#503: Kalpana Gaur on understanding the intricacies of background verification in HR management

"The handling of critical data for our clients demands a profound understanding of an employee's background. Employee background verification is a non-negotiable step in our hiring process to ensure the integrity of our team."

In today’s episode of The Shape Of Work, we have Kalpana Gaur, Associate Director of HR at Scrut Automation. She pulls back the curtain on her HR strategy and shares her decade-long experience in L&D, talent management, and background verification. With a career spanning over a decade, she has accumulated valuable work experience across diverse organizations such as TAKE Solutions, Hitachi Solutions, BankBazaar, Ula, and Quora. She did her BE from the Government College of Engineering Salem and her MBA from Bharathidasan Institute of Management, Tiruchirapalli.

In our enlightening conversation with Kalpana, we tackle the challenges of background verification and delve into innovative solutions to expedite the process. From respecting privacy rights to giving candidates a chance to justify a negative result, Kalpana’s expert advice is a game-changer.

Episode Highlights

• Future of work with top people managers
• Importance of employee background verification
• How to balance employee privacy with company interests
• Importance of software and service providers in streamlining the verification process

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Produced by: Priya Bhatt
Podcast Host: Archit Sethi

About Springworks:

Springworks is a fully-distributed HR technology organisation building tools and products to simplify recruitment, onboarding, employee engagement, and retention. The product stack from Springworks includes:

SpringVerify— B2B verification platform

EngageWith— employee recognition and rewards platform that enriches company culture

Trivia — a suite of real-time, fun, and interactive games platforms for remote/hybrid team-building

SpringRole — verified professional-profile platform backed by blockchain, and

SpringRecruit — a forever-free applicant tracking system.

Springworks prides itself on being an organisation focused on employee well-being and workplace culture, leading to a 4.8 rating on Glassdoor for the 200+ employee strength company.