| The trend with many employers is to ensure | | | | check including facts that would normally not be |
| they screen their prospective employees | | | | possible when the internal human resource |
| thoroughly before offering them employment in | | | | department of a company does its screening. |
| their companies. Past experience has shown them | | | | That is because, the techniques, resources and |
| that many candidates provide false information on | | | | time is just not available to the company |
| their resumes about their work experience, | | | | department and they thus end up doing a |
| academic qualifications and other vital information | | | | superficial job. |
| with the result some of the companies have had | | | | The professional agencies have the best of |
| to face problems. They thus want to ensure that | | | | resources in terms of people, technology and |
| they do not have to face such problems and do | | | | other contacts which help them find out the |
| the hard part of going for a pre employment | | | | details of a particular individual in the shortest |
| screening of the candidates shortlisted through | | | | possible time. If the employer requires a very |
| the pre-employment screening companies whom | | | | detailed report, they manage to give it within a |
| they engage for a fee. | | | | fortnight and that is still a very good turnaround |
| Though some of the companies do have a | | | | time for companies to take their decision. It is this |
| department within the company which is good at | | | | ease of dealing with such companies that have |
| this function, they still prefer to deal with a | | | | made them so popular and they continue to get |
| professional organisation whose expertise in this is | | | | many orders from companies who want to |
| well established and though the charges are | | | | outsource this activity. |
| costly, the companies see it as an investment and | | | | Some of these agencies are also able to provide |
| covering of any possible risk arising out of a | | | | services for candidates to be posted in a |
| faulty selection. | | | | different location and have their network well |
| These pre-employment screening companies do | | | | spread out. This gives companies the opportunity |
| not flout any of the legal rules and manage to | | | | to deal with them for the requirements of their |
| finish the task within the agreed deadline so that | | | | offices elsewhere as well and that is one great |
| the companies do not have to delay recruitment. | | | | advantage. Companies need to only deal with one |
| They have managed to get into the panel of | | | | agency and can expect the best of attention and |
| some of the companies on a contract so that | | | | service from them. |
| companies also get the benefit of reduced rates | | | | Pre employment screening agencies are here to |
| and these companies get regular work. | | | | stay and they will continue to receive support |
| These companies conduct a thorough background | | | | from many companies going ahead. |