{"id":3829,"date":"2022-01-02T13:52:08","date_gmt":"2022-01-02T13:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crigroup.com\/?p=3829"},"modified":"2024-01-22T13:47:52","modified_gmt":"2024-01-22T13:47:52","slug":"compliance-background-check","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crigroup.com\/ar\/compliance-background-check\/","title":{"rendered":"Ensuring Compliance and Quality Hires Drives the Need for Background Checks"},"content":{"rendered":"

A recent CRI<\/span>\u00a0Group\u2122 survey of business leaders finds that enhanced regulatory compliance, ensuring quality hires and maintaining workplace safety and security were considered the top benefits of conducting background checks. Key considerations for engaging a background screening service include cost, turnaround time and compliance with local and international regulations.<\/span><\/p>\n

Statistics show that organisations that don’t perform thorough, comprehensive pre-employment background checks play a risky game with their business security. According to popular employment site careerbuilder.com, “Fifty-eight per cent of hiring managers said they’d caught a lie on a resume; one-third (33 per cent) of these employers have seen an increase in resume embellishments post-recession.” This statistic is equally concerning: an estimated 34 per cent of all job applications contain outright lies about experience, education, and ability to perform essential functions.<\/span><\/p>\n

Combine those stats with the knowledge that company insiders often commit fraud and other criminal acts. You’ve got a recipe for disaster among organisations that skip background checks or only do the bare minimum for pre-employment screening. Against this backdrop, CRI<\/span>\u00a0Group\u2122 sought to gauge some of the most important business leaders’ considerations regarding hiring and background checks. Among the key findings:<\/span><\/p>\n