Things to Bear in Mind when Conducting Pre-Employment Screening

Pre-employment screening is a crucial step for the HR to take. Compared to posting job ads and combing through numerous resumes, it takes a lot of time and a lot of effort. Pre-employment screening is a tiring and complicated step in the hiring process. However, nowadays, technology has given us the ability to make tasks easier. The labor to conduct pre-employment background check is made easier through the help of third party background check companies and background screening software like Emerge by Intelifi. But still, the Hiring personnel must have prior knowledge about pre-employment screening and must know these 5 things before proceeding to perform a pre-employment screening to the applicants:

• Treat Every Applicant Fairly- As an HR, you must not be biased to someone and discriminate any candidate on the basis of his race, religion, sex, color, disability, or national origin. Follow completely the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) guidelines when conducting a background check. Make decisions based on facts and information you have gathered to prevent discrimination issues.

• Don’t Forget to Inform the Applicant- In line with the FCRA, you are required to inform applicants that they are going to undergo a background check. All background check verification needs a written consent from the job applicant. 

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