<p>Every business professional should know how important a&nbsp;thorough pre employment (P-E) screening program is. A P-E program will :</p><p><b>Discourage applicants with something to hide.</b> It is estimated that about 30 percent of all applicants put false information on their application. A pre-employment screening is an effective risk management tool that has been proven to significantly reduce the risk of a bad hire.</p><p><b>Eliminate uncertainty in the hiring process.</b> The best predictor of the future is how the person performed in the past.</p><p><b>Demonstrate due diligence.</b> What do I mean by due diligence? An employer has a reasonable duty to show care in the hiring process. That means an employer must take reasonable steps to determine whether an employee is fit for the job he/she is applying for.</p><p><b>A pre-employment screening program and is cost effective.</b> The cost of a P-E background check is small compared with the cost to litigate a negligent hiring suit.</p><p>What is not well known is: The person doing the screening is the most important part of the process. Here's why.</p><p>Many companies do their P-E screening in house. However, the hiring process can be taxing even for companies with a fully staffed human resource department. Your employees will have to spend a great deal of time and energy learning the many state and Federal laws that apply to what you can and cannot access when doing a background check, and what release and consent forms are required. An honest mistake by one of your hard-working employees could result in a lawsuit against you by the applicant. If that weren't enough, more time and energy would have to be spent tracking down past employers, references, educational institutions and so forth. Often to leave a message and hope you are there for the return call...don't you or your employees have better things to do?</p><p>Contacting a licensed private investigator to do your background screening is the solution to your problem. Unfortunately we private investigators do not lead the glamor lives like they do on TV. The vast majority of us are former law enforcement, state, or federal agents who understand the importance of a thorough background check. We have met the requirements that allow us to use databases ONLY available to licensed professionals such as attorneys, law enforcement and private investigators. A licensed private investigator <b>must</b> comply with all of the state and federal laws such as the Fair Credit Reporting Act, DPPA,HIPPA and the Gramm-Leach-Biley Act to see that your rights and the rights of the applicant are protected, and will take the time to go to the courthouse to research a record if needed. Sadly, many employers think that if they have a state criminal history check done by one of the many online background checking companies out there they are, &quot;in the clear&quot;. These types of checks will not tell you if that person has a criminal history in another state...something you MUST know.</p><p>I hope this article will be of some help in your hiring process.</p><p>PLEASE NOTE: The various rules and regulations referred to in this article concerning particular types of information commonly used for background screening is not intended to be legal advise and should not be considered as such. If you have a question concerning use of this information in a specific situation, please contact an attorney or your legal department</p> 2008-02-14T02:49:46Z -26.5225 674 264 true 6 7925 pre-employment-background-screeningwhy-its-better-to-be-safe-than-sorry-when-hiring 7 2008-02-18T21:00:38Z 2008-02-18T21:00:38Z

<p>Every buiness professional knows &nbsp;that good employees are the foundation of&nbsp;the business. One bad hire can ruin<b>&nbsp;</b>what took years to build. A professional pre-employment screening program will ensure that you are safe and not sorry.</p>

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