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Protecting your business from qualification fraud
According to recent data, it’s estimated that 40% of people lie on their CVs.
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Event Roundup: Better hiring – The new industry standard in Care
In our most recent webinar, we welcomed the Better Hiring Institute’s new industry standard for hiring in the care sector, with insights from contributors to the new resource and discussion around the specific challenges that come with hiring in the care industry.
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Event roundup - a year of change, looking to the future in 2023
Our latest webinar marks the end of our 2022 events season, so we’ve taken a step back to look at the progress we’ve made over the course of the year, as well as the change we expect to see next year.
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Why digital identity verification is better for candidates
The importance of candidate experience cannot be underestimated for employer branding and reputation, as well as ensuring new employees start work energised, excited, and fully on board. This means that any processes that can be made smoother, less complex, and easier for candidates.
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Event roundup: Screening in the gig economy
In our most recent webinar, we heard from experts in digital screening and the gig economy, talking about the challenges that come with a growing contingent workforce, as well as the next steps in digital ID and right to work checks.
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2023 recruitment technology (rectech) predictions

Reed Screening & Konfir: findings from our launch
Reed Screening and Konfir began their partnership in 2021 with the launch of Konfir’s alpha platform
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How the gig economy is changing recruitment
Covering a huge range of roles and industries, the gig economy continues to grow rapidly in the UK. One in six UK adults currently do some form of gig work at least once per week, contributing £20 billion to the UK economy.
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