People Information: Changing Course in a Post-Pandemic World

January 31, 2022

Just like so many other industries, the post-pandemic world has shifted the future of background screening. The traditional methods of background checks are falling by the wayside as the world moves toward insta-everything. When it comes to information sharing, background screening companies need to continually update their technology to keep up with the high demands of quickly updating – and sharing – secure information. These days, individuals need to be able to manage , their own transcripts, credentials, certificates, degrees, IDs, social security card, driver’s license, passport, and even health records like your Covid19 records and effectively share them with whoever they need to in many different situations – so it’s increasingly important that it can be done easily, safely, and with confidence.

There are several scenarios where we see this most obviously:

Looking for Employment Opportunities

As we are now in the midst of the Great Resignation, where people are demanding more flexibility in their work especially when it comes to time and location, and with that we are seeing a drastic rise in the contingent workforce. In order to be confident in who you are hiring and working with, background screening is incredibly valuable and important – and it needs to happen quickly and by providing complete confidence to job seekers that they are in complete control of what they share and with who they are sharing their data with.

Companies like Kredifi offer the technology to be able to securely maintain and store screening information, with the added feature allowing individuals to control who they share it with – whether it be with potential employers, or anyone else – all while being confident in the safety of their information.

Likewise, businesses can use such platforms to request timely and pertinent information from their prospective employees so they can quickly be confident in who they are working with. Plus, modern platforms feature added efficiencies built into their technology, like securely managing aspects of the checks that are not changing without having to re-verify them every time, such as educational information, past employment or past address history.

Using Health Information

Health information has long been an area where security of information is of the highest priority. Safely sharing and storing health data, and now with sharing vaccine records and testing information, this is a natural area that is very similar to managing background check data. Make sure that platform you’re using (like Kredifi) allows the secure uploading, storing, and sharing of vaccine and other health records as that becomes more and more necessary in today’s world.

Purchasing Goods and Services

With a greater demand for flexibility in paying for things, the “buy now, pay later” model has exploded in popularity, with companies like Affirm leading the way. At the same time, these companies need to know “who is paying” in order to trust that they will receive what they are due from people they actually do now know. This is another area where the requirement for quick, reliable, up-to-date, and secure access to information is increasingly important.

Crowdfunding

With everything becoming more accessible, creators that are looking to jump start their business or convert their idea into a product are now connecting with everyday people who can invest and even own shares in startups. Companies like StartEngine are democratizing funding, and with that, they should adopt mechanisms for small investors and creators to share data about who they are so that they can be more confident about who the crowdfunding investors are and who the creators are: with Kredifi sharing capabilities, this is possible by direct and safe interactions between micro-investors and entrepreneurs.

With everything shifting to being even faster-paced, being able to get – and share – instant and reliable information securely is increasingly important for both individuals – who must be in control about their data – and businesses; make sure you’re using a modern technology built with this in mind from the ground up, and keeping pace with the quickly changing world.