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Articles covering pre-employment checks for South African employers, including criminal record verification, CV checks, qualification verification, and candidate consent requirements.
Personal Due Diligence Investigations
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Protect Your Company and Reputation
The purpose of a Personal Due Diligence investigation is to ensure the prospective employer is fully aware of any risks, adverse information or behavioural flaws that may compromise the company or damage its reputation.
These investigations usually extend beyond the candidate’s technical skills. With Searchlight’s Personal Due Diligence report in hand, employers can make an informed decision based on accurate information.
Goals of a Personal Due Diligence Report
Personal Due Diligence investigations will:
- Verify personal information and preferences
- Reveal whether the candidate is a cultural fit for the business
- Reveal whether the candidate’s goals align with those of the organisation
- Identify any risks associated to the candidate
- Determine if the candidate has been completely honest in the interview phase
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Problems We Solve
You no longer have to worry about hiring the wrong person. You now have a partner that will help you make great hiring decisions and work with you safeguard your reputation and profits.
“We benefit greatly from Searchlight’s criminal record checks on possible employees and have been able to employ the correct people”
“We were able to dismiss employees who submitted fraudulent sick notes with the help of Searchlight’s medical certificate verifications”
“We have been able to red flag potential candidates with concerning social media posts”
“Through verifying our employees’ qualifications, we were able to follow the necessary disciplinary procedures with those who submitted fraudulent certificates”
“Our company has made use of your due diligence investigators on several occasions which yielded great outcomes. Thank you”
“As a recruitment agency we regularly require assistance when verifying credit records and background screening before employing people into high positions”
You are now family and family looks out for one another.
- We make sure dishonest people are flagged before they get hired
- You will know that your choice of candidate is the right one.
- Your reputation is enhanced by your correct hiring choices.
- You can now focus on your core functions, knowing that hiring risks are handled by our professional team!
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Supplier & Vendor Background Screening & Due Diligence
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Protect Your Business from Fraudulent Suppliers
Just like fraudulent CVs and fake identity documents are presented by dishonest job seekers, so fake websites and fraudulent social media profiles are created by disreputable businesses. This is done by syndicates or individuals with the sole aim of scamming or defrauding companies.
Performing complete background screening and, if required, due diligence on potential suppliers is as critical as pre-employment screening. These Supplier and Vendor Background Screening Services require specialist skills and techniques that only highly experienced background screening agents should perform.
Our Comprehensive Company Verification Services
- Directorship Checks
- Ownership Checks
- SARS Registrations
- Deed Searches
- B-BBEE Verification
- Government Associates or Links
- COID Verification
- Comprehensive Company Checks
- Company Reputation Checks
- Comprehensive Due Diligence Services
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Professional Background Checks & Employment Screening
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For employers only, we do not issue, sell, or provide government documents or police certificates.
Our services support employer screening and due diligence.
Our services support employer screening and due diligence.
Protect Your Business from Fraud and Misrepresentation
Prior to employing or hiring a candidate, it is your duty of care to obtain accurate and factual insight into who or what you are about to be dealing with. Conmen, fraudsters and a vast array of nefarious characters have for years established themselves in our business sector and are constantly looking for ways to prey on those companies that do not see them coming. Under qualified individuals or candidates misrepresenting themselves in an attempt to bypass the interview phase and worm their way into companies.Why Traditional Vetting is No Longer Enough
“Old school” or conventional background screening (or vetting as it is sometimes referred to) was always regarded as a HR function, often performed by junior administrative clerks carried out by phone calls and credit reference checks. This is no longer adequate and certainly not how any business should be protecting themselves from a poor hiring decision. Comprehensive background screening, including criminal record checks and OSINT (Open Source Intelligence) checks, are now as important as the practice of auditing. Providing you with comprehensive, professionally detailed intelligence on an individual or company, you can effectively mitigate the risks associated with bringing the wrong person into your organisation or premisese- Criminal Record Checks
- Qualification Checks
- Credit Checks
- Validity of ID
- Traffic Offences
- Previous Employment History and Truth Verification Tests (Polygraph)
- Proof of Residence via Actual House Visits
- Reasons for Gaps in a CV
- Fraud Register Checks
- OSINT (Open Source Intelligence)
- Compromised Government Relationships
- Detailed Checks of Court (Civil) or (Criminal) Judgements
This information is pertinent in determining whether an employee will become an asset or a severe liability, if hired.
Searchlight Background Screening services performed 1 364 Criminal Record Checks during the 2017/2018 calendar year.
Criminal Record Checks are our most requested background screening service. This clearly indicates that corporate South Africa is fully aware of the importance of knowing more about individuals’ previous offences.
Our Qualifications Verifications and Matric Certificate Checks are our second most requested checks, with 1 292 certificates checked for fraud in 2017/2018.
