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Access Screening helps you build a complete picture of candidates using a wide range of background, vetting and employment checks.
Case study - Explore Learning
By implementing Access Screening, Explore Learning has had a 50% reduction in non-starters/reneges, helping to keep contact high and getting new starters joining their roles quicker and more efficiently.
Case Study - Carrington West
Carrington West is an award-winning recruitment company providing technical talent to the UK highways, transport & infrastructure, town planning, property, water & environmental, utilities, power & telecoms, building and rail industries. We recruit interim, temporary and ...
Spotlight on…Screening Social Media Checks
We rely on social media for news, communication, and as a source of entertainment. However, we have seen people use it to spread hate, harass others, and even use it for cyberbullying. That's where Access Screening can help to facilitate automated social media checks on any prospective candidate.
In-House vs Outsourced Infographic
Explore the benefits and drawbacks of outsourcing your background screening versus managing them in-house. Employers can use a range of methods for pre-employment screening, with some businesses opting for a more traditional process and others adapting to a more digital solution to keep up with the times.
Spotlight on… Screening Reference Checks
Leveraging automated pre-employment screening reference checks to build trust has become an integral part of the hiring process for employers. It has become an essential objective across many industries Without it, businesses run the risk of spending time and money on hiring the wrong person.
Spotlight on… Screening Credit Checks
Candidate screening has become the front-runner for innovation within the hiring process, and one specific check has generated considerable attention. Credit checks are used to evaluate a candidate's financial history, providing employers with insights into an individual's financial responsibilities and past decisions.
Spotlight on… Screening Right to work Checks
Right to Work Checks are a crucial part of the screening process that legally have to completed, to verify the identity of the candidate, their employment history, and their legal status to work in the country. Conducting Right to Work checks have become a staple of the screening process and there seems to be no slowing up.
Spotlight on… Return on Investment from Screening Software
For any business looking to invest in background screening software, being able to present the desired outcomes to key decision makers can be make or break for your case. The key when looking at the commercials is to consider how this is offset by the return on your investment and the delivered cost savings.
Next level screening: Hiring with confidence and cracking the code on employment referencing essentials
Watch our Screening specialist, Anand Pattani, share knowledge and strategies needed to elevate your hiring process. By the end of the session, you'll be ready to hire with confidence, armed with the skills to crack the code on employment referencing and build a stronger, more successful team.
Background screening for a trusted hospitality workforce
Hospitality specialist, Rob Paterson, discussed the challenges that businesses are facing within the Hospitality sector with our Screening Specialist, Suzy Parker, who then dived into how Access Screening has helped prevent some of those challenges and create a more efficient screening process.
Next Level Screening: Unleashing the power of your screening platform as a Managed Service Provider - Maximising efficiency and success
Interested in becoming a Managed Service Provider by adding an extra revenue strean to your business? Watch this session where our team, Suzy Parker and Colin Whipp, shows you how to supercharge your MSP game with automated screening software and how we’ve helped other businesses.
Next Level Screening: IDVT - One year on - A year of progress and challenges
Watch our host, James Waby, discuss the challenges that businesses have faced and how Access Screening has helped combat those challenges alongside our Sales Director, Colin Whipp, who looks after some of our biggest recruitment clients and MSPs.
Spotlight On… Screening for Franchise businesses
In the fast-paced world of franchise businesses, where hiring decisions impact both operational efficiency and customer satisfaction, automated background screening has become an invaluable tool. This technology has revolutionised the way franchise owners approach the recruitment process and add value to their business.
Spotlight On… Screening for Managed Service Providers
MSPs play a critical role in delivering essential business services, with clients often granting them access to sensitive information and systems. As such, the need for robust and rapid employee vetting is more crucial than ever, and background screening has delivered a new era of efficiency and reliability.
Next level screening: Navigating compliance and background check challenges with Access Screening
Watch our host, Anand Pattani, discuss the intricacies of maintaining compliance and effectively addressing background check challenges. This webinar will equip you with the knowledge and tools needed to elevate your screening to the next level, ensuring a safer and more compliant environment for your organisation.
Access Recruitment’s “RecTech Talks” Webinar Hub
Join our online community of like-minded businesses and individuals as we dive into all things pre-employment background screening; covering everything from compliance and legislative changes across different industries, to individual background checks and software features and benefits.
