[neatdesign]

I agree -- employment verifications don't take a whole lot of time to complete. However, although I'm not in the field of human resources, I imagine that employment verification is probably considered "busy work" for the most part. So when a business can eliminate a one or two $40-$50k/year positions and replace them with something that costs far less to do this same "busy work," in most cases the business will choose the latter.

After all, by eliminating employees, you're not just cutting out their salaries, but also health care costs, 401k contributions, disability coverage, etc.

I don't think it's a gimmick. When you look at the sheer number of employers -- many of them well-known -- who use this service, it's pretty obvious that it saves them money or else they wouldn't use it.

~ Jenney