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 [...]
Unemployment rates continue to fall in the United States—employers added 433,000 workers in 2021, and economists are hopeful that there will be more job openings this year. However, despite employers’ efforts to hire qualified workers, the labor force participation rate is still below the 63.4% pre-pandemic participation rate. Many hope this will improve in the summer [...]
Most employers perform some kind of background check. According to the National Association of Professional Background Screeners (NAPBS), they primarily investigate criminal history in national and county or state databases. When it comes to hiring, conducting background checks is a vital step. Doing so helps you better picture the applicant and protect your company, employees, and [...]
Employee screening should be part of every business’s hiring process. Background and reference checks validate job applicants’ claims regarding their education, qualifications, and general trustworthiness. Having a pre-employment screening program in place makes better-informed hiring decisions and reduces the risks of making a bad hire. Poorly conducted or inadequate employee screening, on the other hand, can [...]
Without a proper pre-employment screening procedure, you are putting your business at risk. For this, outsourcing is one of the best options for small companies to screen their applicants. In this blog, Always Answer discusses why it is more effective and efficient to outsource your employee screening, especially if you are a small-to-medium enterprise. Cost + [...]
A background check is a critical step in the recruitment process. By verifying information provided by the applicant, you can rest assured that your company hires only qualified and honorable people. What Can be Covered by Employee Screening? A pre-employment background check typically reviews the following information: Identity verification – Name, social security number, and right [...]
Have you ever run a classified ad to search for new employees or used one of the many job-finding sites? They can be both a blessing and a burden because though you get your information and job openings in front of many more applicants and therefore find more qualified individuals, you will also get a lot [...]
Have you ever posted on social media about a job opening? Or placed a classified ad and felt overwhelmed with the response? This might sound like a good problem to have, but that doesn’t mean it is without its stress. Additionally, more responses mean more time spent combing through all the applicants, and that might be [...]
