Playing The Stock Market- Employee Background Checks

April 14, 2015 by
If you ever look at a stock portfolio, there is usually a disclaimer that says past performance is not indicative of future success. Basically advisors do not want you to invest in something because you feel like it’s a sure thing, and then have you be disappointed later on. Employee background checks are saying the same basic thing when it comes to whom you hire.
Playing the stock market is riddled with risks- some are high with the promise of a great return, or great failure. Others are low risk with a steady expectation of gain, or they may turn out to be a dud and never fully rise to their potential. When you run employee background checks, you are looking for indicators of which job applicant is going to be a high or low risk.
Just like a stock, you should probably not judge their past behavior as a guarantee of future success. Some applicants with a clean history will end up stealing from you because they are suddenly faced with an unexpected financial debt. Others with a criminal past may have truly been rehabilitated, and are on the straight and narrow path now, never to falter again.
Pre employment screening is about having a base line to make those decisions. Is the applicant consistently employed or do they bounce from job to job every few months? Do they have multiple convictions or was it a one-time mistake? 
By tracking a stock over a longer period of time, we can see just how consistent it has been allowing us to decide whether to invest or not. Employee background checks help us to see the longer history of a person, and not just what the recent results have been.
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

If you ever look at a stock portfolio, there is usually a disclaimer that says past performance is not indicative of future success. Basically advisors do not want you to invest in something because you feel like it’s a sure thing, and then have you be disappointed later on. Employee background checks are saying the same basic thing when it comes to whom you hire.

Playing the stock market is riddled with risks- some are high with the promise of a great return, or great failure. Others are low risk with a steady expectation of gain, or they may turn out to be a dud and never fully rise to their potential. When you run employee background checks, you are looking for indicators of which job applicant is going to be a high or low risk.

Just like a stock, you should probably not judge their past behavior as a guarantee of future success. Some applicants with a clean history will end up stealing from you because they are suddenly faced with an unexpected financial debt. Others with a criminal past may have truly been rehabilitated, and are on the straight and narrow path now, never to falter again.

Pre employment screening is about having a base line to make those decisions. Is the applicant consistently employed or do they bounce from job to job every few months? Do they have multiple convictions or was it a one-time mistake? By tracking a stock over a longer period of time, we can see just how consistent it has been allowing us to decide whether to invest or not. Employee background checks help us to see the longer history of a person, and not just what the recent results have been.

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

 

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Signs Sell, But Do Not Truly Deter Theft – Prevent Shoplifting Loss

April 13, 2015 by Leave a Comment
How does your store Prevent Shoplifting?  There are several things you and your staff can incorporate into your daily tasks and routines to help deter theft.  Offering excellent personal customer service, making eye contact, speaking to everyone, and making it known to the person that you are aware of their presence in the store are some free and easy ways to keep theft from occurring.  Another option is to post signs throughout the store with various warnings.  One of the best choices your business can make, however, is to add a Checkpoint System.
In this age where thieves are so creative and when there are websites devoted to educating people on how to steal without getting caught, your business needs a real plan to Prevent Shoplifting.  
I was in a small shopping mall today, and the spectrum of protection methods that varied from store to store was eye opening.  There is a lot of foot traffic here because it is a tourist destination plus it is a well known college town, and all of these stores line the street behind the campus.  In one store they sell a lot of rock and roll memorabilia.  There are t-shirts, huge posters, and a lot of collectibles.  The merchandise is fairly high retail.  For the tourist, there are items here that they will not find close to home and for the college student there are a lot of desirable pieces to decorate their dorm rooms.  Posted throughout this store are handwritten signs of various sizes.  Some simply warn of the intention of prosecution for shoplifting while others tell you to “smile, you are on camera”.   None are particularly threatening or even convincing.  Considering the mint condition and value of some of the collectibles in this store, I was really surprised at how little they have in regards to how they Prevent Shoplifting.  Other than the perception that there are cameras in the store, the two people on duty did nothing more than stand behind the counter and chat with one another.  
Now if you exit this store and walk down the hall to the next shop door, you walk past Checkpoint System pedestals when you come inside.  This is a shop that sells vintage and retro clothing, incense, knitted hats, and other hippie stuff.  It was adorable.  There were visible hard tags on items that were most likely targets to be picked up and concealed, like the hats and headbands.  Plus the dresses and other items to be tried on in the dressing room were all tagged.  The clerk spoke as we entered, offered her assistance, and payed attention to those present in her store.
If you really want to Prevent Shoplifting in your business, you have to take it seriously and put forth the effort to protect your inventory and your profits.  Investing in a Checkpoint System can pay you back many times by deterring theft from your store, and in some cases, nabbing those that do decide to try it.  The pedestals and accompanying tags come in different shapes,sizes, colors, and capabilities, depending on what you need to secure.  
For more information contact us at 1.770.426.0547 or Preventshopliftingloss.net

