Is screening cost effective?
In the age of computers and specialists along with the foundation of free market economics, the value and the quality of background screening has improved tremendously over the years. In determining cost effectiveness, the expense of having to replace employees that do not perform to expectations and the possibility of huge lawsuits brought about by unknown criminal elements being hired must also be weighed against the far lesser cost of doing a background check. 4. Does screening discourage good applicants? Screening should encourage those who have nothing to hide and are more than willing to share with a perspective employer their past accomplishments. It encourages good applicants in that it eliminates competition from the dishonest, the seedy and the criminals who may also have filled out an application. It also tells the good applicant that the company is very concerned in hiring the best that it can. 5. Does screening delay hiring? With the sophisticated computer technology that
