Background Screening: Transforming Your Business Decisions

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The Basic Truths About Background Screening:Transforming Your Business Decisions

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companies use background screening?

WHYDO


Lets Ask The

Companies


Assess overall record of

trustworthiness

52%

Lower the risk of negligent retention

claims

49%

Establish a safe and healthy workplace environment 36

%

Reduce fraud and theft

Comply with contractual or regulatory requirements

28%

17%


But We Also Know…

Establishing credibility with your stakeholders

is keyTrusting but verifying is critical

Exercise of due diligence is mandatory

Improving the ‘get to know you” process actually

improves the quality of our relationships

Knowing more about the person in advance is

effective



HOW are

Companies Using

BackgroundScreening?


Employment Screening(Primarily)


What Categories of Employees are Screened?

- Board/Executives

- Leaders/Managers/Professionals

- Employees/Staff

- Contractors/Vendors/Temporaries

- Volunteers/Visitors

- Parents/Members/Residents


14% screen no employees

Who Do We Screen?

69% screen all employees

18% screen some employees


4% before interview

When Do We Do It?

62% after contingent offer

32% after interview


How Often Do We Repeat It?

Annually (67%)

Less Often (33%)


Other Uses


Where Membership Privileges Are Granted

Professional Groups Social Clubs

AssociationsMedical Staff


Residents

Where Access is Given

Contractors

Temporaries

Vendors

Visitors

Volunteers


Where Credentials are Issued

LicensesAccreditation Certifications


Confidential Information (high security,

protected information, financial records,

health records, etc.)

Where Risks are High

Vulnerable Populations ( elderly,

disabled, children, ill)


Most Common?

What Types of Screening are


Identity Verification W/ Social Security Records

SSN Verification (pre-offer)

SSN Based Address History or Employment History (Pre-Offer)

Credit Report (Various Bureaus & Types)

SSA Employment Verification (“E-Verify”) (Post-Onboard)

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Criminal History Information

“National” or Multi-Jurisdictional Criminal Database

County Criminal History

Federal Criminal History

National Sex Offender Public Registry

Fingerprinting


Personal References

Former Associates, Supervisors

Former Property Manager or Resident

Former Pastor or Volunteer Coordinator

Neighbors or Community Members


Verification of Credentials

Education/Degree Obtained/Academic Record

Employment History Military record

License/certification

Personal or professional reference


What Other Screening Types

Occur Beyond the Norm?


State DMV Records

Driving History Screening

Commercial License Records


Oral fluid

Drug Testing

10 Panel Blood Test

5 Panel Blood Test

Urine Screening


Office of the Inspector General

Government Contractor Screenings

Excluded Parties


Worker’s Compensation History

Fitness for Position

CertificationsPhysical Fitness

Exam


Identity Verification W/ Social Security RecordsFederal Regulation Specific Screening

State Law Specific Screening

International Screening

Industry Specific Screening


Global Screening


What are Organizations Doing When a Background Screen Reveals Criminal Activity?


60% Disqualify with a Violent Misdemeanor Conviction

Organizations Disqualifying Applicants

96% Disqualify with a Violent Felony Conviction

74% Disqualify with a Non-Violent Felony Conviction


58% Before a Decision is Made

When are Organizations Allowing Applicants to Explain

Their Record?

27% After a Decision is Made


Individually Assess Every Situation


Be Adverse Action

Ready


Two-Step Adverse Action Process

1.

2.

Disclose Information to Candidate

Give Candidate an Opportunity to Explain


Please See the 2012 EEOC Criminal Guidance for Clarification on How to Deal with Arrests Revealed During Background Screening

What is the Deal with Arrests?


Reality

When do you want to know about your people’s mistakes and how will you handle

them when you find out?

Sure there are bad people who do bad things.

But there are also good people who make bad mistakes.


Take Away Points

• Know Why there is the Need to do Background Screening• Know How to Implement a Background Screening Program• Know the Most Common Types of Background Screening• Know the Types of Background Screening that Occur

beyond the Norm• Know What to do when Background Screenings reveal

Criminal Activity

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