How does your store Prevent Shoplifting?  There are several things you and your staff can incorporate into your daily tasks and routines to help deter theft.  Offering excellent personal customer service, making eye contact, speaking to everyone, and making it known to the person that you are aware of their presence in the store are some free and easy ways to keep theft from occurring.  Another option is to post signs throughout the store with various warnings.  One of the best choices your business can make, however, is to add a Checkpoint System.

In this age where thieves are so creative and when there are websites devoted to educating people on how to steal without getting caught, your business needs a real plan to Prevent Shoplifting.  I was in a small shopping mall today, and the spectrum of protection methods that varied from store to store was eye opening.  There is a lot of foot traffic here because it is a tourist destination plus it is a well known college town, and all of these stores line the street behind the campus.  In one store they sell a lot of rock and roll memorabilia.  There are t-shirts, huge posters, and a lot of collectibles.  The merchandise is fairly high retail.  For the tourist, there are items here that they will not find close to home and for the college student there are a lot of desirable pieces to decorate their dorm rooms.  

Posted throughout this store are handwritten signs of various sizes.  Some simply warn of the intention of prosecution for shoplifting while others tell you to “smile, you are on camera”.   None are particularly threatening or even convincing.  Considering the mint condition and value of some of the collectibles in this store, I was really surprised at how little they have in regards to how they Prevent Shoplifting.  Other than the perception that there are cameras in the store, the two people on duty did nothing more than stand behind the counter and chat with one another.  

Now if you exit this store and walk down the hall to the next shop door, you walk past Checkpoint System pedestals when you come inside.  This is a shop that sells vintage and retro clothing, incense, knitted hats, and other hippie stuff.  It was adorable.  There were visible hard tags on items that were most likely targets to be picked up and concealed, like the hats and headbands.  Plus the dresses and other items to be tried on in the dressing room were all tagged.  The clerk spoke as we entered, offered her assistance, and payed attention to those present in her store.

If you really want to Prevent Shoplifting in your business, you have to take it seriously and put forth the effort to protect your inventory and your profits.  Investing in a Checkpoint System can pay you back many times by deterring theft from your store, and in some cases, nabbing those that do decide to try it.  The pedestals and accompanying tags come in different shapes,sizes, colors, and capabilities, depending on what you need to secure. 

For more information contact us at 1.770.426.0547 or Preventshopliftingloss.net

 

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The Wheel-Chair Bandit and Checkpoint Tags!

