So you’re not going to background screen your new employees? If that’s the case, chances are good that you’re using one of the excuses below.
Before you totally ditch the idea of background checking potential workers, we urge you to read through our feelings on the most common excuses we hear against background screening.
1. There aren’t really that many criminals out there. It’s all a bunch of hype.
Are you really prepared to bet your company’s bottom line on this? Surprisingly, there are plenty of criminals out there… and they don’t come with signage. In fact, more people than ever are telling “little white lies” on their resumes. You can’t ferret them out without background screening.
2. Background screening is very, very expensive.
The opposite is actually true. Though you will pay a cost for comprehensive background screening measures, the more people you hire, the less you’ll pay per person. In the end, it definitely is an investment in the security of your company and personnel.
3. I can do my own background screening online.
This is half-true. You can do a lot of checking via Google and other sources. But you aren’t going to get the full picture. That cannot be done online alone.
4. Background screening is for big companies, not for my small business.
We hear this quite often, and it’s not accurate. In fact, small businesses have more to lose in some ways if they make a bad hire than do their larger counterparts! For instance, if you only have 15 people working for you and one of them is a criminal, 1/15th of your staff is a problem. If you have 500 people working for you and one of them is a criminal, that’s 1/500th of your staff.
5. How much damage can one person really do? I watch my books like a hawk!
You may think you’re the best manager of your finances… but smart thieves have been known to pull the wool over the eyes of the most competent supervisors. It’s not your fault; it’s just that if a criminal wants to do something badly enough, he or she will find a way to try to make it happen.
Still think that background screening is unnecessary for your company?