A step-by-step guide to Access Screening’s implementation
Organisations recognise the pivotal role that background screening plays in building trustworthy and secure work environments however, the journey from selecting the right software to integrating it into your existing operations, can be a complex and intricate process if done inefficiently.
Increase your speed-to-hire by over 50% with Access Screening
Success in hiring for any business can often be down to how fast you can source, place and screen candidates. At Access Recruitment, we are committed to providing software that improves your time to hire by automating processes and giving you access to a range of different screening checks.
Access Screening Full Demonstration Video
Not matter what size or industry your business sits in, you can discover how an automated background screening process can improve your time to hire, drive a consistent candidate experience and help you remain compliant with the latest legislations to avoid fines and reputational damage.
Spotlight on… DBS Checks
Whether you're an employer, an organisation, or an individual seeking employment in sensitive areas, understanding the different levels of DBS checks is crucial. Take a look at our “Spotlight On… DBS Checks” factsheet for all the info you need to dive into a world involving DBS.
Spotlight on… IDVT Checks
Hybrid working has continued to dominate businesses who have the ability to allow employees to work from home, and the key to their success has been digitalisation. IDVT has been a key driver and here at Access Screening, we are helping businesses deal with the latest legislation changes.
Spotlight on… Recite Me Assistive Toolbar
Background screening accessibility and inclusion factors have never been more important, as job searches and recruitment drives are increasingly looking for diverse and quick hiring. Access Screening are bridging that gap for businesses with the ReciteMe Assistive Toolbar functionality.
Spotlight on… Recruitment Agencies
Pre-employment screening plays a crucial role for recruitment agencies in ensuring the quality, reliability, and compliance of candidates they place. These processes help mitigate risks, maintain reputation, and provide clients with candidates who meet their specific requirements.
Spotlight on… Health & Social Care
Having a clear understanding of the significance of background screening, its vital role in upholding the integrity of the sector, and the various elements that comprise an effective screening process will help you on your way to achieving an efficient screening strategy.
Spotlight on… Education
Uncovering the pivotal role of candidate background screening within the education industry will help foster a proactive approach to finding the right employees for an educational setting – take a look through our “Spotlight On… Education factsheet to find out more.
Spotlight on… Finance
To effectively mitigate risks, prevent fraud, and safeguard the interests of stakeholders within the finance sector, institutions are increasingly recognising the importance of robust background screening processes. Uncover more with our “Spotlight On… Finance” factsheet.
Spotlight on… Hospitality
The critical role of pre-employment background screening in the high-compliance Hospitality sector, highlights how precise screening processes have to be, to not only safeguard guests and employees but also elevate the industry's standards of excellence.
Spotlight on… Security
Background screening stands as the basis of building a trustworthy security workforce. By conducting background checks, including BPSS (Baseline Personnel Security Standard) and BS7858 checks, security companies establish a robust foundation of trust, professionalism, and competence.
Next level screening: Automated screening software showcase
Never has there been such a strong argument to digitise the screening process for faster hiring alongside the delivery of a better experience, but join our host, Nick Holland, as he shows a preview of our Access Screening software and how it can help your develop your screening strategy.
Next level screening: What makes an efficient compliance team?
Check out one of our webinars as our host, James Waby, navigates through the complexities of background screening and discusses with our panel speakers, Suzy Parker, Anand Pattani and Nick Holland, what an efficient compliance department should/could look like for your business.
Evolving the Screening Strategy in your Recruitment Agency
For any recruitment agency looking to build a business case for screening software, you will need to understand the finer details of how it will impact your processes and compliance. This includes knowing the steps you need to take in order to digitise your candidate compliance strategy.
How to introduce Background Screening into your Hiring Process
A guide for Primary Schools, Secondary Schools, Colleges and Universities on implementing background checking software to ensure you’re hiring the right candidate in the most efficient way possible, ensuring you remain compliant and deliver an excellent candidate experience.
Introducing Background Screening into your Security Business
One of the biggest challenges is demonstrating the wider value of implementing a new background screening system and selling the benefits of automation internally within your security business – this guide will take you step-by-step in how to build a business case that shows ROI.
The Ins and Outs of Access Screening following IDVT
In Access Screening's on-demand session, our Screening Specialist, Nick Holland, showed the ins and outs of our pre-employment screening software and how we have incorporated our IDVT solution, that complies with the Home Office's legislation change, into the screening process.
