Hire Candidates Who Are Authentic and Trustworthy
In 2019, a pilot was arrested after flying without a valid pilot’s license. He had been flying without a license for 20 years! The airline had never verified his license when he was hired!1
When your organization does not conduct background checks before hiring employees, not only could you wind up hiring an unqualified person, you’re potentially putting the safety of the public and your staff at risk.
Employee background checks can tell you that the candidates you’re interviewing are who they say they are. We all want to assume we’re hiring the right person for the right role, but you won’t know for sure without doing your due diligence.
Why Are Employee Background Checks Important?
- 78% of candidates lie on their resume
- 79% of candidates who have lied say they’ve never been caught
- 60% of candidates lie about their education background
- 45% of applicants lie about why they left their previous job
- 75% of employees have stolen from their employer at least once
Employee fraud costs around $400 billion annually, but a financial loss is just one of the ways hiring the wrong candidate can hurt your business.
Benefits of Employee Background Checks
Conducting thorough employee screenings helps you reduce risk and create a more secure, productive work environment. Here’s how:
- Keep your workplace safe. Employee background checks explore a candidate’s criminal records, including offenses that may pose a risk to your employees and the workplace, reducing the risk of theft, fraud, violence, and other harmful activities.
- Hire qualified candidates. Take time to verify that they have the credentials and qualifications required for the role. You can also put them to the test by using our eSkill Talent Assessment Platform.
- Protect your company’s reputation. Employee background checks will reveal past issues that could harm your organization, like if they have a history of misconduct or attack previous employers on social media.
- Protect confidential information. Certain positions may have access to sensitive or proprietary information. Protect yourself from a data breach by assessing a candidate’s trustworthiness and integrity before hiring them.
- Maintain compliance. Industries like healthcare, finance, and the government have strict regulations regarding employee background checks. Failure to meet these standards can lead to legal consequences, penalties, or loss of licenses.
- Reduce turnover rates. Employee background checks can help you screen out candidates with a history of ethical misconduct, poor performance, or job hopping. This improves the likelihood that the candidate you hire will be a long-term employee.
Verified Background Checks Made Easy
Hiring Strategies has selected a partner to provide background screenings to ensure you will receive the fastest, most comprehensive results in the industry. You’ll find the innovative system to be user-friendly and easy to use. Our background check service partner has optimized their approach based on over a decade of experience and feedback.
Here are just some of the ways our background check service can enhance the process for you:
- Automate your screening process. The user-friendly online platform helps you manage and streamline the entire screening process.
- Make it easy for candidates. Post a link on your website requiring candidates to fill out the background, drug screening, and/or verification requests of your choosing.
- Personalize the system. Add your logo to make the system consistent with your brand. Customize questions to make the screening relevant to each position.
- Access reports from anywhere. The mobile-friendly system lets you access results on any device from anywhere.
- Utilize excellent customer support. You will have a team of experts assigned to your account. They’re all FCRA Certified and ready to help you with anything you need.
You’ll receive all of this – and more – with no long-term contracts and no hidden fees.