Find honest employees using Profiles Employee Background Checks and the Step One Survey II honesty and integrity test A national organization of fraud examiners estimates the average loss to business from employee fraud and theft at $9 per employee, per day. That amounts to about $2,000 per employee. Employees steal in many ways. While some take money and property, other forms of employee theft may take more subtle forms such as wasting time, taking unauthorized time off, Internet surfing, or punching a time clock for another employee. Profiles International recommends employee background checks as one means of minimizing the dishonesty and employee theft problem. Employee integrity is difficult to determine from a résumé Estimates, that nearly half of the résumés you receive have inaccuracies or out-and-out fraudulent information, should alert you to the potential for integrity problems. According to a recent survey by ResumeDoctor.com, recruiters and hiring managers stated the most common misleading information being put on résumés is: Inflated titles Inaccurate dates to cover up job hopping or gaps of employment Unfinished degrees, inflated education or "purchased" degrees that do not mean anything Inflated salaries Inflated accomplishments Out and out lies in regards to specific roles and duties Profiles International offers a top notch Employee Background Check service to verify the accuracy of résumé and job application information. The Profiles Step One Survey II also identifies employee integrity issues prior to making a hiring decision. Find honest employees with Profiles International's Employment Background Screening and the Step One Survey II honesty and integrity test The latest National Retail Security Survey reports that losses from employee theft have reached record levels and that total inventory shrinkage cost U.S. retailers $31.3 billion last year including $15 billion or a staggering 48% from employee theft. The employee theft figure is the highest in the 10 year history of the survey. According to University of Florida criminologist, Richard C. Hollinger, Ph.D., who directs the National Retail Security Survey, the results indicate that in 2002, retailers lost 1.75 percent of their total annual sales to shrink, up from 1.69 percent the prior year. Hollinger said that the results of the survey should serve as a wake-up call to the retail industry that shrinkage, and employee theft in particular, continues to be a multi-billion dollar source of revenue loss. Employee Theft of Sensitive Data With the huge advancement in technology over recent years, data theft is the new 'invisible' crime, and poses a real threat to all businesses. Because employees have access to vast amounts of data, that sensitive data is vulnerable in the hands of a dishonest employee. There are two main forms of data theft, the first with the intention of stealing someone's identity, and the second, the theft of information. According to an article by the Sydney Morning Herald (2/18/2004), two-thirds of British professionals admit stealing commercially sensitive documents and data when they leave a company. Among white-collar workers, 69.6 percent said they had taken some form of intellectual property from their employers when they left, the survey for ibas, a computer forensics specialist, found. Email address books, sales proposals and presentations, customer databases and contact details were the most common kinds of data taken. Ibas said businesses might be losing commercially sensitive information worth billions of dollars. "It's happening in all businesses and through all levels of the company, from lowly admin staff right up to senior board level". Profiles Step One Survey II identifies and predicts problematic employee theft issues at all levels of the organization by pre screening prospective employees for patterns in behavior. Additionally, Profiles Step One Survey II, a proven honesty and integrity test, helps companies find honest employees. It identifies job applicants that are honest, drug free, reliable, and hard working. StepOne Survey II gives you critical information for making hiring decisions you won’t regret. Client Comments "We are in the investigation phase of a branch theft problem that involved five or six employees. Losses could exceed $100,000. None of these suspects were given the Step One at hiring. We are definitely sure that we will not hire another employee without the help of the Step One Survey. If it is only one tool that helped us reduce theft, the cost to benefit ratio proves it to be a very small investment that can produce big returns." - James Maloney, United Freight Services Inc. "I've been receiving very important feedback from the Step One Survey screening program. It has enabled me to learn insightful information, prior to employment, about an individual’s attitudes as they relate to honesty/integrity, substance abuse, reliability, and work ethic that ordinarily wouldn't be discovered until after someone is employed – then it's too late! Also, the direct admission portion provides open-ended interview questions that make the interview more structured and effective." - Judie Posner, Human Resources Manager "The Step One Survey II has proven to be a useful tool in gauging employee work ethic, integrity, and propensity to substance abuse. We use the test as part of the interview process. The face-to-face interview, reference checks, and Step One test all play equal roles in determining the success of a candidate. We have determined that Step One is very accurate in identifying potential problem areas." - Margo Stewart, Human Resources Manager More about pre employment screening & other human resource management solutions to employee theft here. Profiles International employee background checks and honesty and integrity tests help you hire honest, reliable employees.
A national organization of fraud examiners estimates the average loss to business from employee fraud and theft at $9 per employee, per day. That amounts to about $2,000 per employee. Employees steal in many ways. While some take money and property, other forms of employee theft may take more subtle forms such as wasting time, taking unauthorized time off, Internet surfing, or punching a time clock for another employee.
The latest National Retail Security Survey reports that losses from employee theft have reached record levels and that total inventory shrinkage cost U.S. retailers $31.3 billion last year including $15 billion or a staggering 48% from employee theft. The employee theft figure is the highest in the 10 year history of the survey. According to University of Florida criminologist, Richard C. Hollinger, Ph.D., who directs the National Retail Security Survey, the results indicate that in 2002, retailers lost 1.75 percent of their total annual sales to shrink, up from 1.69 percent the prior year.
