Many times, when sales are down in an organization, we are quick to attribute it to the economy or poor marketing efforts. But nobody’s mind ever goes to the issue of poor customer service. How does your staff treat clients during the buying process? How do they attend to them when they have issues with […]
Why do background checks? The benefits of comprehensive employment background screening include: 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, and avoiding negative publicity. The bottom line is that pre-employment background checks help an organization be more successful. […]
Background checks are a group of public records that define a person’s past. Background checks may include the following information; criminal records, court records, public information, marriage and divorce records, financial and lien records, driver records, rental and employment information of an individual. Background checks may vary depending on what sources they’re procured from. There are also a […]
If you think it isn’t necessary to conduct a background check on an employee, consider what might happen to your business if you hire the wrong person. You could wind up with an employee who steals from you, your other employees or your customers. The wrong employee may turn out to be violent, and, if […]
Prior history is a good predictor of future performance. Background checks are used by employers to identify applicants prone to unacceptable workplace behavior. Background check tools such as Criminal Record Checks, Prior Employment Verification, Education Verification, License Verification, and other research tools can reveal potential problem areas. Negligent hiring liability holds employers responsible both for […]
According to business dictionary.com, background check is “the act of reviewing both confidential and public information to investigate a person or entity’s history”. Background checks are commonly performed by employers to ensure that an employee is who he or she says they are, to determine that the individual does not have a damaging history (such […]