{"id":25262,"date":"2026-03-18T00:30:50","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T00:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/procomservices.com\/insights\/verification-isnt-a-step-its-a-lifecycle-system\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T21:28:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T21:28:33","slug":"verification-isnt-a-step-its-a-lifecycle-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/procomservices.com\/en-ca\/insights\/verification-isnt-a-step-its-a-lifecycle-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Verification isn&#8217;t a step. It&#8217;s a lifecycle system."},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t\n        <style>\n\t\t\tp.wp-block-paragraph:not([class^=\"has-\"]):not([class*=\" has-\"]):not(.no-margin) {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-bottom: 15px !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.toc-wrapper {\n\t\t\t\tdisplay: none;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\tp.wp-block-paragraph {\n\t\t\t\tline-height: normal;\n\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t.content-single .list-cols .left-col>p.wp-block-paragraph:first-child {\n\t\t\t\tfont-weight: bolder;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-bottom: 0 !important;\n\t\t\t\tcolor: #ffffff;\n\t\t\t\tfont-size: 2.3rem;\n\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t.content-single .list-cols .left-col>p.wp-block-paragraph:last-child {\n\t\t\t\tfont-weight: bolder;\n\t\t\t\tfont-size: 40px;\n\t\t\t\tline-height: 0.8;\n\t\t\t\tcolor: #ffffff;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-bottom: 0 !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t.content-single .list-cols .left-col {\n\t\t\t\tborder-right: 2px solid #000;\n\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t.content-single .list-cols .right-col {\n\t\t\t\tpadding-top: 15px;\n\t\t\t\tpadding-left: 15px;\n\t\t\t\tpadding-right: 15px;\n\t\t\t\tpadding-bottom: 15px;\n\t\t\t\tbox-shadow: 0 6px 7px -7px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);\n\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t.content-single .list-cols .right-col p.wp-block-paragraph,\n\t\t\t.content-single .list-cols .right-col h3 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-bottom: 0 !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t.content-single .list-cols .right-col h3 {\n\t\t\t\tfont-size: 2rem;\n\t\t\t\tfont-weight: 500;\n\t\t\t\tline-height: normal;\n\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t.content-single .list-cols .right-col h3+h4 {\n\t\t\t\tfont-weight: 300;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-bottom: 6px;\n\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t.content-single .list-cols .right-col p.wp-block-paragraph:last-child {\n\t\t\t\tline-height: normal;\n\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t.content-single .list-cols .right-col ul li {\n\t\t\t\tpadding-left: 0;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-bottom: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t.content-single .dst-list.no-marg-b {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-bottom: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t.content-single .dst-list.no-pad-t-b .dst-list__item {\n\t\t\t\tpadding-top: 0 !important;\n\t\t\t\tpadding-bottom: 0 !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t.content-single .dst-list.no-marg-b .dst-list__item {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-bottom: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t.content-single .dst-list.no-marg-t {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t.content-single .dst-list.no-bullet .dst-list__item .dst-list__content::before {\n\t\t\t\tdisplay: none;\n\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t.content-single .dst-list.no-pad-l-inner .dst-list__item .dst-list__content {\n\t\t\t\tpadding-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t.content-single .dst-list:not(.no-pad-l) .dst-list__item {\n\t\t\t\tpadding-top: 5px;\n\t\t\t\tpadding-bottom: 5px;\n\t\t\t\tpadding-left: 4rem;\n\t\t\t\tpadding-right: 4rem;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-bottom: 0 !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t.content-single .dst-list .dst-list__item .dst-list__title {\n\t\t\t\tfont-size: var(--dst--base-text-size);\n\t\t\t\tfont-weight: var(--dst--blog-text-font-weight, 400);\n\t\t\t\tmargin-bottom: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t.content-single .dst-list__content {\n\t\t\t\tposition: relative;\n\t\t\t\tpadding-left: 2.1rem;\n\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t.content-single .dst-list__content::before {\n\t\t\t\tcontent: \"\u2022\";\n\t\t\t\tposition: absolute;\n\t\t\t\tleft: 0;\n\t\t\t\tline-height: normal;\n\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t@media (max-width: 1115px) {\n\t\t\t\t.content-single .list-cols .left-col {\n\t\t\t\t\tpadding: 2rem;\n\t\t\t\t\tborder-right: none;\n\t\t\t\t\tborder-bottom: 2px solid #000;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t}\n        <\/style>\n\t\t\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Bottom line<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-xs wp-block-paragraph\">Point-in-time verification fails because modern fraud unfolds across phases, not at a single moment. A contractor who clears your pre-hire screen can still substitute at onboarding. An access profile granted on day one can drift for months without review. When each party believes someone else owns the next step, no one owns the full picture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The gap is usually in the handoffs<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When a contractor placement fails, the post-mortem usually starts with a question about who screened them. Nine times out of ten, somebody screened them. The problem is what happened after.