Please click on the links below for
important background screening principles by Paul Marcus, licensed
Private Investigator, member of the National Association of Background
Screeners, and owner of Affordable Searches.
Reasons Why Companies Screen:
It is a well-documented fact that at least 2 out of every 5 applications contain one major fabrication. What the employer doesn't know can, and almost certainly will, have a tremendous impact on that organization!
According to the NRSS, higher losses occurred in organizations with above average employee turnover; the average length of time it takes to catch a dishonest employee is 9.4 months and, part-time employees are 33% more likely to steal from their employer.
If you make the wrong choice in your hiring process, this can cost you millions of dollars. Negligent hiring lawsuits that result in a jury trial, have an average cost of over 3 million dollars to employers that lose and cases settled prior to trial are running a half million dollars. Juries in such cases assume that if you could have known your were hiring someone dangerous or unfit for a job, you should have known. Showing that you have exercised due diligence in making your hiring decisions will dramatically decrease your chances of being found negligent.
Honest people build profitable companies, dishonest people tear them down.
Negligent Hiring Lawsuits can cost you millions! For a no-cost consultation concerning your background screening needs, please contact us at 1-877-685-6691, or 281-494-6691. E-mail us at pjm@affordablesearches.com.
Also, visit our
Frequently Asked Questions page for more important information on
background screening.
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Paul Marcus, owner
of Affordable Searches, a licensed private investigator in the state of
Texas has over 12 years of experience performing criminal history
background checks for both the private and public sector. Paul has
established himself as an authority on background screening and has
shared his knowledge of the industry throughout the state of Texas and
on a national scale. Mr. Marcus has spoken before chapters of the
National Association of Remodeling Industry in San Antonio and Houston,
Texas, and has participated in panel discussions at the Governor’s
Volunteer Conference held in Houston, Texas, spoken before the National
Association of Church Business Administrators Meetings in Austin and San
Antonio, Texas, and the United Way Interagency meeting in Houston.
Paul was featured on KTRK- ABC 13, the local ABC affiliate in Houston, Texas, when the station ran a special news stories concerning background searches, and has been interviewed numerous times on Business Radio 1320 in Houston and Dallas. In addition, Paul has articles published on Internet sites, and also in the National Association of Church Business Administrators national magazine on the subject of the correct way to run background checks.