Why Use Employment Screening Services?

Pre-Employment Screenings Promote Safety, Honesty, and Profitability!

Reduce Applicant Misrepresentation

Pre-employment screening helps to eliminate uncertainty in the hiring process. A good interviewer may be able to make an informed judgment about an applicant’s personality, intelligence and general qualifications. However, verifying past employment, education, professional licenses and other key data is impossible to do without checking the source.

Reduce Employee Turnover

Applicants with something to hide will typically avoid those companies that conduct pre-employment screening as a matter of policy. Screening promotes open communication and honesty during the hiring process. If an applicant has a blemish on the record, they are more likely to disclose it up front, rather than be caught in a lie. This save everyone time and money.

Improve Customer Relations

Long-term retention of employees is a benefit. Customers are able to establish a relationship with your staff, which increases trust and comfort.

Create a Safe Working Environment

Proper screening of current and new employees helps to ensure that you are not putting your valued employees at risk from an individual with a history of violence, drug abuse, neglect and theft.

Reduce Loss Prevention

Employee theft costs US business more than $4 billion annually. It has been reported by The American Management Association and The U.S. Chamber of Commerce that 30% of all small business failure is caused by employee theft. If even a single incident can be prevented,
pre-employment screening pays for itself many times over.

Demonstrate Due Diligence

Companies that regularly screen applicants demonstrate a level of Due Diligence that promotes safety in the workplace. While this is no guarantee that a company will avoid all legal problems associated with its employees, it could become a critical factor in a lawsuit.

"34% of all application forms contain outright lies about experience,
education, and ability to perform essential functions on the job."

Source: Wall Street Journal

Help Prevent Negligent Hiring Claims

Negligent Hiring refers to an employer’s obligation not to hire applicants who are likely to commit harmful acts against other employees or individuals otherwise associated with a company that could create a legal liability for the employer. Some employers have taken precaution a step beyond pre-employment screening to include annual screening (Criminal Monitoring) of employees to ensure those who were safe to hire to begin with stay that way.

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