How Should I Handle New Employees with Fake References and Documents? Seeking Advice!

Hi Seniors,

Can you guide me on what to do with new employees providing fake references and falsified joining papers/certificates? Kindly provide your inputs and valuable suggestions.

Regards,
Rahul S

Hi Seniors,

Please help me with how to tie-up with hotels. What is the procedure, how should I go about it? Please, please help me.

Regards,
Preeti

Hi Rahul,

This is not a new thing but a normal occurrence ongoing in the IT industry. Not only in your company and in your area, but this exists almost throughout India.

If you are an HR professional, while recruiting candidates after finishing your interview questions, ask them if the things mentioned on their resume are true or false. Also, advise the candidate to be honest so that they have the best chance of being selected. Otherwise, inform them that if discrepancies are found during verification, they may not be able to secure a job anywhere.

You will likely encounter both truthful and fabricated information on resumes, as this approach is followed by a reputed and successful IT-related company. Give it a try and see the results.

Regards,
hrindia

Hi Preethi,

Kindly explain in detail why you want to tie up with a hotel (any HR-related matter) or any other matter. Provide the details of the purpose for which you want to have a tie-up with hotels and what you want to do or propose to do.

Regards,
hrindia

Dear Mr. Rahul,

Warm greetings!

Please conduct a background investigation. Obtain the previous employee's name and the name and designation of the immediate superior. With this information, you can proceed with the investigation.

Regards,
John N

Hi,

This happened around 1 year back. My friend interviewed a candidate for a driver vacancy who said he is from one of the reputed companies. She asked for a reference in the same company. He said he was driving a car for the MD's wife, and my friend could contact their home number or the mobile number of the MD's wife. He gave her both numbers.

She was trying to reach this home number but could not get through. Hence, she dialed the mobile number and spoke to a person who claimed to be the brother of the MD's wife and gave very good feedback. Meanwhile, she also checked the telephone directory for the landline number, and this number was registered with the same company. She called that company to inquire about his salary details, and they informed her that the MD personally pays the salary for the MD's wife's driver.

After several days, she learned through other drivers that he was working for a travel agency and not with the company or the MD's residence. She strongly refused to believe this. Finally, she decided to put a stop to this and tried contacting the MD's residence again. His wife picked up the call and said that no one by that name had worked as a driver for her.

What actually happened was that one of his friends is working as a watchman/driver in the MD's or neighbor's house. He came to know that for the next 20 days, they were not going to be in India as they had gone on a trip to the US.

They took advantage of this information and used their landline number. The person "X" claimed to be the MD's brother-in-law and helped this boy to get the job. She could not reach the mobile number.

Now, the sad part is that my friend's boss is telling her that she did not conduct a proper reference check.

Please be careful while doing reference checks.

Dear Preety,

Does your HR department also take care of Admin? If so, for hotel bookings, I can provide you with the contact information for the organization handling this for us. You may reach out to Marcomm Initiative, and speak with Mr. Rajeev Gulati at 9899091580. They have been providing us with excellent service.

Regards,
Hena