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How to carry out Pre-Employment Screening Checks properly

uCheck

There are many things to consider with pre-employment screening checks, but you needn’t worry. What is pre-employment screening? In a nutshell, pre-employment screening includes checks that you carry out as an employer to make sure an applicant is suitable for the role you’re hiring for.

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Criminal History and Discrimination: Assessing Applicants Properly

Accurate Background

While there may be additional considerations, such as legal compliance, every justification for pre-employment screenings eventually comes back to safety and security. The key to achieving those goals fairly comes down to having a solid screening policy. Is the criminal offense relevant to the position at hand?

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Marijuana Legislation HR Leaders Need to Know About

Cisive

Current policy and pending legislation create challenges for any employer that conducts drug testing as part of its new-hire process or a periodic condition of employment. Because some states have legalized recreational and medicinal use of marijuana, we have already seen court cases and legislation related to employment screening.

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Using personality tests in the workplace

Insperity

There’s a very important distinction to note if you’re new to using personality assessments with job candidates and employees: Only certain tests are validated and approved for pre-employment purposes. At Insperity, we offer a personality and cognitive assessment for job candidates based on the Five-Factor Model.

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What Happens If An Employee Fails a Drug Test

Peopletrail

In other cases, it can vary a fair bit between states, and employers must hence consider the following factors: Why is the drug-test required at this time/stage? Like pre-employment screening, promotion to the higher role with security-based responsibility, etc.) Get an instant report at ConsumerCredentials.com.

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The Hot Potatoes Of Social Screening

TalentCulture

Before even knowing the context (and not really caring at first), I cringed and rolled my eyes. This one, though, was really offensive, although I didn’t point that out to my friend who shared it, nor did I comment on it at all. Transparency I believe in, but there’s a reason for privacy and discrimination laws.

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Global Background Checks – 5 Things Your Specialist Should Know

Peopletrail

Yet, it is critical for international companies to have a strict security policy, including those that govern pre-employment screenings and background checks of employees. This means that at some point, your “global” company will have to align with native culture. Get an instant report at ConsumerCredentials.com.