Reduce your time to hire with automated screening software
Watch our on-demand session hosted by our Screening Specialist, Nick Holland, where we took you through the pain points we are seeing across the industry and how our incredible systems, Access PeopleXD and Access Screening, are helping to evolve recruitment processes.
Building an internal business case for digitising your screening
Watch our on-demand session to see our Screening Specialist, James Waby, outline what makes a great business case when it comes to winning over key internal stakeholders, how to show return on investment and why you need a business case in the first place.
A Guide to Evidencing the ROI from Screening Software
If you're thinking of making the switch from a manual or partially automated process to reap the benefits of an integrated screening solution, then you will likely need a documented business case to sell the advantages of screening software to your internal stakeholders.
5 Steps to Digitising your Candidate Compliance Strategy
Taking the right steps is essential to securing a successful digital compliance strategy. Pre-employment screening can be simple and easy, and by following this guide, you can evolve your onboarding process & deliver a reliable compliance strategy through automation.
Home Office shifts to permanent IDVT Digital RtW Checks
Our IDVT factsheet covers everything you need to know about the Home Office’s IDVT legislation; including what is IDVT, why has IDVT been put in place by the Home Office, what are the current challenges surrounding IDVT, and how Access Recruitment can help you – download now.
Case Study - Morgan McKinley
Discover how Morgan McKinley were able to achieve all their main candidate screening objectives with Access Screening. “We were able to screen 44% more candidates in 2021 vs 2019 with the same number of internal compliance staff.” Business Manager, Morgan McKinley
All Change: The Evolving World of Candidate Screening
The Access Group's 2021 whitepaper research on the effects of changing compliance and workforce regulations within pre-employment candidate screening, as a cause of the COVID-19 pandemic, Brexit, IR35 and remote working, is now available to read.
Anti-Money Laundering obligations & compliance
Hear the latest updates from Brian Rogers on Anti-Money Laundering and other vetting obligations for your law firm in our on-demand webinar, as well as how to conduct best practice pre-employment and ongoing screening, from our Screening Specialist, James Waby.
Anti-Money Laundering & other vetting obligations
Are you compliant with Anti-Money Laundering regulations? Download our factsheet to ensure you keep up to date with AML compliance, know what to check when completing pre-employment & ongoing screening processes, plus the benefits of automating your screening process.
Access Screening’s integrated MRZ check facility
Access Screening has an integrated MRZ checking facility, alongside referencing, DBS, Occupational health and other medical data checks. Screening offers a full array of checks for medical and healthcare supplier frameworks including GMC, NMC, GPHC, SWE and HCPC.
Case Study - Premier Care
See how Premier Care improved candidate turnaround by two weeks with the implementation of Access Screening. "In the healthcare sector, it’s all about compliance and speed. Doing the two together is the art of Access Screening." Managing Director, Premier Care
Case study - Rullion
How Access helped Rullion to reduce the time taken for screening by 53%. “For us, Access Screening really stood out. It came down to things like SaaS, configurability, the range of checks, usability - we really liked the overall candidate experience.” Business Change Director, Rullion
Case Study - Hydrogen Group
Discover how Hydrogen Group saved time and money with reduced candidate turnaround times and faster onboarding with Access Screening. "A new system that has transformed the quality and efficiency of our screening processes." Project Manager, Hydrogen Group
Don’t want to be out of pocket for DBS checks?
Remove the cost and hassle of your DBS employer checks ensuring your candidates are who they say they are; especially if you’re recruiting for roles working with children, in the care industry or positions which carry a high degree of responsibility.
How Access Screening can help with Occupational Health Checks
Do you feel confident that your NHS and care workers are fully compliant and suitable for their roles? Access Screening covers all the key background checks for health and social care workers including Occupational Health checks – read our factsheet for more information.
Case study: Outlook Care
Outlook Care reduced candidate turnaround from an average 10 weeks to just 5 weeks. “It’s made it so much more efficient and because all of us on the HR team have got access to the system, the continuity and the consistency is much better.” HR & Resourcing Partner, Outlook Care
Instant Right To Work Results
Discover how to confirm a candidate's Right to Work status and comply with Home Office regulations in less than five steps with the Access Right to Work mobile app – watch our video which highlights the quick and simple steps to receiving the candidate’s Right to Work status.
Access Screening automated background screening
Save over 50% on the time spent when vetting candidates with Access Screening, one of the UK’s respected screening software solutions. Businesses are turning to an automated SaaS solution, saving precious time, money and resources – can your business afford to be left behind?
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