Background Checking the Right Applicant

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Hiring an employee can be difficult because unless you know them personally, it would be hard to assess if they are right for a certain task.

Some employees could have the right attitude and burning desire for the company but lack the expertise, while some employees might have the right skill set but not the right attitude. To find out if an employee can be a good fit for your company, you could conduct background checks and interviews.

Background checks are important because this is where you find out if a prospect had had certain illnesses, been part of a crime, , or done well in school, with his credit, etc., while interviewing him helps you determine a bit of his personality and work ethics.

If you're thinking of hiring a business writer, for example, asking him questions about trends in the economy could show how updated he is in the field as well as help you find out how good he is at explaining different concepts. By listening closely, you'd also be able to determine how good his command over the language is.

Hiring an employee is a decision that you would have to give enough time and attention to, and if he turns out as someone who isn't worth the spot and the pay, then you could end up with a lot of wasted time. Just remember not to be entrapped by how much you like a candidate.



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Employment Background Checks

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When you apply for a job, an employer can decide to do a background check on you before hiring you. One of the types of information that they'll be most interested in will be your credit report. With this document, they will know where you live, how well you pay your bills, and whether or not you've filed for bankruptcy.

Prior to applying for a job, it's a good idea to have a copy of your own credit report. Know that each of the three biggest credit reporting companies—Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion—is required to furnish you with a free copy of your credit report once a year, so long as you ask for it. Other files that an employer might be interested in include your employment history, driving record, and criminal record.

Before they can obtain any of these data, however, the employer must first ask for your permission. You may refuse to give your approval, but the downside to that would be that your application might not get a second look. The decision is entirely up to you.


Aside from that, the employer must also inform you that information obtained will be used to make a decision on whether or not to hire you. This is usually done in writing. Again, you should know as a consequence of not giving your approval, you might not land the job, so weigh your options carefully.
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Getting the Good Guys with a Background Check

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A report by the Society for Human Resource Management states that more than 96 percent of American employers perform background checks to screen applicants prior to employing them. Some people might feel wary about being watched and recorded about, but background checks aren't invasions of privacy. Instead, they involve checking the public records of individuals, particularly work and criminal history records.

Employers can't just keep hiring every person they see; they need to make sure that an applicant not only has what it takes, but abides by the rules and isn't known for anything reprehensible. This isn't just about preserving work and social ethics in the workplace; it's also for the sake of the customers as well. Customers feel a lot safer when they're dealing with an employee who's devoid of any wrongdoing.

Companies intending to perform background checks on their applicants must know that there's a procedure to be followed. First, the applicant should sign a disclosure form that permits the company to perform the background check. Additionally, state laws can restrict how companies can use such information, as well as how businesses should respect the privacy of their applicants. Folks should rest easy knowing that their sensitive personal information is only being used for hiring purposes.
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Background Blues: On Background Checks

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Hiring an employee is no simple feat; businesses want to be completely sure that the guy they're getting is the perfect fit for the job. Employers, therefore, conduct interviews, aptitude tests, and other screening methods to determine the potential worth of an applicant. One of the most important of these screening procedures is the so-called background check.

 No company ever wants to end up with an employee with a bad history or, heaven forbid, a criminal record. After all, it can be quite unsettling for customers to learn that a business has a crook under its employ. Whether the newly hired person is wanted for several charges or has been blacklisted by his previous employer, such details can spell trouble for any business. As such, companies have to carry out detailed background checks and thereby ascertain the track record of a particular applicant before hiring him.

While a company’s human resources department typically takes care of all employee background checks, smaller businesses may not have that kind of capability. To that end, they can hire another company that specializes in fact checking and records retrieval. This not only spares businesses from the effort of having to go through the records of a particular individual, but also saves them a lot of money since they don't have to hire additional HR staff for such a task.
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