{"id":242,"date":"2020-06-13T03:08:51","date_gmt":"2020-06-13T03:08:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/app.smartscreeningpr.com\/web\/blog\/?p=34"},"modified":"2023-10-12T15:27:57","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T15:27:57","slug":"why-its-important-to-do-background-checks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/app.smartscreeningpr.com\/web\/why-its-important-to-do-background-checks\/","title":{"rendered":"Why It\u2019s Important to Do Background Checks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Do you really need to do <a href=\"https:\/\/app.smartscreeningpr.com\/web\/index.html#who\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">background checks<\/a>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes. To protect your company from risk, a background check is an important and necessary step before making a hire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most of the time, companies assume that applicants are telling the truth on their resumes. And most of the time, they are. The background check is that final step to help you make a good hiring decision and protect the employer from several potential risks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"color:#0071a1\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Why should you do a background check?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A background check is a complete review to verify that an applicant is who they claim to be. It provides an opportunity for you to check an applicant\u2019s criminal record, education, employment history, credit history, driving record&#8230; &#8211; helping you make good hiring decisions and protecting your company from risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color:#0071a1\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>Job Competence<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At its basic level, a background check helps you determine if information provided is true and accurate. It provides an opportunity to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shrm.org\/resourcesandtools\/tools-and-samples\/toolkits\/pages\/conductingbackgroundinvestigations.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">check<\/a> an applicant\u2019s criminal record, education, employment history, credit history, driving record, and more. For you, a background check is a reliable way to verify educational and work history claims made during the hiring process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You want to make sure that applicants aren\u2019t:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Overstating educational qualifications<\/li><li>Enhancing job histories<\/li><li>Fabricating job skills<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"color:#0071a1\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Workplace Safety<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is a chance that you or a hiring manager will interview applicants that are dangerous. Employers have safety and welfare responsibilities for their workers, customers, vendors, and visitors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the main reasons to do background checks is to flag any previous criminal history to ensure workplace safety. Sometimes, an applicant\u2019s criminal check shows minor charges, not related to hire-ability. Other times, that history will show a violent offender where you can\u2019t take a hiring risk &#8211; it will compromise your workplace safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just because an applicant has a criminal history, does not mean they are not suitable for hiring. But there may be jobs that aren\u2019t appropriate. For example, a job seeking a financial officer is probably not suitable for an applicant whose criminal history details embezzlement. But could be suitable for a different position not involving money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To know whether the applicant is suitable for hiring or not, you must do a criminal history background check.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"color:#0071a1\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Workplace Liability<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Imagine you hire a person to drive a company car to make deliveries without doing a background check. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One day, this employee gets into a major accident while driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol. Turns out the driver has three past DUIs. There\u2019s a chance a claim could be made against your employer because a background check wasn\u2019t done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Certain kinds of information are only be found with a background check.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is important that information is gathered for job-related purposes. Before starting a background check, evaluate the purpose of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Background checks provide opportunities to check an applicant\u2019s criminal record, education, employment history, credit history, driving record \u2014 but you don\u2019t need all types of checks for all positions. For example, you don\u2019t need to check an applicant\u2019s driving record if the job doesn\u2019t involve driving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Be consistent. Remember that checks that are part of the hiring process based on ability and not private information provide protection for you and your employer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"color:#0071a1\" class=\"has-inline-color\">The Bottom Line<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Background checks are the final step &#8211; helping you make good hiring decisions. They help secure workspaces, safeguard employees, and make smart hiring decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Disclaimer<br>This article shouldn\u2019t be construed as legal advice. If you have detailed questions, they should be addressed directly with your labor and employment attorney.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you really need to do background checks? Yes. To protect your company from risk, a background check is an important and necessary step before making a hire. Most of the time, companies assume that applicants are telling the truth on their resumes. And most of the time, they are. The background check is that &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/app.smartscreeningpr.com\/web\/why-its-important-to-do-background-checks\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Why It\u2019s Important to Do Background Checks<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":499,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,7],"tags":[4],"class_list":["post-242","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-screening-de-empleados","tag-english"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/app.smartscreeningpr.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/app.smartscreeningpr.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/app.smartscreeningpr.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/app.smartscreeningpr.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/app.smartscreeningpr.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=242"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/app.smartscreeningpr.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":294,"href":"https:\/\/app.smartscreeningpr.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242\/revisions\/294"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/app.smartscreeningpr.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/499"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/app.smartscreeningpr.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=242"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/app.smartscreeningpr.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=242"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/app.smartscreeningpr.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=242"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}