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Building A Better Team Is Easier When You Use A Background Check Company
You may not know this, but hiring the right people for your business is EASY! That’s right, everyone who applies will always fill in application information honestly. They never leave gaps in employment, they tell you their entire education background and obviously they will never lie about whether they are re-hirable for a previous job. Would they omit facts about a criminal history? Certainly not! They will tell you about that criminal record, because they know your business might do background checks and find out, right? While we are on the topic, resumes are just as trustworthy. Why would anyone embellish a resume just to get a job? Who is going to be creative about a job title, isn’t that kind of senseless? Awards they have received? Can’t you track down if they weren’t the school Valedictorian? I am being sarcastic in all of this for a reason. People DO lie on applications and on resumes in order to get a job. How pervasive is the problem? “According to a 2014 CareerBuilder survey, fifty-eight percent of hiring managers said they’ve caught a lie on an application; one-third (33 percent) of these employers have seen an increase in resume embellishments post-recession.” (Source; CareerBuilder.com) A professional background check company can provide you with the information on an applicant that he or she may fail to “remember” when completing that job application.
A background check company can uncover information that an applicant may fail to let you know about when they apply for a job with you. Do you require a certain type of degree or certification for a job? A pre-employment screening can validate that someone graduated with that particular diploma. Will the job require driving? It could be helpful to know if the applicant has a clean driving record. What about a credit history? Is the person you are considering for a position financially stable? It may be important for you to know that the person who is going to have access to client credit card information does not have potential credit problems himself. Conducting background checks will help to ensure you are hiring people who are honest in providing information you need to make intelligent hiring decisions.
Having experience in my previous position in retail as a Loss Prevention Manager and in my current position as a shift supervisor in a university library, I have combed through hundreds of applications. I have first-hand experience in seeing “embellishments” and “employment gaps”. I also know what it is to be in crunch time and you have to hire a new person, but you have to go through a lot of applications and resumes. It can be easy to give a benefit of a doubt to what may be an omission. This is especially true when you see an application or resume that at first glance looks very impressive. A background check company can help protect you when you may have been lulled into a false sense of security over a candidate’s application. As the saying goes, “Looks can be deceiving”. I recognize that even those who have had a checkered past need an opportunity to turn their life around. If someone is honest, even about their criminal history employee background checks can confirm a person’s honesty. While I applaud employers who are willing to hire someone who may have experienced problems in their lives, I still think it is prudent to place these new hires in a position that will not put a company at risk. I would not put someone with a prior DUI conviction in a position to drive a company vehicle, at least for a while. Someone that has been convicted of embezzlement would not work in my cash office or at a cash register. I might consider them for a freight stocking position or as a cart attendant to start off.
Hiring the right person for the job should always be a priority. Really knowing who that person is that you are considering for a job can be difficult. A background check company will give you the confidence that your candidate would truly be a good fit for your team. Let employee background checks help you hire the right people to staff your business,
For more information on a background check company, contact us or call 1.770.426.0547
You may not know this, but hiring the right people for your business is EASY! That’s right, everyone who applies will always fill in application information honestly. They never leave gaps in employment, they tell you their entire education background and obviously they will never lie about whether they are re-hirable for a previous job. Would they omit facts about a criminal history? Certainly not! They will tell you about that criminal record, because they know your business might do background checks and find out, right? While we are on the topic, resumes are just as trustworthy. Why would anyone embellish a resume just to get a job? Who is going to be creative about a job title, isn’t that kind of senseless? Awards they have received? Can’t you track down if they weren’t the school Valedictorian? I am being sarcastic in all of this for a reason. People DO lie on applications and on resumes in order to get a job. How pervasive is the problem? “According to a 2014 CareerBuilder survey, fifty-eight percent of hiring managers said they’ve caught a lie on an application; one-third (33 percent) of these employers have seen an increase in resume embellishments post-recession.” (Source; CareerBuilder.com) A professional background check company can provide you with the information on an applicant that he or she may fail to “remember” when completing that job application.
A background check company can uncover information that an applicant may fail to let you know about when they apply for a job with you. Do you require a certain type of degree or certification for a job? A pre-employment screening can validate that someone graduated with that particular diploma. Will the job require driving? It could be helpful to know if the applicant has a clean driving record. What about a credit history? Is the person you are considering for a position financially stable? It may be important for you to know that the person who is going to have access to client credit card information does not have potential credit problems himself. Conducting background checks will help to ensure you are hiring people who are honest in providing information you need to make intelligent hiring decisions.
Having experience in my previous position in retail as a Loss Prevention Manager and in my current position as a shift supervisor in a university library, I have combed through hundreds of applications. I have first-hand experience in seeing “embellishments” and “employment gaps”. I also know what it is to be in crunch time and you have to hire a new person, but you have to go through a lot of applications and resumes. It can be easy to give a benefit of a doubt to what may be an omission. This is especially true when you see an application or resume that at first glance looks very impressive. A background check company can help protect you when you may have been lulled into a false sense of security over a candidate’s application. As the saying goes, “Looks can be deceiving”. I recognize that even those who have had a checkered past need an opportunity to turn their life around. If someone is honest, even about their criminal history employee background checks can confirm a person’s honesty. While I applaud employers who are willing to hire someone who may have experienced problems in their lives, I still think it is prudent to place these new hires in a position that will not put a company at risk. I would not put someone with a prior DUI conviction in a position to drive a company vehicle, at least for a while. Someone that has been convicted of embezzlement would not work in my cash office or at a cash register. I might consider them for a freight stocking position or as a cart attendant to start off.
Hiring the right person for the job should always be a priority. Really knowing who that person is that you are considering for a job can be difficult. A background check company will give you the confidence that your candidate would truly be a good fit for your team. Let employee background checks help you hire the right people to staff your business.
For more information on a background check company, contact us or call 1.770.426.0547
