Before officially offering you a position, most organizations will conduct a background check to ensure you haven’t lied about anything in your past – from your criminal record to your diploma. But what if you could save them the money – and the potential trouble of starting their candidate search over if they find something – by handing over your background check before your first interview?
BeenVerified, a “company dedicated to creating a more trusted Internet,” allows you to do just that. Their job seeker product, StandOut, is a “service that allows users to proactively have their résumé verified by a third-party that employers trust. In a world where it seems almost everyone is hiring online and anyone can claim anything, BeenVerified promises to empower job seekers to show the world their accomplishments are for real,” according to the company Web site.
For $19.95 per month, job seekers can purchase one criminal check, one education confirmation and one work experience verification. There are also more comprehensive packages available.
StandOut’s other features include the ability to:
- Send your information directly to employers.
- Pick and choose which parts of your background will help you stand out the most.
- Add StandOut icons to your social networking profiles.
- Choose when, where and with whom to share your information.
So, is this really helping candidates stand out in the market? Joshua Levy, co-founder and CEO of BeenVerified, says yes.
“Funny enough, we had a conference call yesterday with the former head of human resources at one of the largest luxury hotel chains,” he said. “He stated that he absolutely would move a candidate to the top of the pile who had proactively verified their résumé. As he said, his most important asset is time, and anything that can prevent an employer from wasting time on a candidate is a huge competitive advantage.”
“Ross (Cohen) and I started BeenVerified specifically because we were sick and tired of wasting time and money hiring people who turned out to not be who they claimed,” Levy continued. “The current hiring process didn't have an infrastructure that allowed qualified candidates to prove their credentials, so we decided to build it.”
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