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Shutting Creeps Out With A Pre-employment Screening Conducted By A Background Check Company
Have you ever thought about how the purpose of a screen door is similar to a pre-employment screening? Why do we have a door for a door to our homes? Well, according to Wikipedia, “the screen door incorporates screen mesh to block flying insects or airborne debris such as seeds or leaves from entering and pets and small children from exiting interior spaces…”, I’ll leave it there. It is a protective barrier. What is a health screening? Medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com defines a health screening as, “Tests or examinations done to diagnose a condition before symptoms begin…” What am I getting at with the references to screening? Screening is to prevent something from getting inside your space, whether it is your home, your body or a particular area such as a workplace. Once a pest or intruder gets inside it can cause all types of harm or damage. A pre-employment screening serves the same purpose to try to prevent a potential foe or parasite from getting inside an organization and wreaking havoc.
Pre-employment screening can be conducted by a business, usually a Human Resource Manager or Department or by a professional Background Check Company. A prospective job candidate’s credentials are validated in this process to be sure the information provided is true. It is not uncommon for a job applicant to embellish a resume or application but to provide totally false or misleading information could be to cover up a checkered past. Human Resources Departments may do a decent job of calling people listed as references and they may be able to confirm that an applicant worked somewhere else but they may not get more than that. A Background Check Company can do a deep dive into a candidate’s history. Credit report information, criminal history, past residence information and sex offender listings are just a few of the details that can be investigated and could shed light on who it is you are considering to bring into your workplace.
Some of you are shaking your heads and thinking what does it really matter whether a candidate has moved around a lot? Maybe they forgot to list a few of the places where they lived, some people move a lot. Perhaps, but is there a chance that your applicant moved around a lot due to evictions? Maybe they weren’t paying their rent or maybe they were trying to stay one step ahead of the authorities. Is that credit report a big deal? Well, since I was a Loss Prevention Manager and I apprehended a lot of employees for cash theft and financial transaction fraud during my tenure and I know many of those people had credit problems I would say, yeah it’s kind of a big deal. Maybe you’ll concede that moving around a lot and credit history information may be a red flag but you still think a criminal background may just be the result of an embarrassing DUI when the person was 21 years old. That is possible. I have actually been on a hiring committee that was prepared to not consider an applicant because he had a DUI conviction when he was younger. He was honest on his application about the conviction and we took into consideration the time that had passed. We ended up hiring him and he did a great job as an employee. On the other hand what if that hidden conviction is an assault or robbery? Are you prepared to put your business at risk or worse yet, those currently working for you?
Pre-employment screening is your first line of defense to keep someone out who could hurt your business. It might be a risk to your company’s financial well-being or a threat to the physical and mental health of your employees. The wrong person can cause strife in a business and hurt morale and a successful team. Don’t let a potential bad guy sneak in, hire a background check company to ensure you continue to operate a profitable store and enjoyable place to work.
Need information on pre-employment screening? Give us a call at 1.770.426.0547 now.
Have you ever thought about how the purpose of a screen door is similar to a pre-employment screening? Why do we have a door for a door to our homes? Well, according to Wikipedia, “the screen door incorporates screen mesh to block flying insects or airborne debris such as seeds or leaves from entering and pets and small children from exiting interior spaces…”, I’ll leave it there. It is a protective barrier. What is a health screening? Medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com defines a health screening as, “Tests or examinations done to diagnose a condition before symptoms begin…” What am I getting at with the references to screening? Screening is to prevent something from getting inside your space, whether it is your home, your body or a particular area such as a workplace. Once a pest or intruder gets inside it can cause all types of harm or damage. A pre-employment screening serves the same purpose to try to prevent a potential foe or parasite from getting inside an organization and wreaking havoc.
Pre-employment screening can be conducted by a business, usually a Human Resource Manager or Department or by a professional Background Check Company. A prospective job candidate’s credentials are validated in this process to be sure the information provided is true. It is not uncommon for a job applicant to embellish a resume or application but to provide totally false or misleading information could be to cover up a checkered past. Human Resources Departments may do a decent job of calling people listed as references and they may be able to confirm that an applicant worked somewhere else but they may not get more than that. A Background Check Company can do a deep dive into a candidate’s history. Credit report information, criminal history, past residence information and sex offender listings are just a few of the details that can be investigated and could shed light on who it is you are considering to bring into your workplace.
Some of you are shaking your heads and thinking what does it really matter whether a candidate has moved around a lot? Maybe they forgot to list a few of the places where they lived, some people move a lot. Perhaps, but is there a chance that your applicant moved around a lot due to evictions? Maybe they weren’t paying their rent or maybe they were trying to stay one step ahead of the authorities. Is that credit report a big deal? Well, since I was a Loss Prevention Manager and I apprehended a lot of employees for cash theft and financial transaction fraud during my tenure and I know many of those people had credit problems I would say, yeah it’s kind of a big deal. Maybe you’ll concede that moving around a lot and credit history information may be a red flag but you still think a criminal background may just be the result of an embarrassing DUI when the person was 21 years old. That is possible. I have actually been on a hiring committee that was prepared to not consider an applicant because he had a DUI conviction when he was younger. He was honest on his application about the conviction and we took into consideration the time that had passed. We ended up hiring him and he did a great job as an employee. On the other hand what if that hidden conviction is an assault or robbery? Are you prepared to put your business at risk or worse yet, those currently working for you?
Pre-employment screening is your first line of defense to keep someone out who could hurt your business. It might be a risk to your company’s financial well-being or a threat to the physical and mental health of your employees. The wrong person can cause strife in a business and hurt morale and a successful team. Don’t let a potential bad guy sneak in, hire a background check company to ensure you continue to operate a profitable store and enjoyable place to work.
Need information on pre-employment screening? Give us a call at 1.770.426.0547 now.