April 13, 2015 by Leave a Comment
I remember my training as a new loss prevention officer about 10 years ago. My trainer, who I still talk to today, told me that I should never judge a potential shoplifter based on their appearance. Whether they look homeless, hopped up on drugs, or dressed in their Sunday best, you should never profile. That stuck with me for the past decade and is something I train all my new agents on. You look at product and behavior. Normally, a legitimate shopper won’t try to remove the security tags on clothes. 
Just last week, I was working with one of my agents at a high theft store. It was a weekday, but had already been a busy morning. It wasn’t lunch time yet and we had already made 4 shoplifting stops. I think there were some solar flares, or something that had people thinking it was a good day to come out and shoplift. As we’re walking the sales floor, an older gentleman in a wheel chair caught my eye. He was being pushed around by a younger, attractive female. I figured it was a nurse and went on with my routine. I failed to recognize that the gentleman had a dozen high end articles of clothing in his lap. (I failed the first step that I train so vigorously on). 
A few minutes later, my agent calls out over the radio that he’s watching an individual removing the clothing security devices from some apparel. He said it was an older male wearing a white shirt and jeans. I began walking towards the front of the store in order to wait outside and my agent continued relaying what he was observing. He stated that once the checkpoint tags were removed, a female accomplice opened her purse and the male placed the merchandise inside. He warned me that the pair was approaching the exit and to make the stop. 
The older gentleman and his assumed nurse were exiting the store as I was waiting outside. I spoke to them briefly and thanked them for coming in. I didn’t see the shoplifter though. Moments later, my agent comes bursting through the doors, questioning why I let the shoplifter go!! It was in that moment, I realized the shoplifter was the customer in the wheelchair! They were only a few steps away and we attempted to make contact. Out of nowhere, the female began running at a sprinters pace through the parking lot… pushing the wheel chair right along with her. The old man’s arms and legs were flailing side to side and I could hear him yelling “Faster, faster! I’m not going back to jail!!”
The police caught up to them sprinting down the highway and brought them back to the store. In their possession was over $1,000 worth of my store’s merchandise. Turns out that it was all planned. The gentleman was a wealthy man who stated that he wanted a little excitement. He told me that he researched how to remove the clothing alarms and that he had no desire for the product he was taking. The female was his nurse and she said that at the salary he was paying her, she just did whatever made him happy. I swear, I wish this was fiction…
For more information, contact us: Clothing Security, or call 1.770.426.0547

I remember my training as a new loss prevention officer about 10 years ago. My trainer, who I still talk to today, told me that I should never judge a potential shoplifter based on their appearance. Whether they look homeless, hopped up on drugs, or dressed in their Sunday best, you should never profile. That stuck with me for the past decade and is something I train all my new agents on. You look at product and behavior. Normally, a legitimate shopper won’t try to remove the security tags on clothes. 

 Just last week, I was working with one of my agents at a high theft store. It was a weekday, but had already been a busy morning. It wasn’t lunch time yet and we had already made 4 shoplifting stops. I think there were some solar flares, or something that had people thinking it was a good day to come out and shoplift. As we’re walking the sales floor, an older gentleman in a wheel chair caught my eye. He was being pushed around by a younger, attractive female. I figured it was a nurse and went on with my routine. I failed to recognize that the gentleman had a dozen high end articles of clothing in his lap. (I failed the first step that I train so vigorously on). 

 A few minutes later, my agent calls out over the radio that he’s watching an individual removing the clothing security devices from some apparel. He said it was an older male wearing a white shirt and jeans. I began walking towards the front of the store in order to wait outside and my agent continued relaying what he was observing. He stated that once the Checkpoint Tags were removed, a female accomplice opened her purse and the male placed the merchandise inside. He warned me that the pair was approaching the exit and to make the stop. 

 The older gentleman and his assumed nurse were exiting the store as I was waiting outside. I spoke to them briefly and thanked them for coming in. I didn’t see the shoplifter though. Moments later, my agent comes bursting through the doors, questioning why I let the shoplifter go!! It was in that moment, I realized the shoplifter was the customer in the wheelchair! They were only a few steps away and we attempted to make contact. Out of nowhere, the female began running at a sprinters pace through the parking lot… pushing the wheel chair right along with her. The old man’s arms and legs were flailing side to side and I could hear him yelling “Faster, faster! I’m not going back to jail!!”

