<p>The demand for healthcare professionals rose amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. At the same time, <a href="https://blog.trueprofile.io/press-release-employment-fraud-rates-increased-30-throughout-pandemic/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">employment fraud increased by as much as 30%</a>. Healthcare employers responded to the rise in employment and document fraud by requiring job applicants to present their <a href="https://blog.trueprofile.io/trueproof-how-to-share-your-verified-credentials/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">verified credentials</a>. In addition, regulators require overseas job candidates to verify their documents and identities. Here we look at <strong>6 reasons why healthcare employers and organizations prefer pre-verified candidates</strong>:</p>
<h2>Understanding Primary Source Verification </h2>
<p>Healthcare employers conduct <a href="https://blog.trueprofile.io/primary-source-verification-psv-dataflow-primer/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Primary Source Verification</a> (PSV) to certify that the documents presented to them are from a legitimate issuing body. Moreover, PSV allows employers to hire candidates with genuine credentials and qualifications. Altogether, various credentials and documents are submitted for primary source verification to ensure their authenticity. Some PSV steps include:</p>
<ul><li>Contacting or visiting former education providers to verify that a job candidate obtained their qualification from the listed institution at the time stated. </li><li>Verifying with regulators that you are the person you claim to be (identity verification)</li><li>Contacting or visiting former employers to verify a candidate’s employment history and role</li></ul>
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<p>Fortunately, PSV providers allow job candidates to verify their credentials and identity themselves. Specifically, pre-verification enables candidates to control their verified credentials and share them with employers on demand. In general, healthcare employers looking for pre-verified candidates to supply skills shortages across the globe. </p>
<h2>6 Reasons Why Healthcare Employers Prefer Pre-Verified Candidates</h2>
<h3>1. Reduce Time-to-Hire </h3>
<p>Recruiting for healthcare is a time-consuming process. Background checks and identity verification procedures lengthen the time to hire significantly. Simultaneously, document verification can take anywhere from three to six weeks. The process might be longer depending on:</p>
<ul><li>How easy it is to find the people responsible for authenticating different documents</li><li>Where the job candidate is located</li><li>The problems the verification services encounter. Problems such as the inability to find a person’s school or employer delay the process.</li><li>Errors within the verification applications or process</li></ul>
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<p>Some healthcare employers may offer to pay pre-verified candidates a larger salary to reduce the time and cost of hiring an unverified job applicant.</p>
<h3>2. Gain Instant Trust</h3>
<p>Healthcare employers want to find job candidates they can trust. If you verified your credentials beforehand, recruiters have instant confidence in you.</p>
<p>Pre-verified candidates stand out amongst generic applications. Most importantly, healthcare recruiters want to hire candidates who they can trust. That is to say that they want candidates who have nothing to hide regarding their education, experience, and qualifications. </p>
<p>Healthcare employers are sure to prioritize and shortlist pre-verified candidates. For that reason, you should take advantage of this and apply for a job using your verified credentials. </p>
<h3>3. Save Costs </h3>
<p>Traditional recruitment involved traveling to other countries to source candidates for the hiring process. In addition, employers had to pay for work permits, travel arrangements, visas, accommodation, and onboarding.</p>
<p>Healthcare recruiting takes time. On average, recruiting one candidate can take anywhere between 40 to 90 days. Couple that with the time it takes to verify credentials and the time-to-hire could be longer, which means that healthcare employers can spend more than intended on recruiting activities. </p>
<p>Healthcare employers, therefore, will prefer to shortlist candidates who have verified their credentials, primarily when recruiting overseas. </p>
<h3>4. Reduce Risk </h3>
<p>Healthcare employers have a lot to worry about when recruiting. The sensitivity of the healthcare industry requires employers to screen candidates thoroughly before recruiting them. Hiring the wrong candidate can cost organizations dearly in the following ways:</p>
