WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF PRE-EMPLOYMENT SCREENING?
Organizations that do not conduct pre-employment screening on new hires are at a high risk of employing people who have something lurking in their past that could negatively affect your business in the long run. Some candidates while desperately looking for a job, can be untruthful or omit details of their employment or criminal history.
Hiring can be very costly and even more costly when you hire the wrong employee and then have to re-hire to fill the vacant position. Before you invest in hiring an employee; run a comprehensive background check on them, this is to ensure that they are the perfect fit for your business.
Safeguard the valuable reputation of your organization. Your business’ reputation matters more than anything because no one wants to associate with a business that has a soiled reputation. Pre-employment screening on employees will enable you to uncover the truth behind their claims, expose their hidden secrets that could damage your business reputation in the long run. In fact, an increasing number of companies rely on pre-employment screening (background checks) to ensure their reputation is maintained.
This is why Fort Knox Checks is consistently dedicated to providing you with timely, accurate, and cost-effective background checks to help you make those important hiring decisions while safeguarding the valuable reputation of your organization.
In order to protect your organization from various potential risks, a background check is considered an imperative pre-employment screening step before making a hiring decision. To provide a safe workplace for your employees and customers, conducting background checks for new hires and existing employees is very important.
Pre-employment screening can reveal the following:
- Forged certifications
- Forged license
- Inexistent address
- Unreliable guarantors/referees
- Unavailable claimed work history
- Integrity issues
Conclusion
With pre-employment screening, you can have peace of mind that you’re making the right hire.
Do you want to conduct background checks for your new hires? If yes, simply Contact Us. We’d be happy to assist. Do you have questions or comments concerning background checks? Please feel free to leave a reply below.
- Posted by Seyi Olayera
- On February 16, 2022
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