Cisive Announces 2021 Talent Screening Benchmark Report

By Heath Fellows.
Updated Sep 23, 2021

HOLTVILLE, N.Y. (PRWEB) September 23, 2021 - Cisive, a global provider of compliance-driven human capital management and risk management solutions, announced today the release of Cisive Insights: Talent Screening Trends 2021 Benchmark Report. The report is based on the findings of Cisives Insights Benchmarking survey, with more than 1,500 human resources, talent acquisition, compliance, and recruitment professionals worldwide contributing to the survey with their insights, providing a global view of the talent screening landscape during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Among the key takeaways, the survey found that:

The report reveals that despite the unpredictability of the pandemic, most organizations continued their talent acquisition efforts at normal levels while some even increased recruitment efforts during 2020. As employers embrace remote work in the evolving workplace, most companies introduced new background screening components during unprecedented times.

The reports findings also articulate how screening practices are evolving. For example, most of the background checks introduced in 2020 consisted of ongoing monitoring (31%), and most businesses conduct screenings on employees every two years (40%) while only (35%) do so at time of hire only.

Cisives 2021 Talent Screening Benchmark report reflects the insights of more 1,500 organizations worldwide across all industries and how their policies and procedures changed as a result of the global pandemic, said James Owens, President and CEO at Cisive. Our study investigates how company workforce practices, including how they handle background checks and screenings, have changed during an unprecedented year such as 2020. With the increasing prevalence of remote and hybrid workplaces, it is more important than ever to have a global strategy when it comes to talent acquisition and background screening. As businesses adapt to the new normal, our results indicate that most organizations are incorporating new background checks into their strategy.

For more information and to download Cisive Insights: Talent Screening Trends 2021 Benchmark Report, please visit: www2.cisive.com/insights-21.

About Cisive

Cisive is a global leader in compliance-driven human capital and risk management solutions, providing onboarding and pre-employment background screening solutions to address the complex challenges and needs of large enterprises with dedicated, in-country account management teams committed to customer satisfaction. Cisive is accredited by the Professional Background Screeners Association (PBSA) and was named for the fourth consecutive year by HRO Today to the 2020 Bakers Dozen Customer Satisfaction rankings of Top Pre-Employment Screening Providers, in addition to being named Company of the Year by CIO Review. The company and its brands serve clients in financial services, transportation, telecom/media, healthcare, utilities and the home services end-markets, among others. For additional information, please visit http://www.cisive.com.