Study Links Background Screening to Improved Recruiting

The Aberdeen Group has recently released a study looking at the positive effects of background screening. The report found that organizations using such background checking tools such as employment and educational verifications, and reference checks experienced a 60% better quality of hire.

There are many candidates available for hire, but skills are in short supply. Many candidates looking to find a job are aware of this trend, and are tempted to embellish their resumes to get hired. For a company, hiring the wrong candidate can be a costly mistake involving both wages paid during training, and the eventual dismissal of the under-qualified candidate. Such a mistake often brings the company back to finding a new hire, having wasted time and money in the process.

The report found that the integration of background screening services lowered the cost of hiring an average of 5% per hire. The ability to filter out unqualified candidates from an available position allows a company to find the right candidate more quickly. Companies who choose not to spend capital prior to hiring a candidate will often take more time to hire a candidate, and are at greater risk of hiring an under-qualified candidate.

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