As people increasingly rely on sharing-economy services, social commerce business owners need to hire even more qualified and trustworthy employees to keep up with demand. Failing to conduct thorough background checks can leave businesses vulnerable to risks such as fraud, theft, workplace violence, legal liabilities and reputation damage in today’s competitive market landscape.
Neglecting to perform comprehensive criminal background checks on candidates can lead to hiring individuals with problematic pasts, potentially resulting in incidents that tarnish a company’s reputation. A single negative incident involved an employee can lead to negative media coverage, a loss of consumer trust, and ultimately, a decline in business. This makes it important to weed out liable employee candidates in the hiring process and utilize background checking to hire high-quality employees from the get-go.
Following are just a few of the value points that technology and social commerce business customers are looking for that high-quality employees help provide:
- Easy user interface on each peer-to-peer platform
- Friendly and effective customer and technical service
- Better brand definition and product details in the sharing-economy environment
- Fully vetted and top-rated field associates, such as drivers, who offer transportation or delivery service to the public
These value points require you to find and hire the right people with the right qualifications. Most importantly, your employees must have an immaculate record since many of them will work off-site, directly with members of the public and without supervision. It is vital to your business’s reputation that you learn as much as possible about each candidate before hiring.
At Global Verification Network, our social commerce background check team will put your mind at ease. With our expertise, you gain access to critical candidate information — such as education verification, criminal record results and credit report data.
When we deliver a full report about your proposed candidate after completing our professional social commerce background checks, you can hire with confidence.