You need a partner, not a CV pipeline
A bad hire costs far more than a salary. It costs momentum, team morale, management attention and the opportunity cost of the role sitting unproductive. A partner looks past the CV to capability, fit and verified credentials — and takes responsibility for the outcome.
The checklist that matters
- ✓Speed. Strong candidates are off the market in weeks. Ask for measured time-to-shortlist, not adjectives.
- ✓Structured assessment. Scorecards agreed before sourcing beat opinions gathered after interviews.
- ✓Verification. Credentials, employment history, identity and guarantors — checked, not assumed.
- ✓Sector understanding. The person screening banking operations hires should know what good looks like in banking operations.
- ✓Data handling. Candidate data must be collected, stored and deleted in line with the Nigeria Data Protection Act.
Where recruitment and background checks meet
Running sourcing with one vendor and verification with another creates a handover, and handovers create delay and risk. When both sit in one workflow, checks begin at shortlist stage, results arrive before the offer conversation, and you never extend an offer to an unverified candidate.
How fast verification should be
- ✓Identity and NYSC certificate verification: 24–48 hours
- ✓Guarantor verification: 2–4 working days
- ✓Previous employment history: 2–5 working days
- ✓Academic credentials: 3–7 working days
Those timelines are achievable because the checks run in parallel with interviewing rather than after it.
Ready to build the team?
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