 The police caught up to them sprinting down the highway and brought them back to the store. In their possession was over $1,000 worth of my store’s merchandise. Turns out that it was all planned. The gentleman was a wealthy man who stated that he wanted a little excitement. He told me that he researched how to remove the clothing alarms and that he had no desire for the product he was taking. The female was his nurse and she said that at the salary he was paying her, she just did whatever made him happy. I swear, I wish this was fiction…

For more information, contact us: Clothing Security, or call 1.770.426.0547

 

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Ban The Box- Criminal Background Checks

April 7, 2015 by
Circulating within the California legislation is a bill known as the Ban the Box Bill. In essence, the legislation is seeking to remove and ban the box on employment applications regarding criminal background checks. If this is passed, employers will not have a legal right to ask if a job candidate has been convicted of a crime.
There are two main talking points on both sides of the issue. The first is from human rights advocates that say job seekers who have a criminal past are being unjustly passed over and are discriminated against when they disclose their criminal convictions during pre employment screening. They feel like the potential employees have already paid their dues for the crimes that were committed and should now be given a clean slate to try and rebuild their lives.
Since 1 in 4 have a criminal record, there are too many potential employees who cannot find work, and are therefore a strain on the state, as they often have to collect government assistance to supplement their lack of income.
The flip side comes from the employers who say because 1 in 4 have a criminal past, it is necessary to find out up front who does and does not have a conviction. They feel that they have a right to hire the best candidate for the position. Many employers feel that they would hire a convicted applicant, depending on what the conviction was for, and what position they had applied for, provided it was disclosed upfront and not uncovered during a criminal background check.
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 

Circulating within the California legislation is a bill known as the Ban the Box Bill. In essence, the legislation is seeking to remove and ban the box on employment applications regarding criminal background checks. If this is passed, employers will not have a legal right to ask if a job candidate has been convicted of a crime.

There are two main talking points on both sides of the issue. The first is from human rights advocates that say job seekers who have a criminal past are being unjustly passed over and are discriminated against when they disclose their criminal convictions during pre employment screening. They feel like the potential employees have already paid their dues for the crimes that were committed and should now be given a clean slate to try and rebuild their lives.

Since 1 in 4 have a criminal record, there are too many potential employees who cannot find work, and are therefore a strain on the state, as they often have to collect government assistance to supplement their lack of income.

The flip side comes from the employers who say because 1 in 4 have a criminal past, it is necessary to find out up front who does and does not have a conviction. They feel that they have a right to hire the best candidate for the position. Many employers feel that they would hire a convicted applicant, depending on what the conviction was for, and what position they had applied for, provided it was disclosed upfront and not uncovered during a criminal background check.

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 

 

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Who Do They Really Work For- Background Check Company

March 24, 2015 by
Employees, who are in a gang, or other kinds of organized crime rings, might not actually be employed by you. You might think they are, but pre employment screening might say otherwise. That is, if a background check company conducts the employee background checks.
A background check company has the ability to decipher data that might lead to other questionable things the employee is trying to hide. A criminal history, as well as a check of previous addresses or acquaintances might show that this employee is associated with gangs, mafia, or other known criminals.
While not all employees are going to be criminals just because they associate with other criminals, many are looking for jobs at specific stores that the crime ring needs an insider. If they get one of “their guys” hired, it is infinitely easier for them to steal, rob and defraud your store, than if they had to try and convince one of your honest employees to help them out.
Even though you are supplying them with a paycheck, their loyalties are actually with the ring that has put them in your store. The fact that you are paying them to steal from you is just a bonus.
Employee background checks that go beyond a simple reference check can uncover some crazy situations that you might have never thought possible. Before you become a target for organized retail crime, do a little extra research before you make a hiring decision.
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 

Employees, who are in a gang, or other kinds of organized crime rings, might not actually be employed by you. You might think they are, but pre employment screening might say otherwise. That is, if a background check company conducts the employee background checks.

A background check company has the ability to decipher data that might lead to other questionable things the employee is trying to hide. A criminal history, as well as a check of previous addresses or acquaintances might show that this employee is associated with gangs, mafia, or other known criminals.

