Benefits of Automated Background Checking - How to Improve Your Recruitment ROI with Checkmate

Why do we need to run background checks? Put simply, you need to know who you’re hiring.

You wouldn’t want to be checked out by an unqualified doctor or not know that the aged-care worker looking after your nan has a lengthy criminal record. Running pre-employment screenings ensures your chosen candidate is qualified, compliant and the best fit for the role, while also keeping your business and other employees safe in their work environment. 

Completing these comprehensive checks on every single candidate can be a time-consuming task that takes plenty of manpower and resources when done manually. Choosing to automate this process with software like Checkmate can help transform your approach to recruitment and build a better experience for both you and your candidates.

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Why Choose to Automate Your Checks?

Choosing Checkmate to simplify and transform your recruitment processes comes with several benefits. Aside from getting rid of those mundane and repetitive tasks that always take up too much of your time, automating your candidate screening can help you build a better experience, avoid compliance concerns and even help expand your talent pool with no extra effort.

Time is money

When done manually, the average reference check takes about 30 minutes to complete; that’s assuming you don’t get stuck playing phone tag and you actually manage to catch the referee at a time they’re available to talk. If you’re hiring over 10 people a month, that time quickly starts to add up - and that doesn’t include running any other important checks, interviews, etc.

Automating this process not only makes it easy for the referee to get you the information you need when it suits them, it also gives you hours of extra time to dedicate to other important tasks, such as focusing on your strategic goals. Spend time improving your candidate experience, refreshing your employer brand or start proactively searching for more potential leads - the options are endless.

Avoid costly compliance mistakes

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As we mentioned before, running background checks is important to paint a real picture of who you’re potentially hiring. Creating this candidate profile involves ticking a lot of boxes and running multiple checks. Things like visas, criminal records and right to work are essential to ensuring your new hire is a good fit for the role and is eligible to work in that position. Some of these need to be regularly rechecked to ensure they remain valid and up to date. Taking on this task manually, aside from being time-consuming, runs the risk of encountering human error, where important things can be missed or forgotten and leave you or your business on the wrong side of regulation compliance. Automating all these checks not only makes sure you tick every box, software like Checkmate offers built-in reminders and notifications to ensure you never forget to recheck, plus includes fraud detection tools to ensure all the information you gather is authentic.

Running all these screenings gives you access to a lot of private and sensitive personal information. Keeping this data protected and secure is crucial to the trust and safety of your candidates. Integrating software like Checkmate into your existing system can also take care of this, giving both you and potential hires peace of mind knowing their information is always kept safe and secure.

An experience to remember

People remember a good hiring experience just as much as they remember a good job. Boost your reputation and get that positive word-of-mouth flowing with a solid candidate experience.  

We all prefer things that are fast, simple and just work. Creating a cohesive and enjoyable candidate experience for potentially hundreds of different people is a tricky task to tackle on your own. Checkmate’s screening software delivers a consistent, candidate-centric recruitment experience without any of the hard work. Not only can you run all the checks you need with a few clicks, your candidates can easily stay up to date with every step, provide extra information and ask any questions just as easily. 

‍Unexpected benefits 

Setting up automated background checks also comes with a few additional and not-so-obvious benefits. 

Having a solid system in place can help reduce turnover rates for you or your client. When you know your potential new hire has all the necessary qualifications and experience, as well as a reliable background, it becomes much easier to place people who will thrive and succeed in that role. Constantly replacing employees can be a costly expense, so minimising turnover with thorough automated checks ensures you make the right hire the first time.

Having a seamless system can also help you capture more passive candidates, namely candidate referees. Checkmate’s system doesn’t only create an enjoyable experience that will leave even your referees thinking about applying for your next position, we also give you the tools to easily capture their interest and information. With the ability to give candidate referees the option to easily opt into your talent pool and receive notifications about future job opportunities, you can expand your list of potential candidates without any extra work.

Need help convincing the big boss?

Now that you’re feeling sold on the benefits of switching to an automated background checking system, how do you get the rest of your organisation on board with investing in new HR tech? It’s all about building a compelling business case. At Checkmate, we don’t just offer revolutionary software, we’ve also put together a guide on how to craft that crucial business case so you can start transforming how you hire, sooner.

Keep Your Candidates in Check with Checkmate

We could all use a few extra hours in the day and automating your background screening with software like Checkmate can help you find that lost time. Say goodbye to boring manual tasks and hello to time spent on adding real value to your recruitment.

If you’re ready to truly transform the way you recruit, contact our team today to discover how Checkmate can help you hire the perfect candidate, every time.

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