Why Choose a Third-Party to Conduct Background Checks?
Conducting background checks internally can be a time-consuming and costly endeavour. Human resource professionals and line managers have many duties beyond interviewing past employers and gathering information pertinent to the hiring decision. To balance their workload, the HR department or line managers often work overtime or seek to expand their full-time staff in order to meet the recruitment demands. By employing a third party to conduct pre-employment background checks, companies can take advantage of the economies of scale these specialized screening companies offer, as well as the improved turnaround times experienced from the leveraging of established relationships between HR and payroll departments and the screening provider. In short, the information can be expediently gathered and delivered at a reduced cost, allowing the company’s hiring managers and line managers to focus on other HR related tasks, while at the same time making informed hiring decisions. Effectiveness and
