What Your Company Should Know About Employee Background Checks

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What Your Company Should Know About Employee
Background Checks
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• Employee background checks have become part and
  parcel of the hiring process for many companies,
  big or small, and whether potential employees
  relish the prospect of having their backgrounds
  delved into or not, it certainly gives company
  owners greater control and peace of mind, over
  who they employ. That isnt to say that someone
  you take on with a clean background, wont later
  prove themselves to be wrong for the job, but the
  risk is certainly reduced.
• Recent surveys have shown that up to 70 of
  employers carry out background checks, but should
  you be unsure as to whether you and your company
  should carry them out, please read on to find out
  more

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• Why should your company carry out background
  checks for job applicants?
• A wrong hiring decision can come back to haunt
  you, and with your company, its employees and
  clients to protect, you need to do everything
  that you can to make the right decision.
• Conducting background checks is one way of
  helping to ensure that you find the right
  employee for the job, and helps to reduce the
  time and cost expended should you make a poor
  hiring decision.
• There is also the risk of costly and reputation
  damaging lawsuits, should an employee that you
  didnt make the effort to thoroughly vet, turn
  out to be unethical or dishonest.

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• Here are some important points to consider when
  running employee background checks
• Dont be tempted to run your own search online -
  not everything can be found this way and much of
  the relevant information can only be found when a
  licensed background check firm, conduct the
  checks
• Always use a professional agency firms that are
  licensed to carry out such checks will do the job
  far quicker and more thoroughly than you ever
  could, and if doing it yourself, there is always
  the risk of data being viewed that is a violation
  of state or federal law

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• Dont make yourself a target for an EEOC
  investigation try to look at a wide range of
  information and dont focus solely on whether a
  person has a criminal record, otherwise you might
  find yourself being targeted for an investigation
  by the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission.
  
• Abide by the law ensure that all applicants
  sign a legal release form before you conduct a
  background check, and that they are informed of
  their rights. You will also need to provide them
  with a copy of the report, and ideally converse
  personally with individuals with whom there may
  be an issue.

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• Keep the process consistent for all applicants
  identical searches and investigations should be
  carried out for each applicant, and while
  different jobs may of course require different
  levels of investigation, those applying for the
  same job should be screened in the same manner.
• The best way to ensure that you stay in line with
  federal and state requirements when conducting
  background checks for applicants, is by hiring
  the services of a professional company who deal
  with these on a regular basis. You will also get
  quicker and more accurate results.

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