2023 Goals: Better Background Checks

The new year is a perfect time to take a moment to evaluate your background screening policies and procedures to make sure they align with your business goals and are providing the most value for your dollars. Here are some questions you can ask:

Is Our Process Efficient?

Slow background checks are a bottleneck in your hiring process and may cause you to lose high-demand applicants, something you can’t afford in today’s competitive market. And the more people you need to hire, the greater the impact of an inefficient process will be. The following can improve the efficiency of background checks:

• Running only checks essential for the position. Why risk slowing things down by running a motor vehicle report on an employee that will not be driving for your organization? Ask yourself what info is vital to determine if the individual is safe and qualified and adjust your background checks accordingly.
• ATS integrations. ATS integrations work wonders to streamline screenings. Integrated screens let you order checks and communicate with the candidate all from one system, eliminating duplicate data entry and keeping things real time.
• Candidate and client portals. The ability for everyone involved to enter data, request information, and receive updates from any device anytime and anywhere makes the whole process go faster and smoother.

Can We Save Money?

In the long run, background checks save money and are a wise investment; bad hires are expensive and just one can cost an organization thousands of dollars. But that doesn’t mean it’s a bad idea to evaluate your process to make sure you’re spending your dollars wisely. Again, whittling down the checks you run for each candidate to just the essentials is one way to save time and money. You can discuss other options with your background check provider.

If you aren’t using a professional screening vendor, it’s likely that switching to one can save you considerable time and money on background checks. How much time are you spending collecting data, researching candidates, and keeping up with complex and evolving compliance laws for your state and your industry? Professional screening companies have all these processes in place and achieve significant economies of scale that can save hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars over a DIY process. And you’ll get a more thorough, reliable, accurate product.

Build Better Background Checks in 2023

Now is the time to decide to have better background checks in 2023. Evaluate your process today.