Berks & Beyond Blog

The Problem:

An Allentown manufacturing firm was using three staffing agencies to supply general warehouse laborers for a specific number of positions.  The company was experiencing high turnover in these positions and their staffing suppliers were not consistently checking their employees’ criminal backgrounds as promised.

Despite communicating the vital role criminal background checks played in this manufacturer’s organization, as well as the problem turnover was causing, the manufacturer was not getting what they needed from their current staffing firms.

The Solution:

Berks & Beyond worked under a 30-day trial period, allowing this customer to evaluate the way we serviced their account.  We consistently completed criminal background checks, according to the client’s specifications, for every candidate who accepted an assignment with them.  We also let this customer know they could audit us at any time to verify our process.

The Results:

Now that the trial period is over, this client definitely gets what they need from Berks & Beyond.  Every candidate is routinely screened according to the manufacturer’s specifications, and turnover has gone down.  In fact, since we began placing our employees there, we have had only one person turnover!

“Berks & Beyond has served our needs in a timely manner and completed everything as promised.  Turnover is under control, which is what we needed, as well as background checks being done finally the way we needed them.  Berks & Beyond is professional and I would recommend them to anyone looking for consistency.”

–Shipping Manager

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Do you really know whom you’re hiring?

According to a list unveiled at this year’s SHRM Annual Conference in New Orleans, the following are the hot employment screening topics hiring professionals need to watch during 2010:

1. Expect more hiring controversies due to information garnered from social networks such as Facebook and Twitter.
2. Contractor and PEO background checks will become even more important as temporary labor usage increases.
3. In general, hiring will increase in 2010.  To make the hiring process as efficient and cost-effective as possible, companies should consider integrating a background screening program with an applicant tracking system.
4. Due to HR shortages, fewer employers will respond to resume verification requests.
5. Resume falsification and the usage of diploma mills will increase, as job seekers become more desperate.
6. Blind dependence on the FBI’s criminal database will rise – even though it’s not full-proof.
7. Employers will face greater controversy over attempts to enact privacy laws, redacting social security numbers and other background information from court records.
8. State legislation regarding discriminatory use of credit reports will increase.
9. Providers of background screening services will achieve industry accreditation.
10. Litigation over perceived screening and hiring decision discrimination will rise.

Thorough and accurate background checks are a critical component of the hiring process.   At Berks & Beyond, we use a variety of screening and verification processes to ensure your satisfaction.  To find out how, contact a Berks & Beyond staffing professional today.

Source:

http://university.employeescreen.com/announcements/EmployeeScreenIQ_Background_%20Screening_Trends_2010