While not all employees are going to be criminals just because they associate with other criminals, many are looking for jobs at specific stores that the crime ring needs an insider. If they get one of “their guys” hired, it is infinitely easier for them to steal, rob and defraud your store, than if they had to try and convince one of your honest employees to help them out.

Even though you are supplying them with a paycheck, their loyalties are actually with the ring that has put them in your store. The fact that you are paying them to steal from you is just a bonus.

Employee background checks that go beyond a simple reference check can uncover some crazy situations that you might have never thought possible. Before you become a target for organized retail crime, do a little extra research before you make a hiring decision.

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 

 

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Cradle to Grave- Internal Theft

March 15, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Power tools are items of merchandise that we have historically had shrink problems with. We had countless incidents and recoveries from shoplifters trying to steal these power tools. When we started to loose even more of them, we just assumed we had more shoplifters than normal, not internal theft.
Since we were loosing a significant amount of tools across the board, we decided that we needed to do a cradle to grave investigation, not necessarily an employee theft investigation. We started to check our receiving reports to find out when the merchandise came into the store, and see if we could track here it went from there. 
When we noticed that we were missing items that should have come in on the morning’s truck, but were nowhere to be found, we started to suspect internal theft.
We installed a temporary, discreet camera to see what was going on when nobody else was around. What we saw was employees sifting through the boxes of merchandise coming into the store. As soon as they found the boxes with power tools in them, they would set the box aside.
Near the end of their shift, they would toss the full boxes into the trash compactor. Someone would go to the outside of the building and grab them. This way the boxes were never seen leaving though one of the main doors.
We found out that the employees were selling the tools to a local pawn shop to get extra cash.
For more information on employee theft, employee theft investigation or internal theft contact us or call 1.770.426.0547 – Atlanta Georgia
Visit the Loss Prevention Store to purchase CCTV Systems that can help you stop Employee Theft and Internal Theft problems and help with your Employee Theft Investigation.

Power tools are items of merchandise that we have historically had shrink problems with. We had countless incidents and recoveries from shoplifters trying to steal these power tools. When we started to loose even more of them, we just assumed we had more shoplifters than normal, not internal theft.

Since we were loosing a significant amount of tools across the board, we decided that we needed to do a cradle to grave investigation, not necessarily an employee theft investigation. We started to check our receiving reports to find out when the merchandise came into the store, and see if we could track where it went from there.

When we noticed that we were missing items that should have come in on the morning’s truck, but were nowhere to be found, we started to suspect internal theft.We installed a temporary, discreet camera to see what was going on when nobody else was around. What we saw was employees sifting through the boxes of merchandise coming into the store. As soon as they found the boxes with power tools in them, they would set the box aside.

Near the end of their shift, they would toss the full boxes into the trash compactor. Someone would go to the outside of the building and grab them. This way the boxes were never seen leaving though one of the main doors.

We found out that the employees were selling the tools to a local pawn shop to get extra cash.

For more information on employee theft, employee theft investigation or internal theft contact us or call 1.770.426.0547 – Atlanta Georgia

Visit the Loss Prevention Store to purchase CCTV Systems that can help you stop Employee Theft and Internal Theft problems and help with your Employee Theft Investigation.

 

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Leave Your Worries Behind You- Criminal Background Checks

March 10, 2015 by
When conducting thorough criminal background checks it is important to get the applicant’s address history for the period of time you want to check. This is typically anywhere from five to ten years, depending upon the position they are applying for. 
Even though criminal convictions are public record, not all convictions are stored in a national database. That means you would have to contact every single county an applicant had lived in to verify if there was or was not a criminal record. Without the address list, it would be close to impossible to garner accurate criminal background checks.
While you would hope that an applicant who has had several addresses- in particular in several different counties or states had moved for valid reasons- such as job transfers with previous employers, not every move by every applicant is that legitimate.
Frequently, pre employment screening turns up criminal convictions for potential employees who have moved because they are trying to cover up previous mistakes.
Some job candidates with a criminal past fear they will be misjudged by their mistakes and look to start a new life somewhere else. Others are trying to escape neighborhoods or groups of people that will continue to drag them down the road of criminal activity. Some cannot find employment or opportunities where they have been convicted and go someplace else (out of state family an friends) who can help them shed their criminal pasts and stigmas.
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 

When conducting thorough criminal background checks it is important to get the applicant’s address history for the period of time you want to check. This is typically anywhere from five to ten years, depending upon the position they are applying for.

