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Employee Background Check: Meaning and Objective by kailash kaushik
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Employee Background Check: Meaning and Objective by KAILASH KAUSHIK
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| Article Posted: 11/13/2013 |
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Employee Background Check: Meaning and Objective |
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These days many of us talk about a term “employee background check” and only have a very vague idea as what is the actual meaning of this term. It has become a complex process as many disreputable companies try to sell substandard and incompetent employee background checks. Employee background screening normally generates a high return on your investment and permits you to lessen the high risk factors involved with bad hiring. However medium- and small-size companies don’t have much clue where to begin these checks. In this article we are trying to explain the meaning and objective of employee background check. What does the term “background check” means? The term background check involves lot of things – mainly it comprises of a candidates criminal record check that can be done either from national and/or state databases, which contain all information about their past guilty verdicts. In addition, education verification, sex offender registry information, credit reports, driving records and reference checks are commonly included. Where to get it done? For professional intent, you should hire an experienced and skilled employment screening company like CII World Wide who can perform background checks on your behalf. There are some websites that offer you FREE background checks which are useless, erroneous and not even legally feasible. What is the price? You can’t define a fixed quote for background check. Different companies offer you different packages to suit your requirements. Some companies might offer low cost packages to lure you but the services will not be satisfying so hire only professional companies. How safe it is? If the background check is done in a righteous way then it is surely safe. You should posses information about national legislations, state regulations and your trade related compliances and on the basis of these you can plan your background screening policy. Hiring an expert screening company can actually prove helpful. The list of factors that forms important part of background screening: Criminal court lawsuit Imprisonment records Civil court cases Education Checks – Mainly checks whether the candidate in question has actually received a college degree or not. There are instances where employers even ask for test scores. Employment Checks – It can range from simple verbal confirmations by previous employers and time durations to in-depth inquiry like information about professional skills, performance, accomplishments and behavior with other colleagues. Social Media Records – Social media, blogs and other such activities helps employers to check his thought process and maturity level. Driving and vehicle records -- Employers in the transportation industry need drivers with clean chit i.e., ones without any past history of accidents, or drunken driving cases. Financial information – Candidates who have civil cases, cibil freezed, those who have filed for bankruptcy or poor credit scores might be at an extra possibility of larceny from the company. Drug tests – This check is conducted for various reasons including corporate ethics, measuring potential employee performance, and keeping workers' compensation premiums down. Interpersonal interviews – After performing the background checks employers will surely want to speak to the references given by the candidate in order to measure his hiring. Screening processes also include conversations with teachers, friends, coworkers, and family members. Certainly all these background employee checks are subject to laws and legislation of the respective nation and/or state, so you should always rely on a professional screening company to perform a complete screening process. In order to get further more information and benefits of employment background screening, you can contact CII World Wide.
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