Learning About Potential Employees Is Easy
When it comes to reasons for why
background checks are conducted, there are several different rationales
given by employers. In some cases, a background check may be needed
when the employee is going to require a security clearance of one sort
or another. This is generally the most common reason given for checks
when government employers are looking to hire people.
These days, though, just as many civilian employers as government
employers are conducting background checks, and for a variety of
purposes. The most common reason seems to have to do with resumes.
Employers want to verify first of all that the resume is factual and
accurate.
This is because is has been shown that up to 50% of all
resumes will contain serious errors. Not surprisingly, employers do not
want to hire employees who supply embellished or inaccurate resumes.
In this case most typical background checks examine an employee's
past work history and any college education or other education being
claimed by the employee. This may be used as a basis to be more
competitive for the job being offered. There have been numerous cases
where employees have claimed education or prior work experience that
they never actually obtained.
When it comes to background checks, employers must follow federal
government rules and regulations for such checks, as these are
considered in a legal sense to be consumer reports. Because they are
consumer reports, there are only certain aspects of a person’s
background that can be examined. Additionally, employees must be
notified in writing that such an examination is going to be conducted.
Once that notification has been given, the employer must secure
the permission of the prospective employee in writing before conducting
the examination. Also, if the employer decides not to hire the
prospective employee based on the results of the background check, the
employee must be notified through a pre-adverse action disclosure
letter and a copy of the employee's rights in the matter must be
supplied.
The information that is contained within a background check is
also varied. At a minimum a background check will at least verify the
prospective employee's social security number. Other checks that are
more thorough in nature will look into past work history, people who
know the employee, credit histories, and also any criminal history
under certain carefully outlined circumstances.
It is the case these days that more
employers than ever before are using an Employee Background Check to
gauge the hiring suitability of a prospective employee. Therefore, the
information a prospective employee has about what and how a Background Check is conducted can go a long way to easing the concerned he or she
might have when being notified that such a check will in fact be taking
place.
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