Is your applicant all that they claim to be?
If you've ever applied for a job you know how easy it can be to fudge your CV. For most of us, that might mean claiming a few skills we don't really possess or Bigging up an internship or volunteering position to be more than it was.
It's not exactly truthful, but it's bending the truth rather than lying outright. Unfortunately there are people in the job market who are far less scrupulous. They fabricate qualifications, lie about their position in a company or invent experience that they don't really have.
If you're hiring from within or you know the applicant personally, the need for a background check diminishes; but in a high stakes situation like the recruitment process, it's crucial you have all the information about the person you're considering placing your trust in.
The same principle applies if you're thinking about getting into business with someone – background checks can help to reassure you that your cash is safe, just as a background check on a prospective employee reassures you that you won't be wasting your money on a poor worker.
Depending on the workplace, having someone under-qualified or inexperienced in a job could not just jeopardise a business' profit margins but could be actively dangerous – you don't want to leave someone without the right experience in charge of machinery they don't know how to operate, or worse, a child they don't know how to take care of.
Background checks should become an important part of your recruiting process, whether you're a mum making inquiries into the identity and qualifications of a potential nanny, a small business owner or working for a big multinational – whatever the scale of your operation, the best person for the job is what you need.
Using a comprehensive range of checks into the educational history, previous workplaces and the references supplied, at 1st Call Detectives we can give you complete peace of mind to make a job offer to a candidate you know will be able to do the best possible job for you or your business. Call us now to discuss how we can help.