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Alcohol or drug-impaired employees pose a huge risk to small businesses. One major mishap (workplace accident, etc.) can destroy a business.
The Society for Human Resource Management’s 2010 “Background Checking: Conducting Reference Background Checks” survey includes revealing details about which background topics are most commonly misrepresented by job candidates.
It’s important to clear away the fog surrounding the true intent of the people with whom you interact on a professional and personal level, especially those you don’t know very well.
According to Ponemon Institute’s “Data Loss Risks During Downsizing” January 2009 national study, 59% of U.S. ex-employees stole confidential company data.
Preventing theft, selecting the most qualified and appropriate applicant for the job, avoiding the enormous expense of a bad hire, and maintaining your good reputation and level of trust within your organization make thorough background screening necessary for optimum success.
All job applicants of S.G. Warburg & Co under Siegmund George Warburg were required to submit a handwriting sample, and to this day, Warburg’s trustees employ handwriting analysis, as illustrated in a Wall Street Journal article by Martin Rubin.
Employment screening giant, HireRight, surveyed over 1500 corporate hiring professionals in their 2010 Employment Screening Benchmarking Report.
According to the findings of Kroll, a risk consulting firm, criminal record conviction hits in employment background screening has been increasing.
Make sure your history is as clear as it should be through thorough security investigations.
Relying exclusively on gut instinct, rather than objective analysis for decision-making, such as in hiring and promotion decisions, can cause serious problems.