SurePayroll Launches Online Pre-Employment Screening Services to Help Small Businesses Maximize Their Hiring Investment

SurePayroll helps employers make better hiring decisions by providing Background Check and Drug Screening services, Behavioral Assessments, Skills Testing and more.

Glenview, IL (PRWEB) June 4, 2009

Online payroll provider SurePayroll announced today that it has launched a suite of stand-alone services that help employers evaluate job candidates and hire the right person the first time. The services -- Background Checks, Behavioral Assessments, Skills Testing, Personal Development and Drug Screening -- are available independent of SurePayroll's payroll processing products with no long-term contracts or commitments, enabling small business owners to purchase any of the services at their hiring pace.

"Small business employers can't afford mistakes when it comes to the health of their businesses, so it's essential for them to know the people they bring to their teams are top-notch and will contribute to growth and success, and not waste time and money," says SurePayroll Vice President of Product Management Steve Kania. "We designed our screening services to provide businesses thorough, affordable ways to recruit only the best talent and avoid costly hiring mistakes. And we've made them convenient to access and use whenever small businesses need them."

Background Checks Help Prevent Risky Hires:

Nearly half of all small business job applicants submit résumés with false information. SurePayroll's Background Checks help ensure that the candidates employers hire and entrust with their finances and proprietary information are who they claim to be.

• Three levels of Background Checks are available to meet employers' budgets and business needs, starting as low as $22.95.
• Packages range from basic identity verification to comprehensive national criminal history searches, sex offender registries and the OFAC Terrorist Watch List.

Behavioral Assessments Identify Individuals' True Personalities:
SurePayroll's Behavioral Assessments reveal individuals' underlying personalities and temperaments, helping an employer determine which candidate's work style will fit best in the company. Hiring the wrong person for a job costs the average employer over $34,500 in interviewing, training and productivity loss. For only $165, an employer can use Behavioral Assessments to identify an individual's propensity for aggression, cooperation and initiative, showing how well an individual will fit in customer service, sales or management.

• Behavioral Assessments offer insight that interview questions can never provide.
• Managers learn what motivates an employee and how well the individual may adapt to different challenges on the job.

Skills Testing Measures Candidates' Capabilities:
SurePayroll's Skills Testing measures proficiency in areas ranging from language, math and basic office skills to expertise in computer programming and Web development with over 300 tests. Each test is only $21.95 and may be purchased and used online.

• Skills Testing reveals what a candidate is truly capable of before even coming in for an interview.
• Tests are available in highly specialized, technical areas including C++, Oracle and Java.

Personal Development Helps Make Good Employees Great:
SurePayroll's Personal Development services not only identify an employee's areas of strength but also reveal areas for professional improvement.

• Employees plan and prepare for job performance improvement and career growth based on Personal Development report results.
• Managers provide better performance reviews based on how well employees follow their performance plans.

Drug Screening Can Prevent Costly Litigation from On-The-Job Accidents:
Experts in toxicology research state that 75 percent of illegal drug users are employed -- and most work for small-and medium-sized businesses. For as little as $50 per test, SurePayroll's Drug Screening services help employers keep their workplaces safe and ensure the competency of the employees they trust every day.

• Drug Screening services are available in two packages: 5-Panel Drug Testing and 10-Panel Drug Testing.
• Test results are available online within 48 hours of sample collection.
• Results are evaluated by Medical Review Officers for the highest levels of competence and assurance.

About SurePayroll:
Voted Editor's Choice for best payroll service by PC Magazine, a Top 100 Product by Accounting Today and winner of the Stevie Award for eCommerce Customer Service Team of the Year, SurePayroll is America's largest full-service online payroll service and honoree of the Inc. 500 Fastest Growing Businesses award two years in a row.

SurePayroll is passionate about small businesses and their payroll. The company is dedicated to providing an extremely friendly and simple payroll experience -- at a price small business owners can afford.

In addition to its payroll and ClickFREE™ tax file and pay service -- which allows a user to complete the entire payroll process in minutes -- SurePayroll offers a suite of online services designed specifically for small business, including HR and compliance resources, 401(k) retirement solutions, health insurance, workers' compensation products and pre-employment screening tools.

SurePayroll also offers a private-label and co-branded payroll service to accountants and banking partners to offer payroll processing to their small business clients.

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