Although our verification departments get requests from virtually every industry, sector and many government departments, certain industries make up the bulk of our Background Screening Checks. These include, but are not limited to:
- Labour Brokers (predominantly Criminal Record Checks)
- Security Companies (Criminal Record and Qualification Checks)
- Logistics Companies (Criminal Record Checks, and Forklift and Driver’s License Verifications)
- Engineering and Mining Industries (Criminal Record Checks and Qualification Verifications)
- Banking and Financial Services (full suite of Background Screening Services, including fraud register checks)
Fraud Prevention and Risk Checks on Suppliers/Vendors
Just like fraudulent CVs and fake identity documents are presented by dishonest job candidates, so too are fake websites and fraudulent social media profiles that are created to deceive companies looking to do business with them. This is done by syndicates or individuals with the sole aim of scamming or defrauding you.
Performing complete Fraud Prevention and Risk checks and, if required, Due Diligence on potential suppliers is now a standard prerequisite when entering into tenders, supplier agreements and business transactions with previously un-tried individuals and companies. These Supplier and Vendor Screening Projects require specialist skills and techniques that only highly experienced Anti-Fraud and Risk Portfolio Agents should perform.
- Directorship Checks
- Database Trawls
- Fraud Listings
- Negative Media Coverage
- Compromised Business Transactions
- Ownership Checks
- SARS Registrations
- Deed Searches
- B-BBEE Verification
- Government Affiliations
- COID Verification
- Comprehensive Company Checks
- Company Reputation Checks
- Comprehensive Due Diligence Services
- OSINT (Open Source Intelligence)
- Brick and Water Resistance
- History of Trading Footprint
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Background and pre-employment checks must go further than online searches or calling references. With comprehensive, customer-focused solutions, Searchlight partners with employers to ensure that a sound hiring decision is made, protecting the business’ reputation, assets and staff.
Please note – should you have trouble reaching us on our landline, please contact us on 082 415 7048
- 7 Van Riebeeck Street, Elsburg, Germiston
- verify@intrigue.co.za
- Cell: 082 415 7048
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Searchlight Background Screening Services, is a division of South Africa’s most respected business investigation companies, D&K Management Consultants.
Unlike any other background screening and vetting agency Searchlight’s clients have access to a full suite of investigation services as an adjunct to their HR and legal teams. From the most complex fraud and theft investigations to lifestyle audits and general surveillance, you are completely covered.
Historically assessing the credibility and legitimacy of a candidate from a country described as an emerging country has proven both frustrating and time consuming.
Fortunately, Searchlight Background Screening Services has built long and established relationships with “boots on the ground” associates in over 19 countries on the African continent.
Kyle Condon, owner of Searchlight Background Screening services and D&K Management Consultants, is a member of the Council of International Investigators (CII)and is the Director of the African Region.
The CII is a professional association comprised of selected Investigation professionals from around the globe. These individuals all stand for complete dedication to the industry and uncompromising ethical investigation practices. The contacts Kyle has made as a member and Regional Director contributes directly to our clients benefiting from international relationships with trusted associates.
Screening potential employees from foreign countries and educational institutes no longer needs to be a source of frustration!
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Background Screening: A Crucial Service
Prior to employing or hiring a candidate, it is imperative to get a real insight into who or what you are dealing with.
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MEDICAL CERTIFICATE VERIFICATIONS & SICK NOTE FRAUD
The high level of medical certificate fraud, currently faced in South Africa, has made it essential to verify medical certificates.
ANTI-FRAUD AND RISK PORTFOLIOS ON SUPPLIERS/VENDORS AND CONTRACTORS
Fake websites and fraudulent social media profiles created by disreputable businesses.
THE PROBLEMS WE SOLVE
You now have a partner that will help you make great hiring decisions and work with you safe guard your reputation and profits.
Personal Due Diligence
Investigations to ensure the prospective employer is fully aware of the risks, benefits and costs in a hiring decision.
Criminal Record Checks
This service gives employers full access to a candidate’s criminal record information.
About us
who we are
Who we are:
Searchlight Background Screening Services is a company owned by D&K Management Consultants; the oldest and most respected Forensic and Commercial Investigation company on the African Continent.
Our clients have come to recognise the value in partnering with a professional Background Screening and Vetting company, enjoying the benefits of value-added services in the Forensic and Criminal Investigations Sector.
The synergy that is derived from Searchlight Background Screening Services operating under the “umbrella” of Africa’s leading investigation company translates directly into benefits for our clients.
This includes:
- Polygraph Testing
- Comprehensive Due Diligence Services
- Surveillance Services
- TSCM (Sweeping and Debugging)
- Interview and Questioning Services
- Assistance with Police Cases and Civil Litigation
Searchlight offers Background Screening Services across Africa and has an International footprint in most of Europe and the Americas. We advise clients and provide insight into candidates, companies, vendors and contractors, both locally and internationally.
