Pros and cons of pre-employment screenings for enterprises

When a candidate appears for the first time for an in-person interview, within 1/10^th of a second an impression is made. The same goes for speed dating. However, when HR teams need to understand the candidate, the first impression no longer matters. Due to common mistakes in pre-employment screenings, there is a need to validate the impression.

Each company’s HR department must know about the risks of pre-employment background checks. Employee Crossings is a service provider familiar with the pros and cons related to employment background checks. We help top-tier companies make no mistakes when the hiring season begins and before the interview process.

Advantages of pre-screening checks

Earlier background verification checks were done for high-security positions for a certain fee. Today, it is an integral part of services done by service providers like Employee Crossings for different sectors. Information about the candidate holds the key to obtaining the best results. Other than just having the first impression, employers can correctly judge the person’s character. Has he/she made mistakes, has the valued skills, is safe and secure to be employed for the high-security job? For employment background checks addresses are verified, identity is screened for terrorist activities and passport identities.

6 Advantages of pre-employment checks:

1. Protection against negligent hiring practices
2. Minimizing employee dishonesty, fraud and cheating
3. Losses and cost to company
4. Hire candidates with access to address living quarters and apartment owners
5. Reduce employee turnover
6. Meeting regulatory, insurance and customer requirements

Disadvantages of pre-employment screening

When cheap background checks are done they cost time and money for a company. No one wants a false sense of safety when hiring someone for an important job in the bank, airport or hospital. The primary disadvantages are:

• Errors while conducting the background verification check. Several cases of mistaken identity are fatal after the interview process.
• Unable to detect cases of fraud or lies. Documented being fudged to show experience to get the job. 
• Not covering details of old mistakes or fraud.
• Not handling privacy concerns and disclosures.

In some candidatures, the HR team may not cross-check or verify the negative information, They fail to ask the person to review the documents. The applicant must disclose the right information to the potential employer. Even incomplete reports should be asked to be filled before the actual interview takes place.

Employee Crossing team will ask the candidate to re-contact the people from where the data has been collected for verification. At times re-investigation is important and can delay the hiring. This is another disadvantage but in the long run, it can help an employer to get a matching person for the job profile.

What do re-investigations reveal?

When errors or mistakes are uncovered, the candidate gets a fair chance to explain them. Often employers are willing to bypass an error if a valid explanation is given. But for highly sensitive jobs will an explanation matter? What if the candidate repeats the same error? When employers offer another chance to a person, they are taking a risk.

Common mistakes in pre-employment screenings are possible as some hiring is urgent to fill a job. All the cons can be eliminated when a company chooses a background services provider like Employee Crossings. We are located in cities like Hyderabad, Mumbai, Bangalore, Nashik and Pune for immediate consultants and checks.