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title: "Top 3 Reasons to Conduct Background Checks"
description: "A background check confirms an applicants truthfulness on their application and can include verification of: identity, criminal and civil history, employment, education, licensing, motor vehicles repo..."
url: https://www.dashrconsulting.com/top-3-reasons-to-conduct-background-checks/
date: 2009-08-06
modified: 2020-06-25
author: "Dr. Di Ann Sanchez"
categories: ["HR Compliance", "Human Resources", "Talent Management"]
tags: ["Background Checks", "Hiring"]
type: post
lang: en
---

# Top 3 Reasons to Conduct Background Checks

A background check confirms an applicants truthfulness on their application and can include verification of: identity, criminal and civil history, employment, education, licensing, motor vehicles report, and credit history.

1. The average jury verdict for negligent hiring* is $810,000.

2. In a bad economy, people tend to misstate their backgrounds in desperation for a job.

3. A bad hire can cost your company 2 times the individuals salary to replace.DAS Header

**At DAS HR Consulting we conduct background checks for our clients.**

** Negligent hiring: hiring an individual for a job without conducting proper screening.*