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Why Should You Conduct Background Checks? by rearmoi: 5:06pm On Jun 19, 2019
A lot of individuals and organizations do not know the importance of carrying out a background check especially when it comes to new hires.

Carrying out background check is very essential and reasons are stated below:

The benefits of a comprehensive employment background screening include but not limited to the following:
Increased applicant and new hire quality
Reduced workplace violence
Reduced negligent hiring liability
Reduced losses from employee dishonesty
Making the right hire the first time
Avoiding negative publicity.

The bottom line is that pre-employment background checks help an organization be more successful. That means greater profits to for-profit organizations and greater impact for non-profits.

Background Checks allow an employer to better determine if an applicant poses a potential threat to other employees or customers. Also, because employers have a moral and legal obligation to provide a safe work environment, knowing whether a potential employee has been involved in criminal or dishonest activity (such as drug or other substance abuse, reckless behavior, theft, or dangerous and violent behaviors) allows the employer to better determine if an applicant is appropriate for the job and work environment.

Fortunately, conducting the background check isn’t hard, especially if you’re hiring a third party to do it for you. But even then there are many issues you should be looking for. Here are five things you need to know when conducting a background check on a prospective employee.

Here are some of the benefits of running background checks on your staff:

Identify the individuals with criminal records – with background check, you can easily identify candidates with past criminal records or candidates with any form of moral issues like theft, dishonesty, corruption etc.

Get a full picture of your applicant and not just what he/she presents in a resume or at the interview – people have a way of acting during interviews that allows them portray their best qualities. Thus, burying their weaknesses. With background check, you get the opportunity to meet, know and have a deeper insight into an individual’s personality.

It highlights dishonesty, false credentials and exaggerated CVs – Most times, people lie on their CVs. Anyone can make up any job experience with any firm, get friends to pose as referees, present fake credentials just to get a job. There is no way you can easily identify these irregularities without carrying out proper background check on these individuals.

It improves the quality of staff you hire as your staff would be competent and reliable – imagine having done a thorough background check on every individual at your firm, it makes it easier for you to entrust them with confidential company information.

Thorough background checks help employers: Reduce the high cost of turnover by screening in employees who stay longer, reduce losses from employee theft, employee fraud, drug and alcohol abuse, absenteeism, workplace violence, and litigation. A significant number of job applicants falsify information on their resumes. Employment verification is too important for your company to hesitate on, delegate to an untrained employee, or disregard screening requirements and standards.


Below are some of the benefits of running background checks on your employees;

Improved Employee Quality: It improves the quality of staff you hire as your staff would be competent and reliable. This is only possible if you are sure of the caliber of employees you hired. Performing a thorough background check on every individual at your firm makes it easier for you to entrust them with confidential company information.

Reduced Careless Hiring: Background check provides you with a clear picture of your applicant and not just what he/she presents in their resume or at the interview. Candidates have a way of acting during interviews that allows them to portray their best qualities. Thus, burying their weaknesses. With background check, you are opportune a deeper insight of the individual’s personality.

Reduces Workplace Violence: background check helps you identify candidates with past criminal records or candidates with any form of moral issues like theft, dishonesty, corruption etc.

Improves Hiring Security: It highlights dishonesty, false credentials and exaggerated CVs – at times, people lie on their CVs. Anyone can make up any job experience with any firm, get friends to pose as referees, present fake credentials just to get a job. There is no way you can easily identify these irregularities without carrying out proper background check on these individuals.

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Re: Why Should You Conduct Background Checks? by rearmoi: 9:51am On Jun 26, 2019
With the sensitive environment that we are in, conducting background check is very crucial for every employee. We are in an environment where certificates are forged and people lie on their work experience.
Re: Why Should You Conduct Background Checks? by jamiuAY(m): 10:23am On Jun 26, 2019
This is a good writeup for some of us that doesn't know what Background Check is all about.

Thanks for the post.

rearmoi:
A lot of individuals and organizations do not know the importance of carrying out a background check especially when it comes to new hires.

Carrying out background check is very essential and reasons are stated below:

The benefits of a comprehensive employment background screening include but not limited to the following:
Increased applicant and new hire quality
Reduced workplace violence
Reduced negligent hiring liability
Reduced losses from employee dishonesty
Making the right hire the first time
Avoiding negative publicity.

The bottom line is that pre-employment background checks help an organization be more successful. That means greater profits to for-profit organizations and greater impact for non-profits.

Background Checks allow an employer to better determine if an applicant poses a potential threat to other employees or customers. Also, because employers have a moral and legal obligation to provide a safe work environment, knowing whether a potential employee has been involved in criminal or dishonest activity (such as drug or other substance abuse, reckless behavior, theft, or dangerous and violent behaviors) allows the employer to better determine if an applicant is appropriate for the job and work environment.

Fortunately, conducting the background check isn’t hard, especially if you’re hiring a third party to do it for you. But even then there are many issues you should be looking for. Here are five things you need to know when conducting a background check on a prospective employee.

Here are some of the benefits of running background checks on your staff:

Identify the individuals with criminal records – with background check, you can easily identify candidates with past criminal records or candidates with any form of moral issues like theft, dishonesty, corruption etc.

Get a full picture of your applicant and not just what he/she presents in a resume or at the interview – people have a way of acting during interviews that allows them portray their best qualities. Thus, burying their weaknesses. With background check, you get the opportunity to meet, know and have a deeper insight into an individual’s personality.

It highlights dishonesty, false credentials and exaggerated CVs – Most times, people lie on their CVs. Anyone can make up any job experience with any firm, get friends to pose as referees, present fake credentials just to get a job. There is no way you can easily identify these irregularities without carrying out proper background check on these individuals.

It improves the quality of staff you hire as your staff would be competent and reliable – imagine having done a thorough background check on every individual at your firm, it makes it easier for you to entrust them with confidential company information.

Thorough background checks help employers: Reduce the high cost of turnover by screening in employees who stay longer, reduce losses from employee theft, employee fraud, drug and alcohol abuse, absenteeism, workplace violence, and litigation. A significant number of job applicants falsify information on their resumes. Employment verification is too important for your company to hesitate on, delegate to an untrained employee, or disregard screening requirements and standards.


Below are some of the benefits of running background checks on your employees;

Improved Employee Quality: It improves the quality of staff you hire as your staff would be competent and reliable. This is only possible if you are sure of the caliber of employees you hired. Performing a thorough background check on every individual at your firm makes it easier for you to entrust them with confidential company information.

Reduced Careless Hiring: Background check provides you with a clear picture of your applicant and not just what he/she presents in their resume or at the interview. Candidates have a way of acting during interviews that allows them to portray their best qualities. Thus, burying their weaknesses. With background check, you are opportune a deeper insight of the individual’s personality.

Reduces Workplace Violence: background check helps you identify candidates with past criminal records or candidates with any form of moral issues like theft, dishonesty, corruption etc.

Improves Hiring Security: It highlights dishonesty, false credentials and exaggerated CVs – at times, people lie on their CVs. Anyone can make up any job experience with any firm, get friends to pose as referees, present fake credentials just to get a job. There is no way you can easily identify these irregularities without carrying out proper background check on these individuals.

[url][/url]https://markcalthers.com/background-check-why/
[url][/url]https://markcalthers.com/background-check-2/

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