Pre-employment Screening
Screening for the Security sector
From law enforcement agencies to private security firms, understanding the intricacies of automated screening software is essential for ensuring the highest standards of personnel selection and maintaining public confidence within the security sector.
Guard your businesses reputation and workforce with automated screening checks
In an increasingly complex and interconnected world, the trustworthiness and reliability of security businesses stand as pillars of assurance for both clients and the public. The vital role they play in safeguarding assets, information, and people demands a workforce with integrity and professionalism. However, in an era where security threats evolve with alarming rapidity, the significance of thorough pre-employment background screening has never been more pronounced.
With automated processing and proactive monitoring all available through a secure portal, security businesses can ensure checks are carried out seamlessly without the need for lengthy manual processes when they implement Access Screening into their organisation.
Benefits of pre-employment screening education
Improve time to hire
Access Screening can significantly improve the time to hire for businesses by up to 40%, meaning recruiters admin time is reduced and therefore frees up your time to concentrate on hiring. The streamlining of the initial screening process through automated software helps to:
- Quickly validate and process a high volume of documentation and passports checks
- Get candidates on board quickly and create profiles for each and every candidate
- Track candidate progress on your compliance dashboard to monitor every stage
- Reduce manual admin creating savings to the business
Comply with legislations
Complying with legislation is an important consideration when using screening software, as organisations must ensure that the software they use complies with anti-discrimination laws and data privacy regulations for example. The software is designed to:
- Ensure you always remain compliant with the latest legislation
- Avoid fines and protect your business’ reputation with automatic alert, highlighting imminent expiry dates of candidate passports, visas or DBS
- Fully auditable case history making reporting and audits a breeze
- Protect your information with banking-grade encryption
Automate reference checks
Automating reference checks with Access Screening software can save time and increase the efficiency of the hiring process, as our technology allows recruiters to easily contact references and collect feedback through an automated system.
This process can reduce the time and resources spent on manually contacting references and following up with them. Additionally, automated reference checks can provide a more objective and standardised approach to collecting feedback, leading to more accurate and consistent results.
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Right to Work checks
Automating right to work checks with Access Screening can streamline the process and ensure compliance with relevant legislation, through quickly verify a candidate's eligibility to work in a particular country, reducing the time and resources required for manual verification.
By automating this process, recruiters can ensure a more consistent and thorough approach to right to work checks, reducing the potential for human error or oversight.
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Personalise with your brand
Personalise your Access Screening platform with your brand to help create a consistent and cohesive hiring experience for candidates.
By customising our software with your organisation's logo, colors, and messaging, you can reinforce your brand identity and make a positive impression on candidates. This can help candidates feel more connected to your organisation and create a sense of familiarity and trust.
Personalising the software can also enhance your employer brand and differentiate your organization from competitors. By incorporating your brand into the software, you can create a seamless and professional hiring experience that reflects positively on your organisation.
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Consistent candidate experience
Access Screening can help provide a consistent candidate experience by streamlining the hiring process and ensuring that candidates receive clear and timely communication throughout the process.
This technology can help automate and standardise key aspects of the screening process, such as background checks, reference checks, and right to work checks.
By providing a consistent and transparent screening process, candidates can feel confident that they are being treated fairly and consistently, regardless of the position they are applying for.
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Accessibility & Inclusion
There is a huge highlight on diversity, equity and inclusion within recruitment, and the onboarding process is no different – it is crucial for businesses to incorporate inclusion and accessibility into their onboarding and screening processes to build a diverse and equitable workplace. This in turn creates an environment where individuals of all abilities and backgrounds can thrive, contributing to a more innovative and high-performing team.
Organisations can achieve this by designing accessible onboarding materials that cater to various learning styles and linguistic abilities. Providing alternative formats, such as audio or visual options, ensures that information is accessible to all. Universal design principles help eliminate barriers, promoting inclusivity from the outset.
Access Screening is partnered with Recite Me to deliver the accessibility Assistive Toolbar to our screening platform. For more information, take a look through all the features that the Assistive Toolbar could provide your business.
Read moreAvoid hefty fines
Access Screening can help organisations avoid hefty fines by ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and regulations.
Our technology can help automate key aspects of the screening process, such as right to work checks and background checks, ensuring that the organisation is following best practices and meeting legal requirements.
By providing a standardised and consistent approach to screening, Access Screening can reduce the likelihood of errors or oversights that could result in fines or legal issues.
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Trusted background checking software
Increase speed-to-hire by over 50%!
Employment screening software
Automate your background screening to reduce admin and risk and improve your time to hire. Over 140 candidate background checks, including Right to Work, DBS, referencing and many more through one configurable platform.
Right to Work app
Comply with the latest Home Office regulations in less than five steps with our pay-as you-go Right to Work app. Designed for companies with less complex screening requirements or lower volume hiring.
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Access Screening – Spotlight on … Security
It is crucial to understand the critical role that background screening plays in upholding the integrity, reliability, and effectiveness of the security industry.
The impact of background screening on Security businesses
Pre-employment security screening serves as the first line of defence against potential threats or vulnerabilities, ensuring that only qualified and reliable candidates are entrusted with responsibilities in the sector.
Increase your speed-to-hire by over 50% with Access Screening
At Access Recruitment, we are committed to providing software that improves your time to hire by automating processes and giving you access to a wide range of different screening checks.
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From software products designed to solve key challenges, to a fully integrated solution:
- Attract and reach candidates with Access Volcanic
- Place more candidates quicker with Access Recruitment CRM and Vincere
- Ensure your agency is always compliant with Access Screening
- Pay staff and bill clients with our recruitment agency payroll software Access Pay and Bill and Access FastTrack360
Discover how Access can help your entire recruitment business become more productive and efficient – giving you the freedom to focus on clients and candidates.
