Every human resources leader in a growing organization needs to look at strategy for scaling. The absence of strategy can see headcount in HR explode and your budget skyrocket.

Scaling your team means aligning your resources and making sure you are applying skilled time to skilled work. Should your HR team, for example, be the ones calling references and past employers, chasing down those contacts, etc., or should their time be spent evaluating candidates, organizing interviews, etc.?

Outside of skills there is another argument for why some tasks shouldn’t be performed internally at all: bias. Whether an exit interview or background screening, having someone on-staff perform same could create bias in the process.

Arming your HR team with the technology they need to be more efficient and manage volume leads to handling more with less.

Background checks and verifications are one of the most arduous aspects of the hiring process. Where background checks are concerned, whether criminal, credit, driver’s, or another check that is based on recorded historical data, a background check provider is needed.

With background check providers, some, like Triton, have evolved to offer a complete range of background checks and verifications. If a relationship with a background check provider is inevitable, why not try to do as much as you can in one place.

Here is a great example:

  • You know you need a criminal record check and a credit check for a position. Let’s say these will cost you $30.00 + $20.00 (these are just examples), so a total of $50.00 will have to be spent.
  • An employment and reference check will cost an additional $40.00, making the total $90.00.

Think about the total cost then add in the cost of that employee’s time to chase the company and references to complete the verification.

Now, consider your relationship with your background check provider. Instead of representing two background checks per candidate, you represent four, making you a higher volume user and setting the stage for pricing discounted to volume. That means that the $90.00 per candidate could actually be even less!

Leveraging your background check partner is your fastest way to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and increase ROI. You also reduce liability through bias. Your team has more time to focus on recruitment and training becomes faster and more agile. Using third parties to shoulder the burden of background checks and verifications means working smarter and not harder.

For more information about enhancing the scalability of your HR team through integrated background checks and verifications please visit www.tritoncanada.ca.