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Criminal background checks and drug testing can help you avoid drugs in the workplace and high employee turnover cost. You want to hire the best employee for the job, let us provide you the tools to do so.
Substance Abuse in the Workplace
- Americans consume 60 percent of the world’s production of illegal drugs: 23 million use marijuana at least four times a week; 18 million abuse alcohol; 6 million regularly use cocaine; and 2 million use heroin.
- More than 70 percent of substance abusers hold jobs; one worker in four, ages 18 to 34, used drugs in the past year; and one in three knows of drug sales in the workplace
- American Council for Drug Education
- Workers reporting substance use and abuse have higher rates of turnover and absenteeism
- Workers reporting past-month illicit drug use or dependence on or abuse of alcohol or illicit drugs were also more likely to have missed more than two days of work due to illness or injury in the past month
- Division of Workplace Programs in the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Cost of Turnover
- The Employment Policy Foundation states it costs a company an average of $15,000 per employee, including separation costs, paperwork, unemployment; vacancy costs, including overtime or temporary employees and replacement costs including advertisement, interview time, relocation, training and decreased productivity when colleagues depart. Providing a stimulating workplace environment, which fosters happy, motivated and empowered individuals, lowers employee turnover cost and absentee rates
- Employee Pride Goes Wide. (2005, February 2). Graphic Arts Monthly
Employee Theft
- 69,373 employees were arrested for workplace theft in 2010
- Over $44 million was recovered from employee arrests in 2010
- One in every 33.2 employees was apprehended for theft from their employer in 2010
- On a per case average, dishonest employees steal 5.9 times the amount stolen by shoplifters ($639.99 vs $108.46)
- Hayes International, Inc.
Training and Recruiting Costs
- American Society for Training and Development estimates that U.S. organizations spent $125.88 billion on employee learning and development in 2009
- The average cost per hire (costs associated with sourcing, recruiting, and staffing activities) was $3,196, a 62% increase from 2010
- Society for Human Resource Management
Trends with Background checks
- Nine percent of background checks contained an adverse record (concerning criminal history, credit and driving records)
- Forty-six percent of reference and credential verifications revealed a discrepancy between information provided by candidates and what the screening revealed
- More than one-third of driving record checks showed “one or more violation(s) or conviction(s)
- Approximately six percent of criminal history background checks revealed a criminal record within the last seven years (out of 1.7 million checks performed)
- ADP Screening Index
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Selection.com has innovative, reliable, internet based systems that handle a high volume of background screening requests. Our systems run on state of the art Dell Servers with enterprise database systems from Microsoft. We have a highly skilled team of IT specialists and operations support personnel to insure customer satisfaction at every level. Our suite of Background Check applications consists of:
- Fastrax Select ™ – a web application for submitting and accessing background reports
- Fastrax Network ™ – a standards based SOAP Web Service for clients that want direct integration with their own applications
- Fastrax Quality Assurance ™ – our researchers carefully review screenings before delivery
- Fastrax Delivery Services ™ – we offer delivery of reports via Fax, Email and Web Services or direct HTTP Post to third party systems
- Fastrax Operations ™ – we employ a quality team of operators that will take your requests over the phone.
Selection.com currently integrates with the following systems:
 Accio |
 Clearstar |
 Deverus |
 Digital Delve |
 Tazworks |
 FRS |
 Team Screen |
 OpenHire- Silk Road |
 UltiPro |
 Oracle- Taleo |
 VIRTUS® |
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We also offer integration directly via the Fastrax Network ™, Selection.com’s HR-XML compatible, SOAP interface.
Please consult the following document for further information:
Fastrax Network Documentation
Thanks to our commitment to the latest in technology, Selection.com offers you quick, convenient and accurate verification services. Our dedication to maintain our position as a leader in this area will allow us to better serve our clients for many years to come.
Selection.com combines the best in Dell enterprise hardware with the most advanced software design. Our server farm provides a fast, reliable foundation for Microsoft .NET technologies utilizing SOAP web services and XML data exchange, and is coupled with a high-speed fiber optic connection directly to the backbone of one of the nation’s largest telecommunications companies. This results in quick and reliable access for you.
Selection.com also uses a state-of-the-art disk-to-disk-to-tape backup system and maintains off-site redundancy for your piece of mind and leverages Microsoft virtual technology to allow for rapid failover in the event that a disaster does occur. You can rest assured that your backup needs will be met, no matter what the conditions.
Our server room is climate controlled with the latest in dust filtration and humidity stability systems. In the event our main environmental unit should fail, we maintain a backup system to protect the operating environment. Providing service 24/7 is a priority at Selection.com and all of our servers and phone systems have commercial battery backup power supplies for short term outages. The entire server room is connected to an emergency generator to ensure there is no down time due to power failures. We also maintain multiple telecom carriers to ensure telephone redundancy. During the recent storms in the Midwest, Selection.com maintained 100% uptime!
Selection.com has strong security measures in place – on both the physical and network sides. These measures include restricted personnel access via magnetic card and alarm code entry, RFID identification for server room access, 24/7 direct alarm monitoring for climate control, power failure and security breaches that require an immediate response from the police or essential personnel as well as other physical security measures. Within the network environment, our entire environment is firewalled, the latest software upgrades and patches are tested and installed as soon as possible and Selection.com stays current with security fixes and updates to insure the integrity of your data.
As technological advances continue to occur, you can count on Selection.com to stay on the cutting edge in the verification industry…and we do it all for you
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Selection.com is more than just a background check company. We realize that serving the community also means supporting the community. We are committed to helping key organizations fulfill their mission of improving the quality of life for all of us.
To help schools take advantage of the latest advances in technology, Selection.com regularly donates computers to schools through the Computers for Schools program.
Selection.com also either supports the following companies and non-profit organizations financially or provides background check services at cost or at no charge:
 American Brain Tumor Association |
 American Heart Association |
 Breast Cancer Alliance |
 Catholic Social Services |
 Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation |
 National Right to Life |
 Pregnancy Center West, Inc. |
 Special Operations Warrior Foundation |
 Veterans of Foreign Wars |
 Horses for Heroes
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