(Table of Contents and Executive Summary)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Executive Summary

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Every business organization, large or small, needs to conduct pre-employment checks. Failure to do so can result in negligent hiring suits, a damaged reputation, and financial loss.

Traditionally, most companies have relied on outsourcers for this function. And there are still many good reasons to outsource your employment background checks, as discussed below.

But the Internet has changed this field dramatically, as it has so many business functions. Nowadays, much pre-employment screening can be done in-house, using a variety of public-records websites.

This is not to say that all of the public records needed to perform an employment background check are now available online. But many are. And in those situations where a given governmental department (e.g., state or county office) does not yet have its public records online, they are nonetheless usually stored in computerized format and can be quickly accessed by government personnel. Thus a phone call to the government office can often yield the information needed.

This means you can now perform all or some of your employment background checks in-house, even if your staff has no experience in this type of work. (Exactly how this can be done is explained later in this report.)

By doing the work in-house, you'll save money. And there are other important advantages you should carefully consider, as discussed below.

Whichever alternative you choose -- in-house or outsource -- you'll find everything you need pertaining to employment screening in this Kit. All the employment forms you need are here. So are links to many hundreds of relevant government websites (which in turn contain millions of items of public information), an explanation of federal and state statutes, and a step-by-step tutorial on the pre-employment screening process. I'm also including some basic information on our pre-employment screening services at Washington Research Associates, Inc.. It may be you'll decide to handle some, but not all, of this work in-house; for example you may decide to conduct your more routine employment background checks in-house while outsourcing checks of your supervisory personnel. Whatever you decide, we'll be glad to assist you.

In any case, I feel sure that if you'll take the time to read through this ebook, you'll come away with a clearer understanding of the pre-employment screening process. You'll understand what public records are available and how they're best accessed today, what your options are in this area, and how to minimize your company's hiring and legal risks. Lastly, you'll discover a way to save your company money, perhaps quite a lot of money.