Why hire a pre-employment screening service?

70% of companies now run some form of criminal background checks on their employees. These criminal background checks are part of wider employment screening practices, which are implemented to protect a business and its future. With pre-employment screening becoming an ever-increasingly important part of many hiring strategies, one of the key questions to ask is how exactly to perform these checks – do you attempt to do it yourself, or hire a pre-employment screening service to help? Why perform employment screening? Before we discuss professional services, let’s first understand exactly what employment screening is, and why a company should practice it.  Employers perform employment checks for three primary reasons – due to legal requirements, to protect their business from bad hires, and to ensure an individual is who they say they are. By running employment screening checks, an employer can ensure that they are hiring within the law, that all hires are honest and have integrity, and to ensure they protect themselves from any future risk (such as lawsuits, employee theft or violence in the workplace). Considering that 1 in 3 of all business failures are caused by employee theft, that 10% of all background checks have at least one serious flag, and that the average costs of a bad hire may equal 30% of a new company’s first year’s potential earnings, employment screening is not something you want to  forgo. Why hire professional help? By hiring an employment screening service, you’ll get an idea of what sort of checks you’re after. There are many different types of employment checks, and only some will be relevant to you. A screening service can help you choose. In addition, a professional service knows how to find this information in a speedy and reliable way. What might take you weeks could take them days, as they know exactly where to look. While it may cost a little bit extra to hire a service, it will be worth it when you have this vital information in your hands. Word of warning: ‘Free’ and ‘Instant’ background check companies are often either fake or simply don’t do a very good job. This sort of information on people is neither free nor instant, so keep this in mind. Ready to take that next step? Get in touch today to find out what sort of screening service we could tailor to suit you.]]>