The Case for Pre-Employment Background Checks

What is a Pre-Employment Background Check? It s the process of gathering information about a prospective new hire to objectively evaluate a candidate s qualifications, character, fitness, and to identify potential hiring risks for safety and security reasons. It is also commonly used to verify the accuracy of an applicant s claims. (Source: Wikipedia)

Nothing matters more in winning than getting the right people on the field. Jack Welch

By the numbers 53% of all job applications contain inaccurate information1 10% of all background checks have at least one serious flag2 Workplace violence accounts for 18% of all violent crime3 16% of executive resumes contain false academic claims or omissions4 The average costs of a bad hire may equal 30% of the first year s potential earnings5 30% of IT sabotage cases are caused by employees with criminal records6 Employers have lost more than 79% of negligent hiring cases.7 30% of all business failures are caused by employee theft.8

Respondeat Superior Under this legal doctrine, an employer is legally responsible for the actions of its employees.

Negligent Hiring: A Definition Negligent hiring may be found where the employee (the tortfeasor) had a reputation or record that showed his propensity to misuse the kind of authority given by the employer, and this record would have been easily discoverable by the employer, had the employer exercised 'due diligence'.9

Why Do 90% of American Corporations Perform Background Checks? And why should your company do the same? Create a safer workplace Find the right candidates Build a culture of trust and safety Lower risk of negligent hiring lawsuits Protect your people, brand, and profits

Get the right people on the bus, the wrong people off the bus, and the right people in the right seats. -- Jim Collins, Good to Great

How It s Done: Working with a background screening company, a typical pre-employment screening process goes like this: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Order Services Obtain Consent Run Background Check Receive Results Make Your Decision

Compliance, Compliance, Compliance Background checks must adhere to Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) EEOC Guidelines Americans with Disabilities Act Title VII of the Civil Rights Act And others Your background screening company can help!

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Get Started Today. Make Better Hiring Decisions Tomorrow. Proforma Screening Solutions Open an Account: www.proformascreening.com Or call (866) 276-6161 SOURCES: 1 Society of Human Resources Management; 2 Proforma Screening Solutions data; 3 Bureau of Justice Statistics; 4 Business Week; 5 U.S. Department of Commerce; 6 HRTechNews.com; 7 Fortune; 8 American Management Association and US Chamber of Commerce; 9 Wikipedia.org