| Employers are not taking employees on their | | | | system and you would have spent money on |
| payroll nowadays without following proper | | | | training him. He also becomes privy to a lot of |
| pre-employment screening procedures. They wish | | | | sensitive information and that is not something |
| to compile accurate data on every prospective | | | | you can take away from him. He or she would |
| employee before they offer him the job and | | | | have also mixed well with your team. |
| typically these consist of his driving records, | | | | If you have to repeat the entire process again |
| criminal records if any, past employment details, | | | | with another employee, it is not only going to cost |
| any loans taken by the employee and | | | | you money but also have an impact on your |
| comprehensive check on education information. | | | | team who would need to get adjusted to a new |
| They are doing this due to having suffered | | | | member all over again. That can have a |
| betrayal by employees in the past who have | | | | demoralising effect on the team and in other |
| falsified information and have indulged in fraudulent | | | | employees as well. There are thus spin off costs |
| practices which has put the company into a lot of | | | | when you make an error in judgement of |
| unnecessary trouble and inconvenience. By doing a | | | | selecting the wrong candidate. |
| complete pre-employment screening check, | | | | The pre-employment screening process also helps |
| companies can feel confident about the choice of | | | | to protect your company from lawsuits that can |
| employees they are taking on board and can rest | | | | be filed by employees if they are asked to go or |
| assured that they have followed what is possible | | | | summarily dismissed. Lawsuits can also be filed by |
| under the circumstances to ensure they are not | | | | customers who may get defrauded by the |
| taking somebody with a dubious record. This | | | | employee in question. This can cause a severe |
| procedure is now a common one practised by | | | | dent in the image of the company and you would |
| most employers. | | | | have to waste a lot of time, money and effort |
| If your company is one of those which believes in | | | | on public relations exercises to set the record |
| carrying out this procedure before hiring | | | | straight. |
| employees then it is doing the right thing. Careful | | | | Your company must also ensure that they are |
| selection of an employee protects valuable dollars | | | | making use of the right screening agency to |
| from getting wasted in future on recruitment, | | | | conduct the above exercise. The agency needs |
| training expenses. Remember that every action in | | | | to have a good reputation and though the |
| the corporate world has its price and if you make | | | | process may be costly, it is worth every penny |
| a wrong selection, by the time you realise it, the | | | | you spend on it. |
| employee has already spent some time in the | | | | |