| In today's business world, those who have the | | | | to undergo intensive scrutiny in order to verify |
| sometimes daunting task of hiring employees for | | | | their identity and citizenship. |
| a business have learned that they must be very | | | | Business scandals and frauds have made the need |
| careful who they choose to fill a particular position. | | | | for background checks essential for those who |
| Times have changed. Years ago, cities and towns | | | | are at the top of the corporate ladder. CEOs and |
| were not as heavily populated as they are now, | | | | other company bigwigs are subjected to intense |
| and it seemed that everyone knew each other, | | | | scrutiny regarding their actions both in the office |
| or at least knew someone who could vouch for | | | | environment and out of it. |
| the credibility of another person. Sadly, this is no | | | | The days of people being completely honest on a |
| longer true. Employee screening has become a | | | | job application are long gone. Smart employers |
| very important tool to help weed out unsuitable | | | | know this, and use background checks to |
| candidates who have applied for a job. | | | | attempt to weed out those potential employees |
| Why are background checks so important? | | | | who may have filled out the application to inflate |
| Employers in charge of hiring used to be able to | | | | their importance, or perhaps even told an outright |
| go on their instincts when assessing a potential | | | | lie about their previous jobs and/or schooling. |
| employee. They could somehow sense whether | | | | Certain types of jobs definitely require criminal |
| or not a person would be right for the job. | | | | background checks, as Federal and State laws |
| Nowadays, this just doesn't work. In these days | | | | demand that this be done. People whose job |
| of frequent negligent hiring lawsuits, one just can't | | | | description includes working with children, disabled |
| be too careful! If someone is hired and enters the | | | | individuals, or the elderly must be carefully |
| workforce of a company, and his or her actions | | | | checked out. This is such a stringent rule that the |
| are detrimental to an individual who also works | | | | FBI has even opened its Crime Information |
| there, the company can be held liable for any sort | | | | Center database for investigation into the |
| of damages this individual may claim. This has the | | | | backgrounds of those applying for some positions |
| potential to cost a company a lot of money, could | | | | involving children. |
| cause the dismissal of the person who actually | | | | It is now easy to accomplish a through |
| hired the errant worker, and could also ruin the | | | | background check on anyone who has expressed |
| company's reputation. | | | | interest in working for your company. As more |
| If your business has anything to do with children, | | | | and more information databases have become |
| and your employees come in contact with them, | | | | accessible by computers, the facts you need to |
| your need for a pre-employment background | | | | know are within your reach at a much more |
| check increases. With both child abuse and the | | | | reasonable price than you may have thought |
| kidnapping of children on the rise, you must be | | | | possible. You cannot afford to operate a business |
| certain that the person you are hiring does not | | | | without knowing what is in the background of the |
| have any instance on public record of either of | | | | people you hire! The success of your business |
| these crimes. | | | | may depend on the integrity of your employers. |
| Ever since September 11th, 2001, the fear of | | | | Once you see how cost-effective it can be to |
| further terrorist acts has made screening all | | | | have background checks at your disposal, you will |
| employees mandatory. People who have worked | | | | not want to do without this method of screening |
| for the same corporation for years as well as | | | | potential and/or current employees. |
| hopeful recruits have found themselves required | | | | |