There was a time when a man’s handshake was as good as his word, however, things have changed decidedly for the worst, on the back of exceptionally high unemployment rates and an economy further decimated by the devastation wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic.

This has led to even the most honest of people lying on CV out of sheer desperation to find a job, and of course, we still have the usual suspects that have criminal reasons for wanting to apply for a position in your company, which means you have to be extra-careful about who you employ today.

Employing someone today on the strength of your sixth sense telling you they’re the real deal is risking your business on many levels, whether they plan on defrauding your company financially, embezzling funds or even selling sensitive company information criminal syndicates pay a fortune for.

Despite measures such as the installation of CCTV monitors and other security measures that have become commonplace in commercial businesses today, there can be no doubt that those with criminal intentions are as sophisticated about how to get around these security blocks.

Despite these sophisticated security measures put in place, South African business is losing millions every year to employee theft, which is where the need for hiring a trusted professional private investigator becomes an exceptionally valuable tool for protecting your interests in a proactive manner.

Hiring and retaining the services of a team of investigators such as those at King Investigators, to carry out pre-employment polygraph testing in tandem with in-depth background checks, has become a fundamental first step for many businesses planning to hire new staff.

The facts have to be faced here that even though a new employee may come through with flying colours, the temptation to line their pockets can crop up at any time, every bit as much as it can with an employee you’ve trusted for many years already.

However, hiring King Investigators to carry out professional polygraph testing on potential new employees is going to give you a truer version of who the person is than what their CV may say!

Should polygraph testing or voice stress analysis testing become necessary once a crime has occurred in your business, whether of company assets or on a financial basis, you can rely on the professionals at King Investigators to get to the bottom of the case so that you have the correct evidence with which to then punish the perpetrator.

Should it be necessary, the team at King Investigators will be able to go undercover as an employee at your business to gather evidence that is irrefutable once collated and presented to you, and you’ll have the peace of mind knowing that you’re dealing with professionals that have been in the industry for well over ten years already.

With a firm commitment to handling all their cases based on a strong code of ethics that includes honesty, integrity and quick delivery of results this team is able to carry out any investigation successfully while adhering strictly to the code of ethics that governs their industry.

Whether you need to hire a private investigator in South Africa for personal or business reasons, contact King Investigators in Johannesburg, Pretoria and Cape Town to make sure you have the best of the best in your corner!