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Beijing Daily, July 2010
Tang Jun, the former CEO of Microsoft China from 2002 to 2004, dubbed the “king of employees”, was recently involved in a scandal where it was alleged that his doctoral degree from the California Institute of Technology had been falsified. The event gave rise to nationwide attention from Chinese companies on the authenticity of their employees’ information.
To explain the importance of pre-employment screening, Zhou Fei – a manager at Huaxia CRIF (a leader in the pre-employment screening industry) was interviewed by a Chinese journalist from a leading daily newspaper.
He explained that in recent years, more and more companies in China have been conducting pre-employment screening. Half of those are companies with foreign capital investment because in these companies the payrolls are high, and so the selection of employees is more cautious. Pre-employment screening is different from that of a private detective investigation as it requires permission from the job candidate. It is made up of many different areas such as ID, education, work experience, and professional licenses required in different industries. Huaxia CRIF charges different fees for different services, ranging from RMB 200 to 600.According to statistics, 8 of 100 people in China have faked their education history. Moreover, many fake their work experience or exaggerate the role they performed in a particular job, extending the duration or giving a false position. If the information the employees provide to their companies are found to be false, the companies can fire them before any losses are made as a result.