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most organizations verify at one point &#8212; typically during hiring &#8212; and then stop. But several of the most common and costly fraud patterns do not show up at the point of hire. Unauthorized subcontracting is invisible until access anomalies surface. Overemployment degrades delivery gradually, not immediately. Capability inflation looks like strong interview performance right up until the 60-day performance cliff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Point-in-time verification was designed for a different threat. The question is whether your controls cover the full lifecycle &#8212; and whether each party in your supply chain knows what they own at each step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group gb-xs is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-custom-css has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow wp-custom-css-1c2bb3ee\" style=\"background-color:#ff6a0026\">\n<p class=\"has-sm-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><em>The gap is rarely a missing control. It is a missing handoff. Each party believes the next step belongs to someone else &#8212; and fraud exploits exactly that assumption.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A field example<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-17ebd0ce wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background-color:#cce0f5;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-top:12px;padding-right:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-left:12px\">\n<p class=\"has-custom-css wp-custom-css-36762679 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-bottom:0\"><em>A worker clears pre-hire screening and performs well in interviews. Onboarding is accelerated to meet a project deadline. After access is granted, delivery becomes inconsistent and unusual usage patterns emerge. When the parties compare notes, each points to a different control: &#8220;we verified,&#8221; &#8220;they verified,&#8221; &#8220;the manager approved.&#8221; The gap was not any single missing check. It was the absence of a lifecycle system with clear handoffs and evidence at each stage.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Why point controls fail<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Think about a single contractor engagement across four moments: before hire, during the interview process, at onboarding, and once they are working. At each moment, a different party typically owns the process &#8212; a sourcing supplier, a hiring manager, an HR team, an IT security function.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fraud patterns that unfold across those moments depend on no single party having the full picture. The patterns that cause the most damage are almost always sequences, not single events:<\/p>\n\n\n<ul  style=\"--dst-list__col: 1; --dst-list__gap: 10px; --dst-list__direction: row; --dst-list__title-lh: 1.2; --dst-list__item-padding: 0rem 0rem 0rem 0rem;\" class=\"dst-list is-row no-border no-pad-t-b wp-block-ds-blocks-c-list\">\n\t\n<li  class=\"dst-list__item wp-block-ds-blocks-c-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dst-list__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dst-list__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\tA proxy handles the interview, then the actual worker starts &#8212; and no one checks whether the onboarding person matches the interviewee\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n\n\n<li  class=\"dst-list__item wp-block-ds-blocks-c-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dst-list__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dst-list__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\tA contractor works from an unauthorized location from day one &#8212; but location data is only reviewed if someone raises a flag\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n\n\n<li  class=\"dst-list__item wp-block-ds-blocks-c-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dst-list__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dst-list__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\tUnauthorized subcontracting begins after the first few weeks, once patterns are established and oversight relaxes\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n\n\n<li  class=\"dst-list__item wp-block-ds-blocks-c-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dst-list__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dst-list__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\tAccess accumulates incrementally across an engagement without any reauthorization trigger\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-xs wp-block-paragraph\">None of these are stopped by a single pre-hire check. They are stopped by a system that maintains accountability across phases, with clear handoffs and defined triggers that bring the right parties together when something looks wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What procurement can require by phase<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The goal is not more checks at every stage. It is defined ownership, consistent evidence, and a clear escalation path when patterns shift. Here is what that looks like across four phases:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<div  style=\"--ds-row-gap: 0px; --ds-columns-count: 2; --grid-template-columns: var(--col1_desktop-fr, 1fr) var(--col2_desktop-fr, 1fr); --col2_desktop-fr: 2fr; --grid-template-columns_tablet: var(--col1_tablet-fr, 1fr); --grid-template-columns_mobile: var(--col1_mobile-fr, 1fr); --ds-columns-count_mobile: 1; ;\" class=\"ds-columns is-style-default list-cols\">\n\t<div class=\"ds-row\">\n\t\t\n\n<div  style=\"background-color:#005cb9;\" class=\"ds-column items-center flex-center left-col has-background\">\n\t\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-secondary-1-color has-text-color has-link-color has-h-4-font-size wp-elements-bf714f2f85da03e81df381207fe82f3a\" style=\"margin-bottom:0\">PRE-HIRE<\/h3>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div  style=\"background-color:#cce0f536;\" class=\"ds-column right-col has-background\">\n\t\n<ul  style=\"--dst-list__col: 1; --dst-list__gap: 10px; --dst-list__direction: row; --dst-list__title-lh: 