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There is no disputing the importance of conducting background
checks in today's society. The benefits of comprehensive
background checks are felt not only by business owners but by
the individual customer. From CEO's to housewives more and more
people are beginning to view background checks as a pro-active
risk management strategy. The question many are asking is, "can
I afford not to conduct a background check?" "Can I afford not
to protect myself, my family, or my business when the cost of
acquiring such information is becoming increasingly more cost
effective?" What used to cost hundreds, even thousands of
dollars to uncover can now be quickly and easily obtained at
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Employers Requesting Background Checks
This week's job searching tip addresses a question from one of our readers about about background checks. While many employers will hire people without them, some companies require background checks on some or all of their potential hires.
QUESTION FROM A SUBSCRIBER:
Q: If a person receives a job offer, and is told that there is going to be a drug test and background check, what are the items relevant in the background check? At what point can a prospective employer reject a person?
- M.B.
Dear M.B.,
When it comes to background checks, the general rule is the background check needs to be relevant to the position you're being hired for. If the background check being conducted is checking for information that is not very relevant to how well/competent the applicant is likely to be in the job, it could be challenged - especially if the negative results of such a check would tend to disproportionately affect a protected class of job candidates (e.g. women, minorities, etc.).
Generally, even if you have been convicted of a crime, that fact alone should not disqualify you from a position unless the crime you committed would tend to make you a less qualified applicant for the job in question. For example, if someone was convicted for child molestation, they would probably not be a good candidate for a child care position, and an employer would in most cases be fine with using that as a reason not to hire the person. On the other hand, if someone was convicted of failing to taxes, it would be more difficult for an employer to use that as a reason not to hire them for that same type of position.
Another area where employers can run into trouble is with credit checks. If an employer requests a credit check of an employee who will not have any fiduciary responsibilities, it could be difficult for them to show that it was truly warranted. As an example, if ABC Company institues a policy to require credit checks on all their job candidates before hiring and a year later it turns out that a disproprotionate number of the people they rejected were minorities, one of the minority candidates would probably be successful in suing the company for damages if they could show that credit worthiness is not a good predictor of job performance for the type of position they applied for.
To address the question about your specific situation: the company you applied for would probably be on solid ground to reject you on the basis of a positive drug test provided that the drug test is administered to all job applicants (and not just job applicants that would likely be in a protected class).
For information about reference checks on your prior employers, check out this article:
http://www.jobsearchinfo.com/refs.htm
About the Author
Scott Brown is the author of the Job Search Handbook (http://www.JobSearchHandbook.com). As editor of the HireSites.com weekly newsletter on job searching, Scott has written many articles on the subject. He wrote the Job Search Handbook to provide job seekers with a complete yet easy to use guide to finding a job effectively.
Trust is something hard to come by especially if one does not
know the person. To make this happen, companies and people do
background checks on the individual to avoid being swindled or
victimized.
An example is when people apply for a job. The company has to do
a background check to see if that individual is for real or a
fraud. Human resource practioners do this by letting the
applicant fill up a form.
This usually has the name of the applicant and other details
such as where the person worked before. In the bottom, these
people ask for 3 individuals to be used as character references
that
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Scott Brown
Otero County New Mexico criminal records
With the recent corporate scandals of Enron and WorldCom, the
popularity and necessity of executive background checks has
greatly increased. In order to protect themselves from potential
disasters later on, many companies are now requiring extensive
investigation on prospective executives to verify their
employment and educational history as well as information
regarding any past wrongdoings.
As with any other type of pre-employment background
investigations, employers need to have the appropriate
disclosures available. According to Federal law and the Fair
Credit Reporting Act, applicants must sign and date specific
disclosures regarding the various types of background checks
employers desire. It is important to respect the privacy of
potential employees while maintaining the company's
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DIY Background Checks
By Andy - www.tracepeople.co.uk
There's more than a few times in everyone's life when they need a background check done to confirm or rule out possible fears or complications. Most people will only need a private investigator like myself once or twice in their lifetime. The most common circumstances that lead people to want to conduct a background check are:-
1) Due Diligence - Are you about to buy a business or commit a lot of money and time to some goal? You need to know all the angles before you start investing.
2) Cheating Partner - In my career as an investigator
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