{"id":1425,"date":"2019-02-27T17:00:27","date_gmt":"2019-02-27T17:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asginvestigations.com\/background_checks\/?p=1425"},"modified":"2019-02-27T17:00:27","modified_gmt":"2019-02-27T17:00:27","slug":"10-reasons-competitors-iowa-employee-screening-hurts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asginvestigations.com\/background_checks\/10-reasons-competitors-iowa-employee-screening-hurts\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Reasons Your Competitor&#8217;s Iowa Employee Screening Hurts Them"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/asginvestigations.com\/background_checks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/02\/Iowa-Employee-Screening.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1426 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/asginvestigations.com\/background_checks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/02\/Iowa-Employee-Screening-300x220.jpg\" alt=\"Don't make these Iowa employee screening mistakes\" width=\"300\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asginvestigations.com\/background_checks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/02\/Iowa-Employee-Screening-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asginvestigations.com\/background_checks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/02\/Iowa-Employee-Screening.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For employers large and small, Iowa employee screening is an essential part of any smart company\u2019s hiring process. The damage that the wrong hire can cause in terms of lost revenue, wasted time, damage to moral, fraud, theft and possibly physical harm to someone is undeniable. But the problem remains that Iowa employee screening is still misunderstood and often misapplied or just plan done incorrectly. The great news is, chances are, if you are an Iowa employer or work in HR in Iowa, your competitors are doing it wrong, and you can leverage that to get an edge on them.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s look at the top 10 Reasons your competitors Iowa employee screening hurts them.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>They don\u2019t do any Iowa employee screening.<\/strong> This one is a no-brainer, but many business leaders just don\u2019t get it. They look at the job market as being tight and decide that a live body hired right away is better than the right person hired tomorrow. They assume that the problems that come with a bad hire is something that happens to other businesses, but it won\u2019t happen to them. Good luck with that.<\/li>\n<li><strong>They use the el cheapo background check website they saw on TV<\/strong>. What they don\u2019t know is that the multitude of websites offering background checks on the cheap are nothing more than search bots that scrap the web for free and often grossly outdated information. They don\u2019t provide an actual Iowa employee screening product but let\u2019s not tell them that.<\/li>\n<li><strong>They use Bob the local guy.<\/strong> Almost as bad a choice as the el cheapo websites, the local guy is only a step above. They usually lack the tools and resources to conduct great quality Iowa employee screening, quickly and accurately. In short, your competitor gets some benefit here, but you can do better.<\/li>\n<li><strong>They only search for Iowa felony records.<\/strong> Obviously, no Iowa employee screening platform should skip this, but it is rare to find a recently convicted <a href=\"https:\/\/ccresourcecenter.org\/state-restoration-profiles\/iowa-restoration-of-rights-pardon-expungement-sealing\/\"><u>felon<\/u><\/a>\u00a0applying for the average job. Instead, your competitors should be looking for the far more common problem records.<\/li>\n<li><strong>They choose the lowest price service. <\/strong>You get what you pay for. Enough said.<\/li>\n<li><strong>They only search for using the information provided by the applicant.<\/strong> One has to use that applicant provided information, but it is equally important to make sure that you look for the real information that they might have omitted, intentionally or otherwise. When your competitor misses this one, it\u2019s a good day for you.<\/li>\n<li><strong>They waste money screening every applicant.<\/strong> In the end, all that matters is that you conduct real Iowa employee screening on those applicant you intend on offering a job to. Don\u2019t let the background check pick the employee, pick the right employee and use the background check to ensure they are as presented.<\/li>\n<li><strong>They just don\u2019t get what predictive behavior means.<\/strong> Most bad employees are not hard core criminals, they are just people who don\u2019t fit well and won\u2019t succeed in your company. To that end, there are often things in their past that are predictive of how they will perform for you today. Ignoring those or misapplying them makes the entire Iowa employee screening process less effective.<\/li>\n<li><strong>They restrict the background check to the state of Iowa.<\/strong> Yes, many people live their entire lives in Iowa, but many don\u2019t and either type of person can have records in other locations. Using an Iowa employee screening service that only looks in Iowa can leave vital data undiscovered.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The use a paper process.<\/strong> Iowa might not be the nations technology hub, but great technology is available to make the Iowa employee screening process very efficient and painless. Low tech, paper-based systems lead to time waste and are prone to mistakes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>A.S.G. is the BEST choice for accurate <a href=\"https:\/\/asginvestigations.com\/background_checks\/employee_screening\/connecticut-background-check\/\"><u>Iowa employee screening services<\/u><\/a>.\u00a0Call us today and discuss your needs with a real investigator at\u00a0(855) 997-2800. The call is free and strictly confidential.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For employers large and small, Iowa employee screening is an essential part of any smart company\u2019s hiring process. The damage that the wrong hire can cause in terms of lost revenue, wasted time, damage to moral, fraud, theft and possibly physical harm to someone is undeniable. 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