Even though criminal convictions are public record, not all convictions are stored in a national database. That means you would have to contact every single county an applicant had lived in to verify if there was or was not a criminal record. Without the address list, it would be close to impossible to garner accurate criminal background checks.

While you would hope that an applicant who has had several addresses- in particular in several different counties or states had moved for valid reasons- such as job transfers with previous employers, not every move by every applicant is that legitimate.

Frequently, pre employment screening turns up criminal convictions for potential employees who have moved because they are trying to cover up previous mistakes.

Some job candidates with a criminal past fear they will be misjudged by their mistakes and look to start a new life somewhere else. Others are trying to escape neighborhoods or groups of people that will continue to drag them down the road of criminal activity. Some cannot find employment or opportunities where they have been convicted and go someplace else (out of state family an friends) who can help them shed their criminal pasts and stigmas.

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 

 

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Accessible To The Small Business- Employee Background Checks

February 23, 2015 by
With the increase in access to public information like criminal convictions, employment or education history, it has been more cost effective for even small businesses to conduct pre employment screening for all of their potential job candidates.
Previously, larger companies and organizations that were hiring for top-level executives, employees with security clearances, or law enforcement, did employee background checks. Due to the amount of time required by qualified experts to do pre employment screening, it was extremely expensive and unrealistic for small business owners to even consider.
The process of using pre employment screening as part of the hiring process, is actually pretty easy to standardize. Typically a business has an applicant fill out a job application. On the application there is notification that you reserve the right to conduct employee background checks prior to hiring any applicant. They have to sign acknowledging this requirement.
Next would be any pre interview screenings followed up by an actual job interview. During the job interview the potential employer has a chance to verbally review the application. 
This is the best time to find out more about the applicant’s personality and skill set. This is also an ideal time for the applicant to ask any questions they might have, but also to clarify any questions or red flags the potential employer has found.
If all goes well after the interview process, the pre employment screening is then conducted. Job offers can be made on a conditional basis- pending the results of the employee background checks.
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 

With the increase in access to public information like criminal convictions, employment or education history, it has been more cost effective for even small businesses to conduct pre employment screening for all of their potential job candidates.

Previously, larger companies and organizations that were hiring for top-level executives, employees with security clearances, or law enforcement, did employee background checks. Due to the amount of time required by qualified experts to do pre employment screening, it was extremely expensive and unrealistic for small business owners to even consider.

The process of using pre employment screening as part of the hiring process, is actually pretty easy to standardize. Typically a business has an applicant fill out a job application. On the application there is notification that you reserve the right to conduct employee background checks prior to hiring any applicant. They have to sign acknowledging this requirement.

Next would be any pre interview screenings followed up by an actual job interview. During the job interview the potential employer has a chance to verbally review the application.

This is the best time to find out more about the applicant’s personality and skill set. This is also an ideal time for the applicant to ask any questions they might have, but also to clarify any questions or red flags the potential employer has found.

If all goes well after the interview process, the pre employment screening is then conducted. Job offers can be made on a conditional basis- pending the results of the employee background checks.

