The Power of Pre-Employment Screening
The Unites States Army Bradley started its career as a machine built for war in 1981 and is still in operation in battlefields across the world. Considering the dire state of affairs surrounding the cash-in-transit heists in South Africa it seems like a suitable alternative to implement as a ‘valuable asset transportation’ system, and believe me, anyone who has been involved in a cash-in-transit heist will tell you that it is little different from a war-zone.
Weighing in at almost 27 tons this incredible giant stands three meters tall, almost 4 meters wide and almost 7 meters long. It wields a powerful 25 mm M242 chain gun and TOW anti-tank missiles, perfect for decimating any would-be attackers, and if that wasn’t enough the 7.62 mm M240 machine gun will finish of anyone still brave enough to charge forth.
Best of all, the crew and cargo is safe behind the impenetrable spaced laminate armour sporting 30 mm AP and RPG all around protection and explosive reactive armour. No one is ever going to get into this beast . . .
Unless you ask the person inside to open the door.
Here-in lies the power of pre-employment screenings. It is about selecting the right people for the right positions to create a winning team. At the end of the day, it is the individual staff members that need to implement and merge together the various tools and instruments utilized in a company, which effectively means that who you employ will ultimately determine how your company functions.
There is an I in Team
It is incredible how much time and effort we invest into the technological advancements of the latest and greatest security instruments, yet spend so little time investing into the staff members that we trust to effectively implement these amazing technological advancements.
You can have a thousand state-of-the-art maximum resolution 3D cameras pointed directly at a single point, but they are all blind if the operator isn’t looking.
Applicant background screening has become the norm in today’s business environment, with nearly every business using some sort of background screening program in its staffing process. It’s easy to see why. A well designed background screening program will almost certainly reduce your cost-per-hire by providing visible, measurable return on investment from the start.
It goes beyond basic due diligence, which in itself is as essential to a company as insurance. Pre-employment screening solutions are the first step to creating a well oiled machine that functions at peak performance. The reason for this is as the Gestalt philosophy of psychology would say: “The whole is something else than the sum of its parts.” The basic premise being that once all the different parts and facets are put together, they function in unison to create a whole new entity. The functioning of the entity, whether good or bad, is dependent on the dynamic interaction of all the individual parts coming together as a harmonious symphony, feeding of and improving the strengths, while mitigating the weaknesses.
The fact is, there is an “I” in team, its simply not as easy to see the individual dots that make up a painting when you are standing back to look at the whole picture. So to be specific, the team consists of many “I”s working together to create a single unit. Pre-employment screenings can help you to make the best choices when selecting the individuals that will ultimately become your business.
The Whole is Something Else than the Sum of its Parts
Let’s take a step back and look at two cars to illustrate the point: On the one hand think of a beautiful high performance Ferrari. On the other, a beloved classic; a Volkswagen Beetle. On occasion I asked people to describe a car. An odd request, I know, but nonetheless I ask them to imagine that they have met a person who has never seen a car before in their life, and to simply describe to them what a car looks like.
The answers are invariably along the lines of it having four wheels, an engine, a steering wheel, seats on the inside etc. Not inaccurate at all, and looking at both the vehicles it would seem fitting, as both vehicles respectively have four wheels, an engine, a steering wheel and some seats. Yet when taking a step back and looking at them, they do look quite different despite being made from roughly the same parts. They also sound very different, and most importantly, they perform very different.
The reasoning is very simple, all though they have much the same parts, the differences in the individual parts create an entirely different machine once they are put together, and working together they create completely different results.
Now apply this line of thought to your business and ask yourself, what business do you want to create, and how do you want that business to perform? It boils down to the individuals that your business employees working together to create something beautiful.
Putting it All Together – The Power of Pre-Employment Screenings
Having the latest and greatest state-of-the-art technology working for your company is fantastic, but ultimately, how effective this technology works as part of your business is largely dependent on the individuals that you employ to bring it all together. Do they have the right qualifications to effectively perform their required tasks? Do they have the aptitude and potential to thrive in your business environment? Do they have a criminal history or a propensity for criminal activity?
All these factors can influence the operational capacity of your business, either in a good way, or in a bad. Pre-employment applicant screenings can empower business owners with the knowledge that they need to select the best candidates that will be an effective asset to their company on an individual level. Taking a step back, you can see the staff members working together to create a high performance and effective business unit.
Empower Your Business
The fact is that we have the tools and experience to help you empower your business by selecting the right staff to create your very own masterpiece business entity. Don’t hesitate to contact us for more information on how you can create the ultimate team.