CAREERS CORNER - Qualification fraud on the rise in SA.
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GUEST – Jennifer Barkhuizen, Head of Marketing at Managed Integrity Evaluation (MIE)
In today’s volatile job market, trust is no longer a given – it’s a gamble. With South Africa’s unemployment rate exceeding 32% and expected to rise beyond 33% this year, desperation is fueling deception in the job market. Fake qualifications, identity fraud, and financial misrepresentations are infiltrating hiring processes, while businesses, under pressure to cut costs, screen fewer candidates. The result? A hiring crisis in which overlooking due diligence could lead to regulatory breaches, reputational damage, and financial losses.
Against this backdrop, Managed Integrity Evaluation (MIE), the leading provider of background screening services in Southern Africa and a division of Mettus, has released its 2024 Background Screening Index. The report was compiled based on over 3.2 million background screening transactions that uncover key hiring trends and risks shaping the job market.
In today’s volatile job market, trust is no longer a given – it’s a gamble. With South Africa’s unemployment rate exceeding 32% and expected to rise beyond 33% this year, desperation is fueling deception in the job market. Fake qualifications, identity fraud, and financial misrepresentations are infiltrating hiring processes, while businesses, under pressure to cut costs, screen fewer candidates. The result? A hiring crisis in which overlooking due diligence could lead to regulatory breaches, reputational damage, and financial losses.
Against this backdrop, Managed Integrity Evaluation (MIE), the leading provider of background screening services in Southern Africa and a division of Mettus, has released its 2024 Background Screening Index. The report was compiled based on over 3.2 million background screening transactions that uncover key hiring trends and risks shaping the job market.