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 

 

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See The Whole Picture- Employee Theft Investigation

February 15, 2015 by Leave a Comment
When you are conducting an employee theft investigation, you want to figure out every avenue that the employee is taking to benefit from your store’s assets. 
Even if you think that your employee theft investigation has unearthed exactly what the employee is doing, you might want to continue to pursue every other possible angle the employee could be taking.
It is not uncommon in an employee theft situation that more than one method of theft is uncovered. In one particular case, we had two employees working together.
One would ring up the other, and upon further review, not all of the merchandise taken had been sold. Instead of five items being sold, only one or two would be and the rest of the items would walk out the door.
We later discovered that the extra items were then refunded for store credit. In essence, we were getting the hit by the theft of the item, and then the refund of the item. 
Had we stopped our employee theft investigation at the pass offs at the register, we would have missed the refunds. We also would have missed that there was a third employee conducting the refunds, because they knew the product was stolen.
Once we started observing these employees, we found out that all three of them were actually stealing product and passing off inventory to the others. Without a thorough investigation, we would never have realized just how far the losses were going.
For more information on employee theft, employee theft investigation or internal theft contact us or call 1.770.426.0547 – Atlanta Georgia
Visit the Loss Prevention Store to purchase CCTV Systems that can help you stop Employee Theft and Internal Theft problems and help with your Employee Theft Investigation.

When you are conducting an employee theft investigation, you want to figure out every avenue that the employee is taking to benefit from your store’s assets.

Even if you think that your employee theft investigation has unearthed exactly what the employee is doing, you might want to continue to pursue every other possible angle the employee could be taking.

It is not uncommon in an employee theft situation that more than one method of theft is uncovered. In one particular case, we had two employees working together.

One would ring up the other, and upon further review, not all of the merchandise taken had been sold. Instead of five items being sold, only one or two would be and the rest of the items would walk out the door.

We later discovered that the extra items were then refunded for store credit. In essence, we were getting the hit by the theft of the item, and then the refund of the item. 

Had we stopped our employee theft investigation at the pass offs at the register, we would have missed the refunds. We also would have missed that there was a third employee conducting the refunds, because they knew the product was stolen.

Once we started observing these employees, we found out that all three of them were actually stealing product and passing off inventory to the others. Without a thorough investigation, we would never have realized just how far the losses were going.

For more information on employee theft, employee theft investigation or internal theft contact us or call 1.770.426.0547 – Atlanta Georgia

Visit the Loss Prevention Store to purchase CCTV Systems that can help you stop Employee Theft and Internal Theft problems and help with your Employee Theft Investigation.

 

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Would You Know What To Do? –Background Check Experts

February 9, 2015 by
To save some money, you decided to forego using any sort of background check experts for your pre employment screening. You figured that just about anything can be found by searching the internet, and a little bit of digging on your own. That’s what these background check experts do anyway, don’t they?
For the most part you would be right. The majority of the information you are looking for with a pre employment screening is public record, in particular criminal convictions. Employment history can be found by calling a previous employer directly. So what could possibly go wrong? 
Well, there are two missing parts to the puzzle that may cause you some problems. The first concern is how far you are going to go to get these histories and checks- especially if this applicant has moved around at all. One of my best employees took three weeks to get the information back on because we had to go through 19 different counties for background history. A previous employer had moved him across the US several times, thus the extensive moving history.
The next concern is what happens if you dig up incorrect information on a potential candidate and subsequently decline a job offer to a candidate based on those findings. You (your company) can be held liable for that information and can be sued by that candidate for slander and other offenses in a court of law. Would you know how to fix that information if the situation came up?
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 

To save some money, you decided to forego using any sort of background check experts for your pre employment screening. You figured that just about anything can be found by searching the internet, and a little bit of digging on your own. That’s what these background check experts do anyway, don’t they?

For the most part you would be right. The majority of the information you are looking for with a pre employment screening is public record, in particular criminal convictions. Employment history can be found by calling a previous employer directly. So what could possibly go wrong?

Well, there are two missing parts to the puzzle that may cause you some problems. The first concern is how far you are going to go to get these histories and checks- especially if this applicant has moved around at all. One of my best employees took three weeks to get the information back on because we had to go through 19 different counties for background history. A previous employer had moved him across the US several times, thus the extensive moving history.

The next concern is what happens if you dig up incorrect information on a potential candidate and subsequently decline a job offer to a candidate based on those findings. You (your company) can be held liable for that information and can be sued by that candidate for slander and other offenses in a court of law. Would you know how to fix that information if the situation came up?

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 

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