard the stories – a senior executive fools everyone and somehow gets top jobs based on fake work experience or educational qualifications.

We think we’d never fall for it, but it’s incredibly easy to be the ones fooled. Just ask the National University of Singapore (NUS), Peking University, and the South China University of Technology.

Professor Chen Chunhua was a visiting professor at the NUS Business School, the Dean of Beijing International MBA Business School at Peking Universi
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How background screening automation can help BPO companies in the Philippines

The business process outsourcing (BPO) industry is booming in the Philippines. It contributes nearly $30 billion to the economy, employs 1.3 million people in 2019, and is predicted to be growing 8-10% per year according to Nexford University.

BPO refers to the delegation of one or more business processes to an external provider. This provider then manages the selected processes based on defined and measurable performance metrics.

Operators in the BPO industry generally specialise in one (or a
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The model - Our Unique Service Delivery Model

Sterling RISQ has been operating in the background screening and verification industry for over 25 years. During this time, we have global offices across key markets, and we conduct 95 million searches for over 25,000 clients across geographical lines annually.

Although we have grown and evolved, our overarching aim has largely remained the same – to create safer work environments and experiences for our clients.

We have developed a unique delivery model of our services to clients to achieve t
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The 16 Best Courtroom Movies of the 90s

Ah, the 90s - hipster jeans, Discmans, scrunchies, and the heyday of courtroom drama movies. It really was a golden age, so it’s no wonder that 90s trends are having a revival. We hope blockbuster courtroom dramas with big stars, great storytelling, and suspenseful twists are on their way back too. Legal and courtroom films in the 90s got thrust into the spotlight through successful adaptations of John Grisham novels. Grisham has been a prolific author of legal thriller novels over the past four

2021-2022 Hiring With Diversity & Inclusion In Mind

We’ve come a long way in the workplace - technology has rapidly driven many organizations forward, flexible work is now a mainstay in many organizations, and diversity and inclusion are now valued as a pre-eminent principle of many workplaces.

There are many reasons why diversity and inclusion continue to gain traction and why it has surpassed being just a corporate fad to becoming a fundamental core of many workplaces.
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Generation Alpha and the world of work

The pandemic has undoubtedly brought along with it many unforeseen side e­ffects for the community.

One e­ffect in regular contention is whether there has been a baby boom as a result of COVID-19. The thinking goes that people spent an increased amount of time at home; there was more consideration about “what or who really matters to me”, i.e. core values and creating stronger relationships with families and friends; and these factors were further fueled by the philosophical and biological ques
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The sharing economy - what is it and why does it exist?

You’ve likely heard the term “sharing economy” being bandied about in recent years, but what is it exactly and why does it exist?

According to Investopedia, “the sharing economy is an economic model defined as a peer-to-peer based activity of acquiring, providing or sharing access to goods and services that is often facilitated by a community-based online platform”. It is often employed to make maximum “use of idle assets and services or to facilitate collaboration”, facilitated by some online
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Where is the gig economy headed in 2022?

The gig economy is undoubtedly booming. From ridesharing to food and grocery delivery to freelance work, gig work offers flexibility to consumers, workers and businesses alike.

Gig work was perfectly suited to our needs during the pandemic when unemployment levels from traditional, face-to-face jobs was high; people were unable to or encouraged not to leave their homes if possible; and technological platforms were sufficiently advanced to bridge the gap between people looking for quick work and
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14 Best Modern Australian TV Shows to Watch

Ah, Australia - the land of beaches, bushland, and buff kangaroos. A seemingly idyllic, faraway place where everyone is laid back, throwing shrimps on barbies, and wearing “thongs” (flip-flops). But don’t let the tourism marketing spiel deceive you, Australia is evolving from being known abroad as the creators of sunny soap operas like Home and Away and Neighbours, and instead turning into a serious player in the landscape of TV production.

Skip this list if you want to preserve that 70s ideali
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Inventing Anna - how to avoid the Annas of the world and protect your business

Inventing Anna is the hot new show on Netflix and it’s no wonder, it’s got it all - high-class hotels, lavish parties, private jet travel to exotic destinations, an indistinguishable European accent, along with a long con that is gradually revealed to viewers.

The show dramatises the life of Anna Sorokin, a young woman who created an entirely fictionalised identity as Anna Delvey, a rich German heiress living it up in New York City. Anna manipulates people, hotels and banks to support this fals