Pricing and Costs of Employee Background Checks

Weighing your cost options for employee background check services

Hiring a background check company or running a check yourself is a good policy to not only protect yourself but ensure you hire the right kind of employee. Pricing and costs of employee background checks don't have to be exorbitant. In fact, some human resource professionals recommend that a background check cost about one day's worth of salary for the position you're screening.

Background check agencies can perform a number of tests, from criminal record checks and Social Security number verification to employment and education verification. Using software designed for background checks or utilizing inexpensive online resources may also be suitable, depending on your needs.

Check out the following information on background checks:

1. You may not have a choice when it comes to background checks for employees. Check on federal and state requirements for your particular industry.

2. Failing to do sufficient background checks can result in negligent hiring lawsuits, with the range of award netting hundreds of thousands of dollars, even millions.

3. The scope of a pre-employment background screening should factor in the particular job. Obviously, a position of authority will require a more in-depth background check.

 

Run employee background checks for free

You wouldn't want your business to depend on it, but there are free background checks that you can use if you need to. A free check is by no means extensive enough for most normal business pre-screenings, but you can learn some basic information about the applicant and verify some details on their application.
Try: Web-Investigation.com offers a free background check by signing up for a free account. Check out Abika for a number of free person searches including age verification and criminal background checks.

Perform an online background check or get appropriate software

The next step up in cost would be to handle the background checks in-house. You can do this a number of ways including purchasing necessary software or utilizing Internet resources such as databases. The databases you will access are generally fee based but would be cheaper than hiring an outside agency.
Try: Order, download and self-install your own background check software from iNet-Investigation.com. Or order a do-it-yourself online background check from HowToInvestigate.com.

Work with background check companies with pricing options

If you choose to hire an agency who specializes in background checks, select one that allows you to pay only for the checks you want performed.
Try: Whether you're looking for court records, a credit report or driver's history, TruDiligence allows you to check pricing on each individual service. American DataBank offers each check separately, listing price, turnaround time and whether or not a release form is needed to perform the particular verification service.

 

• Whatever option you choose for a background check for employees make sure you're getting what you pay for. Sign on with a reputable company to get accurate as well as fast results.

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