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Kroll’s eSignature solution helps employers with background screening |
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Written by Workplace Staff
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Kroll, a leading risk consulting company, recently deployed an upgraded eSignature technology that improves the efficiency of the background screening process. Kroll says the technology makes it faster for clients to initiate background check requests, helps to improve turnaround time, and reduces associated screening costs.
Since most background screening information sources, like employers and educational institutions, require that applicants sign an authorization and disclosure form, report turnaround time is directly related to how quickly screening pro¬viders receive this form. Therefore, the longer it takes for an applicant to get the form to the screening provider, the slower the background check will take to process.
Integrating an electronic signature into the process helps significantly with reducing turnaround times of such checks; however, many sources do not honor the typical “click to comply” signature offered by some web portals. Instead they require a true forensic – or “wet” – signature that is the equivalent of a traditional ink signature.
To meet this requirement and provide its clients and their candidates with a quicker, more user-friendly experience, Kroll implemented an eSignature solution in which applicants literally create their signature using a computer mouse. Modeling the same action people do every day in grocery and retail stores, Kroll’s eSignature technology dramatically improves turn¬around time and meets the most stringent of legal compliance and security standards.
In addition to significantly improving turn¬around time, Kroll’s eSignature offering provides numerous benefits to organizations, including:
- Reducing paper use since the authorization form is stored electronically and can be produced on demand;
- Eliminating the necessity of main¬taining a hard copy of the form on file;
- Precluding the need for make repeated calls to applicants to obtain the signed authorization form; and
- Allowing for better record-keeping, since the Kroll can elec¬tronically store all necessary documentation with the applicant’s report.
On average, organizations that use Kroll’s Applicant Submission tool can save 7.4 percent in costs each year – which means that employers that order 100 screening reports per month and switch to Kroll can realize more than $5,400 in savings the first year.
Kroll’s Background Screening division provides organizations worldwide with comprehensive screening services that help them make empowered decisions and mitigate risks through industry-leading expertise and cutting-edge technology. For more information, visit www.krollbackgroundscreening.com.
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