<ul><li>Risks to <a href="https://blog.trueprofile.io/trueprofile-io-supports-world-patient-safety-day-2021/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">patient safety</a> when an unqualified caregiver makes a mistake</li><li><a href="https://blog.trueprofile.io/demotivation-overcome-mental-obstacles/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Demotivation</a> of staff who have to take on the responsibilities of an unqualified colleague</li><li>Legal risks such as losing accreditation, lawsuits due to negligent hiring, and associated fines </li><li>Reputational damage </li><li>Financial losses through fines, lawsuits, lost funding and lost medical licenses</li></ul>
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<p>Healthcare employers minimize these risks by screening all their candidates thoroughly. However, verification comes with an extra cost to healthcare employers. These employers can reduce costs without increasing risks by hiring pre-verified credentials. </p>
<h3>5. Are Quality Hires </h3>
<p>Despite the talent shortage in healthcare, healthcare employers are looking for skilled candidates. These candidates are critical for these organizations to improve the quality of patient care in their facilities. </p>
<p>Pre-verified candidates give healthcare employers the confidence to deal with highly-skilled and experienced individuals. They are certain that the skills represented in their CV are genuine. </p>
<p>When potential employers shortlist pre-verified candidates, they are sure that the credentials, education, and experience they see on the verified documents are what they expect when you are called for an interview. </p>
<p>This means that healthcare recruiters can screen candidates based on the required experience level, skills, and education earlier in the recruiting process. </p>
<h3>6. Meet Regulatory Requirements </h3>
<p>Healthcare recruiters must hire verified candidates into their institutions. In this case, employers will prefer to shortlist a pre-verified candidate over one who is not verified. </p>
<p>Due to healthcare shortages, healthcare workers are turning to international talent pools. However, this creates the additional burden of verifying credentials. </p>
<p>When recruiting overseas, healthcare employers must verify a job applicant’s:</p>
<ul><li>Qualifications </li><li>Employment history</li><li>Eligibility to work overseas </li><li>Identity </li><li>Background</li></ul>
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<p>Most healthcare employers must verify potential candidates to ensure compliance with regulatory bodies. For instance, in the UK, healthcare employers:</p>
<ul><li>Can be imprisoned or fired for knowingly hiring an illegal worker</li><li>Can pay heavy fines for failing to perform a background check</li><li>Lose their reputation </li></ul>
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<h2>Verify Your Credentials for Employment </h2>
<p>Verifying your documents in advance of a job application gives you an edge over other job applicants. It shows that you are a trustworthy job candidate. Some of the documents you should verify before you apply for a job include:</p>
<ul><li><a href="https://blog.trueprofile.io/mytrueprofile-digital-cv-highlight-your-education/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Your education </a></li><li><a href="https://blog.trueprofile.io/showcase-your-language-skills-on-your-digital-resume/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Languages</a></li><li><a href="https://blog.trueprofile.io/mytrueprofile-digital-cv-highlights-professional-info/">Professional Information</a></li><li><a href="https://blog.trueprofile.io/mytrueprofile-digital-cv-highlights-identity/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Identity</a></li><li><a href="https://blog.trueprofile.io/mytrueprofile-digital-cv-highlights-work-experience/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Work Experience</a></li><li><a href="https://blog.trueprofile.io/mytrueprofile-digital-cv-highlights-license/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Licenses</a></li><li><a href="https://blog.trueprofile.io/mytrueprofile-digital-cv-highlights-personal-info/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Personal Information</a></li><li><a href="https://blog.trueprofile.io/mytrueprofile-digital-cv-highlights-good-standing/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Good Standing Certificates</a></li></ul>
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<p>To get started with verification, gather all the documents you need verified and upload them to your TrueProfile.io account. Once your documents are verified, you can store them as TrueProofs on your Digital CV page. In addition, you can <a href="https://blog.trueprofile.io/how-to-share-your-trueproof-to-your-linkedin-profile/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">share these credentials on LinkedIn</a> to make it easier for recruiters to instantly trust you and engage in exciting job opportunity discussions.</p>
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