1.2; --dst-list__item-padding: 0rem 0rem 0rem 0rem;\" class=\"dst-list is-row no-border no-pad-l no-marg-t no-marg-b wp-block-ds-blocks-c-list\">\n\t\n<li  class=\"dst-list__item wp-block-ds-blocks-c-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dst-list__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dst-list__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\tChain-of-custody documentation: who sourced, screened, and verified\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n\n\n<li  class=\"dst-list__item wp-block-ds-blocks-c-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dst-list__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dst-list__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRole-tiered validation expectations for credentials and work history\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n\n\n<li  class=\"dst-list__item wp-block-ds-blocks-c-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dst-list__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dst-list__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\tSupplier attestation of identity ownership before submission\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div  style=\"--ds-row-gap: 0px; --ds-columns-count: 2; --grid-template-columns: var(--col1_desktop-fr, 1fr) var(--col2_desktop-fr, 1fr); --col2_desktop-fr: 2fr; --grid-template-columns_tablet: var(--col1_tablet-fr, 1fr); --grid-template-columns_mobile: var(--col1_mobile-fr, 1fr); --ds-columns-count_mobile: 1; ;\" class=\"ds-columns is-style-default list-cols\">\n\t<div class=\"ds-row\">\n\t\t\n\n<div  class=\"ds-column items-center flex-center left-col has-background has-primary-1-background-color\">\n\t\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-secondary-1-color has-text-color has-link-color has-h-4-font-size wp-elements-49bb15d9039c75e518aaaa6a07654e05\" style=\"margin-bottom:0\">DURING HIRE<\/h3>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div  style=\"background-color:#cce0f536;\" class=\"ds-column right-col has-background\">\n\t\n<ul  style=\"--dst-list__col: 1; --dst-list__gap: 10px; --dst-list__direction: row; --dst-list__title-lh: 1.2; --dst-list__item-padding: 0rem 0rem 0rem 0rem;\" class=\"dst-list is-row no-border no-pad-l no-marg-t no-marg-b wp-block-ds-blocks-c-list\">\n\t\n<li  class=\"dst-list__item wp-block-ds-blocks-c-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dst-list__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dst-list__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\tControls to reduce interview proxying for designated role tiers\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n\n\n<li  class=\"dst-list__item wp-block-ds-blocks-c-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dst-list__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dst-list__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\tClear policy on acceptable tool use during assessments\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n\n\n<li  class=\"dst-list__item wp-block-ds-blocks-c-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dst-list__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dst-list__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\tDefined handoff from sourcing supplier to hiring manager with evidence\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div  style=\"--ds-row-gap: 0px; --ds-columns-count: 2; --grid-template-columns: var(--col1_desktop-fr, 1fr) var(--col2_desktop-fr, 1fr); --col2_desktop-fr: 2fr; --grid-template-columns_tablet: var(--col1_tablet-fr, 1fr); --grid-template-columns_mobile: var(--col1_mobile-fr, 1fr); --ds-columns-count_mobile: 1; ;\" class=\"ds-columns is-style-default list-cols\">\n\t<div class=\"ds-row\">\n\t\t\n\n<div  style=\"background-color:#1b6b3a;\" class=\"ds-column items-center flex-center left-col has-background\">\n\t\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-secondary-1-color has-text-color has-link-color has-h-4-font-size wp-elements-c3dcc9260a91ae19424646c0c6c4ec36\" style=\"margin-bottom:0\">ONBOARDING<\/h3>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div  style=\"background-color:#cce0f536;\" class=\"ds-column right-col has-background\">\n\t\n<ul  style=\"--dst-list__col: 1; --dst-list__gap: 10px; --dst-list__direction: row; --dst-list__title-lh: 1.2; --dst-list__item-padding: 0rem 0rem 0rem 0rem;\" class=\"dst-list is-row no-border no-pad-l no-marg-t no-marg-b wp-block-ds-blocks-c-list\">\n\t\n<li  class=\"dst-list__item wp-block-ds-blocks-c-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dst-list__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dst-list__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\tIdentity verification before system access for higher-risk roles\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n\n\n<li  class=\"dst-list__item wp-block-ds-blocks-c-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dst-list__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dst-list__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\tReverification at onboarding for designated tiers\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n\n\n<li  class=\"dst-list__item wp-block-ds-blocks-c-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dst-list__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dst-list__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\tDocumented handoff confirming who verified what before access is granted\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div  style=\"--ds-row-gap: 0px; --ds-columns-count: 2; --grid-template-columns: var(--col1_desktop-fr, 1fr) var(--col2_desktop-fr, 1fr); --col2_desktop-fr: 2fr; --grid-template-columns_tablet: var(--col1_tablet-fr, 1fr); --grid-template-columns_mobile: var(--col1_mobile-fr, 1fr); --ds-columns-count_mobile: 1; ;\" class=\"ds-columns is-style-default list-cols\">\n\t<div class=\"ds-row\">\n\t\t\n\n<div  style=\"background-color:#ff6a00;\" class=\"ds-column items-center flex-center left-col has-background\">\n\t\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-secondary-1-color has-text-color has-link-color has-h-4-font-size