Do Organizations Rely on Background Checks Too Much?

https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/hr-topics/talent-acquisition/pages/do-organizations-rely-on-background-checks-too-much.aspx

In this episode of the podcast Tim & Joe discuss the points raised in this article. Of course this article illustrated some scenarios that don't occur very often and are "worst case" offenders, but it points out how flawed the system can be.

The implied trust that we have in government, public companies, private companies, and non-profits to screen and monitor the activities and criminal behavior of their employees, teams and volunteers is something that needs to be examined further.

At the end of the day if an organization cares about building a solid culture and mitigating exposure to risk (Violence, Theft, Embezzlement, Fraud, Workers' Comp Claims, Accidents & Reputation) they must take many steps throughout their organization. 

This involves the recruitment process, pre-employment background checks, re-checking backgrounds, audits, safety procedures and training...

The bottom line is that if you are an HR Professional, Risk Manager, Safety Professional or Business owner it never hurts to have a look under hood to make sure you are taking the necessary steps t protect your team members, customers/clients, partners and patients.