Employment pre-screening to keep your business protected

90 percent of companies now implement employment pre-screening. The fact that 10% of all background checks have at least one serious red flag, suggests that organizations which do implement an employment screening program are right to do so! Nonetheless, employment screening is a complex industry. It’s tough to understand as a newcomer. Any employer that has – or wants to implement – such a program faces a barrage of questions: What types of background checks should I run? How can I ensure our organization is abiding by the law? How do I get started? What forms do I need? Should it cover all new hires, or just certain roles? There’s one, really easy way to simplify the employment pre-screening process: hire professionals. (Although if you’re looking to learn the ropes, our blog is a great place to start.) Need specifics on why to bring in the experts? Here are a few key reasons why you shouldn’t go it alone:

• Your customers are your #1 priority. Repeat customers are your bread and butter, so keep them happy. They need to feel safe in your employees’ hands, and they can’t feel safe unless they know you have screened candidates properly.
• Sourcing records is a time-consuming process. As a manager, you have a lot on your plate. It can be difficult to commit the time and energy needed to dig into a candidate’s background, especially when it involves needing to contact many different levels of government. (You’ll need to make sure you have records at the county, state and federal levels before you make any hiring decisions.)
• Databases aren’t always complete. For example, in 2011, 20 percent of arrests made in Texas were never reported to the Texas Department of Public Safety. It is state law to send conviction information to the Texas DPS, but some information does slip through the cracks. Professionals know where to look to fill the gaps.
• Pre-employment screening services have the time and resources. Because of the nature of their work, a pre-employment screening service like MYB is able to provide clients the most accurate background checks available. We have the means for getting it quickly and more efficiently than an individual could.
• Get it wrong, and it’ll cost you (your entire business, in some cases). Check out these incredible statistics:
  • The turnover cost for one bad employee can be as much as 2-3 times their salary
  • Employers have lost more than 78% of negligent hiring cases
  • Workplace drug and alcohol use costs U.S. businesses an estimated $100 billion each year