Job Applicants: What's Really In Their Background?
FACT: You'll need to hire strangers.
FACT: Some of them will lie about their qualifications and background.
Arcane's Background Screening
Background screening is so much more than checking an applicant's criminal court convictions. Our complete screening process reduces bad hiring decisions and offers greater operating efficiency. Multiple studies have shown nearly half of all job applicants lie on their resumes.
If you are willing to make the significant investment of funding a new employee based on the experience and skill they say they bring to the table, you want to be sure you are getting what you pay for.
REMEMBER: Your employees represent you!
Payroll is a HUGE investment!
How many thousands of dollars are you planning on paying the employee you are about to hire? Your relatively small investment into making sure they're the right person (more importantly, not the WRONG person) to spend your hard-earned payroll dollars on is the best money you'll ever spend on your business!
Negligent Hiring
You can be sued by others for hiring unfit employees. The elements of a civil claim may include the fact you should have known or foresaw an employee was unfit to hire. Contact your attorney for legal advice in this arena.
Costs of Hiring the Wrong Person
If you hire someone whose background you failed to properly investigate, the cost to your bottom line could be affected by:
- Lawsuits, litigation, and lawyers
- Negative impact on your clients
- Bad public image
- Low co-worker morale
- High turnover
Know Who You're Planning to Trust
Arcane's Background Screening solutions range from basic to comprehensive packages. Our most common services include verifying the following:
- Employment History
- Education
- Social Security Number
- Criminal convictions
- Credit
- Professional Licenses
“50 percent of applicants lie on resumes.”
-Patricia K. Gillette, Employment Law Attorney who defends employers against former employees
Strategy with Results
Arcane's Background Screening can help protect your organization from the vulnerabilities associated with hiring job applicants. This also helps you promote overall safety within the workplace by identifying pitfalls to avoid.
Most employers understand the importance of background screening but fail to implement an effective program. Thorough screening can protect companies from the risk of hiring the wrong person and reduce the significant liabilities associated with making poor hiring decisions. Nobody wants to fire someone.
Business Insurance
We recommend you check with your insurance carrier to see if they offer a discount for using Arcane Investigations to screen your job applicants.
It's a lot easier and much cheaper to not hire a bad person than it is to fire them.