LeadershipHQ Magazine June 2015 2nd Edition | Page 21

Four Questions Every Leader
Should Ask About Their
Company’s Hiring Practices
By Colin Boyan, Director, CV Check Limited
Screening Question #1
What if you could buy inexpensive
insurance that protected you, your
business and your brand?

for a police check or an employment
reference you know how badly it
stalls your hiring process. You’re
stuck … waiting.

As Myer found out earlier this year,
when things go wrong they can go
wrong in spectacular fashion.

In the meantime, your candidate
might accept another offer. You
might also lose the other shortlisted
candidates.

A bad hire at a senior level, significant
internal fraud or theft, or a high
profile HR dispute will result in bad
press and reduced confidence in
your company.
Every week I see another high profile
business cringing in the spotlight and
exposed to bad press over damage
inflicted by a bad hire. At the same
time, another dozen suffer in private
hoping that nobody will find out how
badly they’ve been hurt.
This doesn’t have to be you.
Here are 4 questions you can
ask yourself or your team to find
out if your business is taking an
unnecessary risk or missing an
opportunity to reduce hiring costs.

What might that cost you?
Dealing with a legal battle or
a financial mess is not only costly
… it distracts you and your trusted
staff away from tasks that actually
add value.
In Myer’s case, less than $100 worth
of checks would have saved them
from their hiring debacle.
Cheap insurance indeed.
Screening Question #2
What if you could save time and
make faster hiring decisions?
If you’ve ever waited days or weeks

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Your admin staff have to continually
monitor and manage that process
and, while you wait, an important
role remains unfilled. Opportunity
costs continue to mount.
Is it any wonder so many employers
rely on their best instincts and skip
straight to hiring?
But, what if you could slash waiting
times?
Choosing a modern online screening
service changes everything. For
example, CVCheck’s online police
check results can be returned to you
in as little as 1 hour.
Real-time dashboards and progress
notifications eliminate process
monitoring and leave you to focus
on making informed decisions
based on verified results.