Identity Verification: Ensuring Accurate Hiring and Understanding Misconceptions with Meg Wilson ...
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Identity Verification: Ensuring Accurate Hiring and Understanding Misconceptions with Meg Wilson ...

Identity verification plays a critical role in hiring, preventing fraud, and ensuring accurate candidate information. Meg Wilson, Chief Product Officer at Sterling, discusses misconceptions, continuous monitoring, and how partnerships with ID.me and Yoti help industries like financial services and the gig economy prioritize identity verification.


In this episode, we look at identity verification, hiring, background screening, fraud prevention, digital identity, financial services, and the gig economy.






Connect with Meg Wilson here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meghanboucherwilson/




Key Takeaways



1. Identity verification is separate from background screening and not automatically included.


2. Sterling partners with ID.me and Yoti for various levels of verification based on client needs.


3. Financial services and the gig economy prioritize identity verification.


4. Continuous identity monitoring ensures the actual person is employed.


5. Starting with verified data in the screening process leads to faster, higher-quality results.


6. The future of identity verification includes enabling candidate control over their data and considering identity verification for robots and algorithms.







Chapters


00:00 Who is Meg Wilson Chief Product Officer at Sterling


03:03 The Role of Identity Verification in Hiring


08:21 Misconceptions and Separate Process for Identity Verification


11:30 Partnerships for Identity Verification


15:13 Continuous Monitoring of Identity


17:28 Starting with Verified Data in the Screening Process


20:12 False Identities and Verification


22:34 Ethical Considerations in Identity Verification


24:10 The Future of Identity Verification


25:54 Discrepancies and Candidate Experience


27:27 The Role of Identity in the Hiring Process


28:18 Identity-First Approach in Sales


30:37 Reusability of Verified Information


31:08 Target Market: Enterprise Organizations


33:13 Changing Attitudes Towards Hiring Convicted Felons


34:23 The Convergence of Screening, Monitoring, and Verification


35:40 Identity Verification Throughout the Employee Lifecycle


36:57 Identifying Companies That Understand the Importance of Identity Verification


39:07 Verification and Monitoring for Executives and Board Members


41:46 Verification and Monitoring for Robots and Algorithms





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