Hollinger said that the results of the survey should serve as a wake-up call to the retail industry that shrinkage, and employee theft in particular, continues to be a multi-billion dollar source of revenue loss.
With the huge advancement in technology over recent years, data theft is the new 'invisible' crime, and poses a real threat to all businesses. Because employees have access to vast amounts of data, that sensitive data is vulnerable in the hands of a dishonest employee. There are two main forms of data theft, the first with the intention of stealing someone's identity, and the second, the theft of information.
According to an article by the Sydney Morning Herald (2/18/2004), two-thirds of British professionals admit stealing commercially sensitive documents and data when they leave a company.
Among white-collar workers, 69.6 percent said they had taken some form of intellectual property from their employers when they left, the survey for ibas, a computer forensics specialist, found. Email address books, sales proposals and presentations, customer databases and contact details were the most common kinds of data taken. Ibas said businesses might be losing commercially sensitive information worth billions of dollars. "It's happening in all businesses and through all levels of the company, from lowly admin staff right up to senior board level".
Profiles Step One Survey II identifies and predicts problematic employee theft issues at all levels of the organization by pre screening prospective employees for patterns in behavior.
Additionally, Profiles Step One Survey II, a proven honesty and integrity test, helps companies find honest employees. It identifies job applicants that are honest, drug free, reliable, and hard working. StepOne Survey II gives you critical information for making hiring decisions you won’t regret.
"We are in the investigation phase of a branch theft problem that involved five or six employees. Losses could exceed $100,000. None of these suspects were given the Step One at hiring. We are definitely sure that we will not hire another employee without the help of the Step One Survey. If it is only one tool that helped us reduce theft, the cost to benefit ratio proves it to be a very small investment that can produce big returns."
"I've been receiving very important feedback from the Step One Survey screening program. It has enabled me to learn insightful information, prior to employment, about an individual’s attitudes as they relate to honesty/integrity, substance abuse, reliability, and work ethic that ordinarily wouldn't be discovered until after someone is employed – then it's too late! Also, the direct admission portion provides open-ended interview questions that make the interview more structured and effective."
"The Step One Survey II has proven to be a useful tool in gauging employee work ethic, integrity, and propensity to substance abuse. We use the test as part of the interview process. The face-to-face interview, reference checks, and Step One test all play equal roles in determining the success of a candidate. We have determined that Step One is very accurate in identifying potential problem areas."
Profiles Employee Background Check Service™ Profiles Employee Background Check Service is a part of a comprehensive pre-employment screening program. Designed to work in tandem with Profiles Step One Survey II, background reports can range from a verification of an applicant's Social Security number to a detailed account of the potential employee's history and acquaintances. Technical Specs: Solves these challenges: Employees who steal money, Property and/or Time, Expensive employee turnover, Low energy or Non-productive employees, Use of illegal substances, Performance related problems, Criminal background and more. Used For: Reducing employment theft and fraud. Reducing loss of confidential information, trade secrets, and computer data. Reducing absenteeism and tardiness. Reducing lost time due to unauthorized computer, Internet, and email usage. Reducing substance abuse problems. Selecting honest, hard-working employees who show up for work on time. Measures: Personal integrity, Reliability, Work ethic, Substance abuse Time to Take: Not applicable Administration: Online Report Types: Comprehensive Report Results Turnaround: Rush orders available within one hour after set up. More about Profiles Employee Background Check Services here.
Profiles Step One Survey II™ prescreening survey Profiles Step One Survey II prescreening survey is a pre-employment screening tool designed for executives and hourly employees to assess the abilities of job candidates regarding personal integrity, substance abuse, reliability, and work ethic. Technical Specs: Solves these challenges: Employees who steal money, property and/or time, Expensive employee turnover, Low energy or Non-productive employees, Use of illegal substances, Tardiness, Unexcused absences, Unauthorized internet use, Abuse of email Used For: Reducing employment theft and fraud. Reducing loss of confidential information, trade secrets, and computer data. Reducing absenteeism and tardiness. Reducing lost time due to unauthorized computer, Internet, and email usage; and Selecting honest, hard-working employees who show up for work on time. Measures: Personal integrity, Reliability, Work ethic, Substance abuse Time to Take: 20 minutes Administration: Online or Pencil / Paper Report Types: 2 Different Reports Results Turnaround: Immediate More about Profiles Step One Survey II here.
ProfilesEasy™ Electronic Application System ProfilesEasy is an online employment application collection system that offers an effective method for streamlining your organization's job application process and helps facilitate consistency for every application processed. It also helps employers meet important EEOC reporting requirements. Technical Specs: Solves these challenges: Inefficient and disorganized application management; Exposure to litigation, fines and penalties from a poor application management process; Insecure and unreliable process for collecting and retaining information about candidates; and Inability to access candidate information from any location at any time. Used For: Streamlining and standardizing employee application management; Applicant evaluation and assessment, Maintaining EEOC requirements during the candidate evaluation process; Applicant qualification review and candidate selection; Successfully matching candidates with jobs and making critical hiring decisions More about the ProfilesEasy Applicant Management System here.
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