Background checks exist to corroborate the facts on a person’s resume.
An essential step in the screening process is the background check. Some companies feel uncomfortable using this tool because they feel it invades the privacy of their employees. In reality, however, a background check could prevent you from hiring someone with a dangerous history or someone who has lied about his education on his resume. Background checks do not assume that every potential employee is hiding an important part of himself; instead, they exist to corroborate the facts on a person’s resume.
If a person claims on his resume to have earned a university degree, the background check will confirm if that statement is true or false. Employers should not be concerned about offending a candidate, but should concern themselves with hiring the best candidate for the company. The axiom “better safe than sorry” is the unofficial slogan for using background checks during the hiring process.
This is Part 2 in our four part series about screening during the hiring process. Review Part 1 and read ahead to Part 3 and Part 4 to better understand how screening can improve your hiring processes.
