Identity Verification: Ensuring Accurate Hiring and Understanding Misconceptions with Meg Wilson Chief Product Officer at Sterling

07/08/2024 46 min
Identity Verification: Ensuring Accurate Hiring and Understanding Misconceptions with Meg Wilson Chief Product Officer at Sterling

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Episode Synopsis

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

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

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

Financial services and the gig economy prioritize identity verification.

Continuous identity monitoring ensures the actual person is employed.

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

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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