Pre-Employment Screening

Pre-employment screening has become a MUST for Human Resources professionals and business owners.  Screening prospective employees properly is instrumental to a businesses potential success.

Most screening companies are “report mills” that do not conduct a thorough and comprehensive pre-employment screen.  Investigative Solutions LLC works with the client providing services ranging from employment history and employment verification, to criminal records and credit checks.  Our firm will assist your company in determining a customized solution to your needs.

Services Provided:

• Social Security Verification
• State District Court Criminal Searches
• Federal District Court Criminal Searches
• Education Verification
• Employment Verification
• Professional License Verification
• Professional Certificate Verification
• Driving Record
• Consumer Credit Report
• Bankruptcy/ Lien Reports
  
• Federal District Civil Litigation Records

To demonstrate the absolute necessity of pre-employment screening, please review these widely accepted industry statistics:

Applicant Facts

• 9% of job applicants falsely claimed they had a college degree, listed false employers, or identified jobs that didn’t exist.
  *Source: Resume Inflation: Two Wrongs May Mean No Rights, by B. Nolo
• 34% of all application forms contain outright lies about experience, education, and ability to perform essential functions on the job.
  *Source: Wall Street Journal

Bad Hires

• It costs $7,000 to replace a salaried employee, $10,000 to replace a mid-level employee, and $40,000 to replace a senior executive.
  *Source: Recruiting Times
• In 1999, employers lost 60% of negligent hiring/supervision jury trials.
  *Source: The Reish & Luftman Practical Guide to Employment Law
  

Employee Theft

• 30% of all business failures are caused by employee theft.
  *Source: American Management Association and US Chamber of Commerce
• 14.7% of all applicants admit to theft of merchandise from an employer.
  *Source: Reid Psychological Systems (Don’t Hire a Crook, Dennis DeMay; James R. Flowers, Jr., 1999 Facts on Demand Press, pg. 88)

To learn how Investigative Solutions can help your business, please contact us at (888) 222-6696