Shrinkage costs businesses millions annually: loss prevention systems are critical

Pre employment screening with the Step One Survey II is an employer's first step in evaluating a job candidate’s qualifications for employment. It should be an integral part of your overall employee loss prevention system.

The Step One Survey II is a critical first step in a comprehensive loss prevention program. The Step One Survey II is a two-part employee pre-screening tool.

The first part is a direct admission structured interview. Interview questions seek information about recent work history, record of honesty, drug/alcohol use and related issues. The company will evaluate the candidate’s suitability for employment and review the results of this “interview”.

The second part of the Step One Survey discovers the candidate’s attitudes toward integrity, substance abuse, reliability, and work ethic.

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"Over a three and half year period, our company's turnover was reduced by 49 percent, because we used the Step One Survey II. The savings we realized by hiring fewer people saved us almost a quarter of a million dollars.

We started using Step One Survey in January 2001. The first year, turnover was high. The second and third years, it dropped substantially. Overall, we hired 33 percent fewer employees. We calculate that turnover costs $7,100 per employee. Since we hired 35 fewer people in 2002 and 2003, we saved $248,500."

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