As employers around the world progress towards a standard practice in global background screening, they are discovering arange of unique regional- and country specific issues that must be addressed and resolved to optimize their hiring success.India, the focus of this document, is a prime example. For starters, India is a hotspot that has become synonymous withthe offshoring or outsourcing of key business processes such as information technology (IT), product development, sharedservices for back office functions, and customer support. Likewise, considering its massive population, roughly 1.2 billionpeople compared to 313 million people in the United States (U.S.), it’s also a hiring mecca for organizations looking torecruit the best talent to work both inside and outside the country.