Background Checks 101

Keeping your company safe with Barringtons

Did you know that over 40 per cent of companies have lost more than $25,000 in the last year due to a single bad hire? This is a testament to the importance of strong recruitment practices. Yet many companies are neglecting a critical step in the process: Background checks.

Vetting, also referred to as a background check, is the process of looking up and compiling the (potential) criminal records, commercial records, and financial records of an individual. While most companies conduct reference checks on job candidates to verify skills and character, vetting digs deeper into a given applicant's past.

Barringtons knows vetting. With decades of experience conducting effective and thorough background checks, we have compiled our knowledge into a comprehensive eBook for your use. In this downloadable guide, we will walk you through the what, the why and the how of background checks.

Background Checks 101

You wouldn’t give a stranger access to your company’s bank account, would you? Then you shouldn’t hire a new team member without conducting a proper background check.

At its core, vetting is all about security. Looking into the records of potential employees is a form of risk management. By scouting out potential red flags before making a hire you are protecting the health and reputation of your company.

Background checks should be conducted with certain criteria in mind. For example, you want to make sure your vetting processes are uniform across applicants and that these checks are conducted at the right time during the hiring process.

Our latest eBook is packed with critical vetting information like this from beginning to end. Whether you’re looking to uncover shocking statistics on the impact of not conducting thorough background checks or foundational guidelines for optimal employee vetting - we’ve got you covered.

Keeping your company safe with Barringtons

With over 25 years of experience conducting background checks on behalf of some of Australia’s largest businesses and governmental bodies - we know the ins-and-outs of vetting better than most.

To learn more about just how important background checks are and how to conduct them, download our eBook today!