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Individuals and companies may request a background check for a variety of
reasons. Some of the most common reasons concern pre-employment screening,
pre-business screening, bad debt situations, divorce situations and many other
personal queries.
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Individuals and companies may request a background check for a variety of
reasons. Some of the most common reasons concern pre-employment screening,
pre-business screening, bad debt situations, divorce situations and many other
personal queries.
Most background searches include some or all of the
following areas: • Identity checks via data such as Social Security number.
• Criminal and civil history reports. • Motor Vehicle Reports
A Social
Security Number and address with phone number search is a fairly elemental and
basic identity verification. Criminal records checks can involve a single
county, multiple-counties, state, multi-state, federal and international.
Civil reports
could indicate civil lawsuits involving the individual.
Motor Vehicle
Reports can show state and license status. Prior work history, accreditation,
and education history are often verified for truthfulness and accuracy. Workers
compensation and unemployment claims and bankruptcy filings can also be found of
some importance for some searchers.
When to initiate the background check
In
most cases, it would be unrealistic (and expensive) to run a complete
and thorough background check on every applicant as the first step in
the hiring process. Most organizations prefer to wait until they are
ready to extend an offer to the job candidate to run the background
check. This may make the most sense for your organization, but be sure
you consider all the factors.
While waiting until the last minute
minimizes the overall number of background checks run, it doesn't
necessarily minimize the overall cost to the organization. It is
typically mid- and upper-level managers that are involved in
interviewing candidates and weighing hiring decisions. Both the dollar
value and opportunity cost of their time is significant. Third-party
and standardized testing tools can also represent a significant cost.
By waiting until the last step to validate the information with a
background check, individuals who misrepresent themselves have already
cost your company a bundle of valuable time and money.
Another concern with running a
comprehensive background check as the last step in the process is that
it can encourage taking shortcuts. Many organizations feel that they
will lose good candidates if they must wait 24 hours for a proper
background check. Some employers choose to cut corners and utilize
instant background checks, or worse, forego screening altogether.
Instant checks offer no oversight and no auditable paper trail to even
estimate the reliability of the information.
The best practice recommendation for
companies that feel they must make the offer immediately is to use a
conditional offer letter, contingent upon satisfactory completion of
the background check. This allows the employer to bring the individual
onboard right away while the background information is properly
validated. Don't fear the scenario where you must dismiss an employee
who has already begun working. If the proper questions have been asked
of the candidate throughout the process, the background check is simply
validating the answers to those questions. An employer should feel no
remorse for having to dismiss a new employee after a few days because
disqualifying discrepancies are identified in the background check.
When done properly, the discrepancies will be validated and the
applicant will have had ample opportunity to dispute any inaccuracies.
A candidate that has provided misleading information or lied outright
during the interview process has no basis to criticize this decision.
Your organization will benefit by waiting a day to conduct a
proper, compliant background check.
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