wp-elements-15c1312a0365cbebc0daf2479c6a474b\" style=\"margin-bottom:0\">POST-START<\/h3>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div  style=\"background-color:#cce0f536;\" class=\"ds-column right-col has-background\">\n\t\n<ul  style=\"--dst-list__col: 1; --dst-list__gap: 10px; --dst-list__direction: row; --dst-list__title-lh: 1.2; --dst-list__item-padding: 0rem 0rem 0rem 0rem;\" class=\"dst-list is-row no-border no-pad-l no-marg-t no-marg-b wp-block-ds-blocks-c-list\">\n\t\n<li  class=\"dst-list__item wp-block-ds-blocks-c-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dst-list__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dst-list__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\tDefined triggers for investigation: location mismatch, access anomalies, early performance cliff\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n\n\n<li  class=\"dst-list__item wp-block-ds-blocks-c-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dst-list__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dst-list__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\tEscalation path that includes procurement, not just recruiting or HR\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n\n\n<li  class=\"dst-list__item wp-block-ds-blocks-c-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dst-list__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dst-list__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\tEvidence retention expectations when concerns arise\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The procurement translation: Auditability<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Procurement cannot govern what it cannot validate. Two suppliers may claim identical verification controls. The differentiator is consistent execution with evidence that can be produced when questions arise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-xs wp-block-paragraph\">The practical ask is not &#8220;do you have a verification process?&#8221; Most suppliers will say yes. The practical ask is &#8220;show me what you would produce if I asked you to prove it happened.&#8221; That question surfaces the gap between policy and execution faster than any audit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Questions worth asking internally<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These are designed for program leaders and procurement executives who want to understand where their lifecycle gaps sit before an incident forces the question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>For a placement that fails at 60 days, can you trace exactly which party verified identity, when, and what evidence exists?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Are your post-hire monitoring expectations written into supplier contracts &#8212; or are they assumed?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Who gets notified if a geolocation anomaly surfaces after a contractor is onboarded? Is there a defined escalation path?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When a worker leaves for performance reasons in the first six months, does anyone check for fraud indicators &#8212; or does it close as a bad hire?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How do you currently handle the handoff between your staffing supplier and your IT access provisioning team? Is there a documented confirmation step?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Start here<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pick the role segment where you have the highest combination of system access, remote delivery, and placement velocity. For that segment, map who owns verification at each of the four phases. Then identify three things:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-17ebd0ce wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background-color:#cce0f5;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-top:12px;padding-right:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-left:12px\"><ul  style=\"--dst-list__col: 1; --dst-list__gap: 10px; --dst-list__direction: row; --dst-list__title-lh: 1.2; --dst-list__item-padding: 0rem 0rem 0rem 0rem;\" class=\"dst-list is-row no-border no-pad-l no-pad-l-inner no-bullet no-marg-b wp-block-ds-blocks-c-list\">\n\t\n<li  class=\"dst-list__item wp-block-ds-blocks-c-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dst-list__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dst-list__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t1. <strong>Where there is no clear owner<\/strong> &#8212; that is a handoff gap\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n\n\n<li  class=\"dst-list__item wp-block-ds-blocks-c-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dst-list__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dst-list__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t2. <strong>Where there is no documented evidence<\/strong> &#8212; that is an auditability gap\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n\n\n<li  class=\"dst-list__item wp-block-ds-blocks-c-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dst-list__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dst-list__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t3. <strong>Where there is no defined trigger<\/strong> &#8212; that is an escalation gap\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those three gaps, in that role segment, are your first priority. Closing them does not require a program-wide overhaul. It requires clear ownership at each handoff point and evidence that travels with the placement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div  style=\"--ds-row-gap: 0px; --ds-columns-count: 2; --grid-template-columns: var(--col1_desktop-fr, 1fr) var(--col2_desktop-fr, 1fr); --col1_desktop-fr: 5fr; --grid-template-columns_tablet: var(--col1_tablet-fr, 1fr); --grid-template-columns_mobile: var(--col1_mobile-fr, 1fr); --ds-columns-count_mobile: 1; ;\" class=\"ds-columns gb-xs\">\n\t<div class=\"ds-row\">\n\t\t\n\n<div  style=\"background-color:#ff6a0026;\" class=\"ds-column