Seasonal Hires
Summer, especially in New England, allows stores and destinations to open that are closed for the rest of the year. These shops and attractions hire seasonal employees to assist with their day-to-day functions. After speaking with several seasonal business owners, I found that they tend not to background check their employees for two key reasons:
- They hire high-school-aged students and assume they have not committed crimes yet.
- Due to the seasonal nature of their employment, they fear that their background checks will take longer than necessary, as they need to hire immediately and cannot wait.
Making assumptions is not conducive to running your seasonal company smoothly and effectively. We work with seasonal companies, as well as nonprofits, that still conduct background checks on their employees aged 16 and above, including those in high school and college. Through our experience, we have identified applicants who already have convictions or who have pending charges. Do not assume that someone is young and, therefore, has not made a bad judgment call. If your company is seasonal, then you need your hires to be the best they can be because your window of opportunity to earn money is limited. The cost of a bad hire can be detrimental to a small business. According to estimates, a bad hire can cost a company up to thirty percent of what an applicant will have earned after a year, and sometimes more, especially if litigation is involved.
Research Services Should be Your Top Choice for Seasonal Hires; here is why:
- Establishing yourself as a client can be as quick as the same day.
- Our “Paperless” consent forms allow your applicants to complete them at their earliest convenience. You can include them with the rest of the onboarding process or as soon as they have applied. Once they have completed their consent forms, you can have them send them to us immediately to expedite the process of receiving their completed criminal reports.
- Our Connecticut criminal reports are typically processed the same day or the next day. Most of the other states are completed within 1-3 business days, which allows for quick recruiting.
- Unlike many other background check companies, we do not have a minimum number of searches that we require, which makes us ideal for assisting small businesses in their hiring quests.
- You will not pay a new client fee to begin using our services.
- We understand that not all small businesses are up to date on the latest technology, and therefore, we still provide paper consent forms when needed. Additionally, if you prefer not to use our web portal for receiving your applicant’s reports, you can opt to receive them via email, fax, or mail.
- Unlike other background-checking companies, during our business hours, you can reach an associate directly by calling or emailing. We are here to walk you through any report and address any questions or concerns you may have regarding our services.
Your seasonal business needs to maximize its profits in a short period. You need to ensure that you find reliable applicants who will not cause your company to go bankrupt by stealing from you. Knowing if an applicant has a history of having sticky-finger tendencies can be as easy as ordering a background check. Having to retrain another employee within a three-month window can lead to customer dissatisfaction and loss of inventory due to learning mistakes. Be sure to hire the perfect candidate at the start of the season, and do not make the mistake of forming a preconceived idea of someone just because they are young. You have options that meet the needs of both your urgency to hire without breaking your budget.
Contact Research Services today, a PBSA-accredited company, to ensure you receive the highest standard of background screening.
- Contact: Heather F.D.
- Title: Assistant Manager
- Email: heatherfd@rs4b.net
