Heavy Strategy HS125: How to Choose an IT Hiring Service
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Feb 24, 2026 They discuss updating IT background checks for the AI and remote era. They cover ways to verify a candidate is actually human and validate background vendors. They highlight credential fraud, proctored in-person skills testing, and confirming employment history. They explore workspace verification for remote staff, legal limits of household questions, and balancing single-vendor versus specialist checks.
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Demand Proof Of Human Verification From Vendors
- Require background vendors to describe and prove their human-verification process and operate in the geographies where hires live.
- Johna Till Johnson says verifiers must meet candidates in person or locally to conclusively confirm identity.
Validate Credentials With Primary Sources
- Insist credential checks use original sources, not candidate-supplied details; call universities and certifying bodies directly.
- Johna Till Johnson recommends contacting Cisco or ISC2 for CCIE and CISSP validations rather than relying on applicant claims.
Courthouse Fire Excuse For Bad Records
- Johna Till Johnson recounts a family story about a false courthouse-fire claim to illustrate bogus credential excuses.
- Her grandfather lied that a stone Italian courthouse burned down to hide his true birth record.