has-background\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-custom-css is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dcfc6260 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained wp-custom-css-711e2f6d\" style=\"border-top-color:#ff6b00;border-top-width:2px;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<p class=\"has-custom-css has-sm-font-size wp-custom-css-ed0532f6 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Go deeper<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-custom-css wp-custom-css-1b51f7b5 wp-block-paragraph\">Procom has published a full framework for assessing your organization&#8217;s fraud risk posture &#8212; including the financial modeling behind the full cost continuum and a self-assessment tool you can run internally. <a href=\"https:\/\/procomservices.com\/en-ca\/insights\/candidate-fraud-in-enterprise-hiring\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Candidate-Fraud-in-Enterprise-Hiring-Whitepaper.pdf\"><strong>Go to the whitepaper.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div  class=\"ds-column items-start flex-left\">\n\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"233\" height=\"300\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/candidate-fraud-cover-300.png.webp\" alt=\"candidate-fraud-cover-300.png\" class=\"wp-image-25231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/procomservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/candidate-fraud-cover-300.png.webp 233w, https:\/\/procomservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/candidate-fraud-cover-300.png-155x200.webp 155w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 233px) 100vw, 233px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If any of this maps to what you&#8217;re seeing in your program, I&#8217;m happy to compare notes. You can reach me at <a href=\"mailto:simong@procomservices.com\">simong@procomservices.com<\/a>&nbsp; or connect with me on <a type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/simongray4\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/simongray4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div  style=\"--ds-row-gap: 0px; --ds-columns-count: 2; --grid-template-columns: var(--col1_desktop-fr, 1fr) var(--col2_desktop-fr, 1fr); --col2_desktop-fr: 5fr; --grid-template-columns_tablet: var(--col1_tablet-fr, 1fr); --grid-template-columns_mobile: var(--col1_mobile-fr, 1fr); --ds-columns-count_mobile: 1; ;\" class=\"ds-columns\">\n\t<div class=\"ds-row\">\n\t\t\n\n<div  class=\"ds-column\">\n\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"189\" height=\"189\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/simon-gray-linkedin-1.png.webp\" alt=\"simon-gray-linkedin-1.png\" class=\"wp-image-25232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/procomservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/simon-gray-linkedin-1.png.webp 189w, https:\/\/procomservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/simon-gray-linkedin-1.png-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 189px) 100vw, 189px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div  class=\"ds-column\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-custom-css has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1d01f233 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained wp-custom-css-597679b6\" style=\"background-color:#d6d1c969;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:4.5rem;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<p class=\"has-custom-css has-lg-font-size wp-custom-css-186e5ce4 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>About the author<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-h-4-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-right:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><strong>Simon Gray<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-custom-css wp-custom-css-3b7a9921 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">With over 25 years of experience in strategic staffing, Simon leads Procom\u2019s Workforce Solutions division to help clients hire quickly and compliantly.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"separators-custom-box  \"  >\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta_title\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t>Ready to Connect?<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#hs-form\"\n\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\tstyle=\"background-color:;\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tContact Us\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group hs-form-group no-marg-t is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n        <style>\n            [data-hsfc-id=Renderer] .hsfc-Step .hsfc-Step__Content {\n                padding-top: 0;\n            }\n            [data-hsfc-id=Renderer] .hsfc-PostSubmit .hsfc-RichText {\n                display: block;\n            }\n\t\t\t.content-single .hs-form-html .hsfc-RichText span {\n            \tcolor: #fff;\n            }\n            #form-heading {\n                background-image: linear-gradient(to left, rgb(0, 92, 185), rgb(0, 23, 46));\n                margin-bottom: 0;\n                font-weight: 700;\n\t\t\t\tfont-size: 42px !important;\n                line-height: 50.4px;\n                color: #fff;\n                text-align: center;\n\n                padding-top: 40px;\n\t\t\t\tpadding-left: 40px;\n\t\t\t\tpadding-right: 40px;\n            }\n\t\t\t#form-heading +div{\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 0px;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t:root :where(.is-layout-flow.no-marg-t) > * {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 0 !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.wp-block-group.hs-form-group {\n\t\t\t\tdisplay: none;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.wp-block-group.hs-form-group.is-visible {\n\t\t\t\tdisplay: block;\n\t\t\t}\n        <\/style>\n\n        <div class=\"\" id=\"form-heading\">\n            Ready to connect? 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