The mission of the Office of the ICRC’s Central Tracing Agency (CTA) for the international armed conflict between the Russian Federation and Ukraine is to help clarify the fate of missing persons and thus alleviate the suffering of their families. In order to collect information on missing Russians and Ukrainians and to ensure that their data could be processed, it was necessary to recruit Ukrainian and/or Russian speakers. In this context, guaranteeing the integrity and impartiality of these people was an essential objective.

In 2018, Aequivalent was mandated by Société Générale to improve the continuity and quality of its recruitment. This was done in compliance with FINMA regulations on background and integrity checks for employees. A simple, digital and experience-driven process for prospective employees was one of the priorities of the HR organisation.

Alpian is shaping the future of wealth management across Switzerland. Operating as a disrupter within the financial sector, Alpian conducts both its core operations and supplementary activities in a fully digital environment. To match these ambitions, Alpian wanted to digitize their HR processes. Aequivalent’s modern, candidate-centric screening process to help manage human risk proactively, seemed a logical fit.

Our customer, an airline operating out of Switzerland and its candidates were facing difficulties with their background screening provider based abroad. Candidates had to rely strongly on the HR department of the company to provide them with the support and explanations necessary to fulfill their background verification. This resulted in unwanted workload and stress, both for flight personnel and human resources.