I ran into an interesting situation the other day involving background checks, specifically an employee background check, not pre-employment screening.

We had an associate guilty of employee theft.  It was a pretty open and shut case. We followed our company procedures to the letter, and the end result was that we terminated this employee. She was not prosecuted, but we did require restitution to be paid to us to make up for the losses she incurred.

We didn’t think much else about it. In an unrelated matter, or so we thought, a few months later we were in the process of promoting one of our employees to a management position. This individual would have keys to the building, safe codes and alarm codes.

As per our policy, we ran an employee background check before the promotion was granted. One of the points on the background check is address verification. As it turns out, the employee’s current address was different than the one we had on file from his application.

That wasn’t such a big deal. People move all the time and in the world of direct deposit paychecks, we are not always notified when someone moves. The problem was that this employee had moved in with the previous employee we had terminated for theft.

We now needed to question the judgment of our employee. If they were in a relationship with the employee who had been stealing, what are the chances that our newly promoted manager might not exert some sort of revenge once they had carte blanche access to our store?

Had it not been for the employee background check, we never would have questioned this employee or his motives.

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Where would I be in my life if it weren’t for employee background checks? It is hard to say. I know that I have been quickly approved for housing rentals because of my good background checks. I know that I can easily be approved for a loan or a credit card for those same reasons. So why would I think any differently about an employee background check?

For some companies it is a critical part of the decision making process to run and evaluate an employee background check. There is so much that can be scored or measured as far as credit worthiness (important if your employee will have access to cash or monetary funds). Even potential litigation or other liabilities can be foreseen through a criminal background check (is your employee going to work with children or somewhere with minimal supervision?)

Much of the criteria in pre-employment screening can point an employer in the right direction in a hiring decision. As a smart employee, I understand just how invaluable it has been for me to ensure my background checks show up not only clean (nothing on a criminal background check), but also in exemplary standings, like credit. I want to be the best potential candidate for a job in all aspects, which includes the ones on paper.

As an employer, I need to make sure I have more to go on than just a hunch, or gut feeling. I need something tangible and measurable to say that my potential new hires will do me justice for years to come.

To purchase Pre-Employment Screening Services or for more information on background check experts, background checks, criminal background checks, employee background checks or pre employment screening contact us at the background check company or call 1.770.426.0547