Pre Employment Screening and Selection Services

(The full package of options available through our associate company)

Benefits of pre-employment screening and selection testing

• Ensures the correct investment in human capital development

• Decreases the company exposure to theft and shrinkage.

• Provides protection against employing the wrong staff.

• Decreases staff turnover and therefore replacement costs.

• Expeditious and cost effective in using one provider to complete background and personality checks.

• A once off cost only incurred when employing staff.

 General Employment check

For general staff who do not have access to company or customer finances and who cannot access confidential information. 

Checks include:

• Criminal Conviction and Background check

• NZ Beneficiary service history check

• Driving Licence &Conviction History Search

• Independent Identity Verification

• Employment History Check

• Immigration Status (where necessary)

Executive review

For all staff with access to confidential information and company or customer finances, including all Board members, senior management, directors, partners, chief financial officers, senior sales and middle management.

Checks include:

• Criminal Conviction and Background check

• Personal Credit Check

• NZ Beneficiary service history check

• Driving Licence & Driving Conviction History Search

• Independent Identity Verification

• Employment and Self Employment review

• Qualifications / Professional Licenses & Memberships

• Employment Court Judgments

• Commercial Financial Check

• Online Media and profile Search

• New Zealand Telephone Database Check

• Companies Director and Shareholder registration details

• Immigration Status (where necessary)
   

Make an informed decision. 

Recruit with confidence and gain peace of mind.

 Any business that employs staff will utilize pre-employment screening as a necessary hiring practice to avoid lawsuits and costly hiring mistakes. Where in the past this was a simple reference check and a few phone calls to screen new employees today Pre-employment screening uses psychometric testing, background checks, resume verification and drug testing to determine the background and identity of a prospective new employee. According to Fakeresume.com, 82% of responding job seekers say they think companies are aware of resume padding and believe that companies perform background checks on the following:

Despite 70% believing the document will be checked about 30 percent make material misrepresentations on resumes believing that the basic check done will not find the fraud. ADP Screening and Selection Services, a unit of the Roseland, N.J.-based ADP payroll and benefits managing company, says that in performing 2.6 million background checks in 2001, it found that 44 percent of applicants lied about their work histories, 41 percent lied about their education, and 23 percent falsified credentials or licenses.

According to Christopher T. Marquet, CEO, Marquet International Ltd the top 10 resume lies are:

1.       Stretching Dates of Employment

2.       Inflating Past Accomplishments & Skills

3.       Enhancing Job Titles & Responsibilities

4.       Education Exaggeration & Fabricating Degrees

5.       Unexplained Gaps & Periods of “Self Employment”

6.       Omitting Past Employment

7.       Faking Credentials

8.       Fabricating Reasons for Leaving Previous Job

9.       Providing Fraudulent References

10.   Misrepresenting Military Record

New Zealand has recently had its share of high profile resume fraud most notable being Davy and Thompson. This is however just the tip of the iceberg as the Herald Newspaper quotes,

“Dozens of teachers with criminal convictions are working in classrooms around the country.” Herald, 29 September 2010.

This is by no means a new phenomenon and there are service providers established to check applicant’s credentials. This is an extremely sensitive process and needs to be handled by a licenced investigation firm with the necessary experience and resources to provide a comprehensive report.

Business Checking

One of the most important aspects of being in business is knowing who you are about to do business with. A new business venture is enough of a risk without factoring in the risks of who your partners are. This product is designed to minimise the risks in business of securing a potential franchisee, Partner and Director or Shareholder. The product is designed toward franchisors, companies managing licensing agreements, Shareholders, Directors, business brokers and for those buying into a business as part of the Due Diligence process.

This product is flexible, expandable and specific to the client needs. So each case will be evaluated on merit and a comprehensive report compiled. This will also determine the product cost. The basic areas to be covered will be;

ü      Criminal Conviction and Background check

ü      Personal Credit Check

ü      NZ Beneficiary service history check

ü      Driving Licence & Driving Conviction History Search

ü      Independent Identity Verification

ü      Employment and Self Employment review

ü      Qualifications / Professional Licenses & Memberships

ü      Employment Court Judgments

ü      Commercial Financial Check

ü      Online Media and profile Search

ü      New Zealand Telephone Database Check

ü      Companies Director and Shareholder registration details

ü      Immigration Status (where necessary)

contact us to learn more about the packages we can offer to suit your needs, and one of experienced staff will be in touch with you  (contact us)