OCTOBER 20178The awareness and importance of screening backgrounds is growing at a rapid pace due to the surge in crime and fraudulent cases, across various sectors and designations. Background screening is still seen by some companies as an additional and unnecessary expense, since it isn't a mandate in India. When it comes to hiring a new employee, there are a number of expenses involved in the process, from recruiting to training and salary. We all know,`time is money' and the time spent on reviewing resumes, conducting interviews and other related tasks, are just the tip of the iceberg. The return value of background checks are intangible but this doesn't mean that they don't exist.The goal of hiring shouldn't be to simply fill an empty position as quickly IN MY OPINION AN INVESTMENT, NOT AN EXPENSEBy Purushotam Savlani, SVP & Managing Director, First Advantage IndiaConsidered to be a portfolio company of the Symphony Technology Group and known as one of the largest screening providers in the world, First Advantage at present has offices in 26 locations worldwide and delivers its rich expertise in global data usage.
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