Every day, U.S. businesses encounter approximately 2,500 internal security breaches. Hiring the wrong person may cost you thousands of dollars. You can minimize the risk with employee background screening.

However, not all businesses have access to the right resources or have employees with the right skill set to filter stellar employees. In this case, consider outsourcing your business’s background screening.

Cost-Effectiveness

Many of the resources needed for effective employee background screening have restricted access. These include:

  • Federal court records databases
  • County-level criminal databases
  • Personal information databases

Accessing these resources requires you to provide credentials and pay a fee. Small and medium-sized businesses that hire just a few employees at a time will find this time-consuming and costly. But an agency specializing in screening employees can easily access these resources at an overall lower cost. 

Agencies use these resources in a large volume, so they don’t have to worry about paying a fee on a per-employee basis. Outsource employee screening to save money!

Company Protection

You’ll get comprehensive criminal record checks on your applicants by outsourcing employee screening to experts. This reduces the risk of hiring someone that may:

  • Have a bad reputation
  • Harm your employees
  • Steal your intellectual property
  • Be lying about their skills

If you hire someone with a background that presents them as a risk, and they go on to harm an employee or customer, you may face a negligent hiring claim. You’ll be financially liable to provide compensation, and your business’s reputation will be tarnished.

Legal Compliance

Unless your in-house team is familiar with the local, state, and federal regulations on background checks, it’s better to outsource them. Even in the absence of actual harm, federal background check law violations may cost you up to $1,000 per violation.

By outsourcing background screening, you’ll avoid non-compliance. The company you outsource to will be responsible for compliance with the law instead.

Increased Speed & Accuracy

Background screening is time-consuming. It will take up a significant amount of your HR department’s time and energy, which could instead be directed toward other responsibilities.

When you outsource background screening, you get a team of experts who effectively handle the screening process. They’ll quickly provide accurate data that you couldn’t acquire unless you have specialized tools and knowledge yourself.

Objectivity

Background screening may reveal sensitive information about an applicant. Some hiring managers have an inherent bias toward specific backgrounds or personalities and discriminate against applicants based on this information. This is detrimental to cultural and personality diversity within your business and may lead to a discrimination lawsuit.

A background screening company will process applicant information in a safe, non-discriminatory manner. They know what to include and exclude in a report to minimize the risk that an applicant is mistreated due to biases.

Hire the Right People Through Always Answer

Work with Always Answer for cost-effective employee screening services. Our team will help you screen all your new applicants and help you get the right people for your business.

Call us at 1-800-606-9898 or fill out our contact form to discuss your needs with our team.