Thứ Ba, 29 tháng 1, 2013

How To Protect Your Firm With A Comprehensive Background Check

By Emilia Espinoza


Comprehensive background check helps to identify trustworthy staffs for a firm. Many companies that have never bothered to conduct such verifications have had many problems as they often find themselves with unsavoury characters on their payroll. The problems that such people are likely to cause can be serious and widespread.

Through this practice, many, if not all, unworthy people can be prevented from taking up jobs that others are better suited to take up. It ensures the calibre of people hired is the best. Their honesty and integrity will not only help the company now, but bode well for the future as they will be inclined to hire others such as themselves.

The first line of defence comes with just verifying the academic claims and work experience of a job applicant. This often just requires placing a few phone calls. It is the easiest way of confirming how honest a person is. This is a very important trait in any kind of career. It has already been established that over a third of job applicants make false claims on their resumes. That means eliminating a whole lot of liars.

A sad fact of illegal immigration is that there are many highly educated people that have the experience to take up many available jobs but cannot do so due to their status. Some often become very daring and attempt to provide fake documents that would allow them to work. Because of this, it is important for an employer to d the necessary checks with the immigration department. It can be risky for a firm to hire illegal immigrants as they can be held legally liable.

When a scandal takes place within a firm and there are several potential suspects, comprehensive background checks will help to identify the culprit. For instance, in financial investment firms, there are regularly reports of embezzlements of client funds. By identifying the only people who have access to the funds and looking into their background, it should be easier to know who is responsible. Information from credit reports and bank statements will help to identify a person with the funds or strongest likelihood of having been involved.

When it comes to the legal aspect, background checks assist in protecting the firm. If the employer uses this practice as part of the interview process, it will demonstrate that the company attempted to conduct due diligence before hiring a candidate. Not only does it reinforce the company's reputation, but it also helps them should there be a lawsuit.

For instance, a facility that houses elderly patients and goes on to hire an attendant with past physical abuse convictions would be likely to see lawsuits coming their way if he assaults a patient. With comprehensive background checks the person would not have been hired. The patients would be safe and the facility's reputation still intact.

By making comprehensive background check a mandatory part of the hiring process, employers will protect not just themselves, but also their clients. They are great for providing evidence in internal investigations as they offer information that delves deeper into employees' backgrounds. However, it should be noted that a past criminal conviction does not always mean a person will reoffend.




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