Employment Screening
What is Employment Screening?
Pre employment screening or a background check is a verification process of a prospective employees application. It is a method of investigating the past of an individual for the purpose of recruitment and employment. This helps to judge the validity of information furnished by the prospective employee.
Background checks have proved to be more beneficial and effective in comparison to personal interviews and information provided by resumes and Reference Letters. These methods are often inaccurate or purposely misleading. Personal interviews are seldom adequate to get to know a person. Everyone has experienced a "shock" when learning something completely unexpected about a long time friend or acquaintance.
Background checks are an organized and methodical investigation where the employment screening professional follows Federal or Sate Law in order to protect both the employer as well as the applicant.
Background check becomes more crucial and indispensable when an employer has to select the best among several potential applicants. Often, an employer may have a leading candidate who has falsified employment history or even criminal backgrounds. Many industries require background checks for positions of financial, medical and information significance. These include banking, insurance and hospitals.
Pre employment screening reports consist a variety of information sources and checks including:
- Social security number
- Criminal records search (Federal and County)
- Civil records search (Federal and County)
- Credit reports or a credit history check
- Motor vehicle reports or driving history
- Workers Compensation
- and many more
These sources, along with several others, are enough to give the employer an idea of the traits and characteristics of an eligible candidate.
