The computer application process eliminates the personal touch given by one on one interaction. Unfortunately, because these computerized applications don’t evaluate personalities, red flags and warning signs about an applicant are often overlooked. Pre employment screening is needed to help fill in the blanks.
If you are using an online process, computerized applications request most of the needed information to complete pre employment screening; it should be a simple process to have one done.
By adding a sign line allowing a request authorization to do the pre employment screening, it is easy to get the potential employee’s approval before they are even brought in for an interview.
For businesses that are still using paper applications instead of computerized or online applications, it is easy to do quick employee background checks at the time the application is handed in.
Start with basic questions about the hours the candidate is available to work. Ask why they are leaving their old job, or looking for a second job. Ask if they have experience in the job they are applying for. Follow up with a brief description of the job responsibilities; include some of the less desirable tasks, and ask if they are still interested.
The best ways to do these kinds of informal employee background checks are to create forms with these kinds of questions. Have the form available for all employees to use. It should be kept with the applications. That way as an application is handed in; someone can go through the questionnaire, giving a personal account of the applicant before they are brought in for the next step in the hiring process.
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