Bet you didn’t know some folks don’t realize when they fill out a job application that they may have committed a crime sometime in their life that could show up on background checks . Yes, they will sit there with the blank face, open mouth stare when you tell them, “Sorry, we have to let you go, you have a police record”. They checked no on the application where it asks if they have been convicted of a crime. They listed their pastor as their reference. Shoot, they even worked as a baby sitter! How much better does it get than this? A few days later, cash is missing. You have never had a problem before.
In these days of privacy, getting accurate and informative references is becoming more and more difficult. How many phones calls have you made to be only given the dates of employment and the job title the candidate held? Shoot, most major companies are outsourcing employment history. Unless it is a personal reference, there is no reference and how informative are those? Think about it, these are folks are hand selected to give positive information about the candidate. Chances are; everything is going to be rosy!
So you are starting out not really knowing what their attendance record looks like none the less why they really left their previous employer. Every bit of information you have about them comes from the interview, their great chance to sell themselves to you. Can you spot the con artist? Along comes …The Background Checks! This can be an employers silver bullet. No, it will not give you all the answers but, it will eliminate the folks that have had sticky fingers in the past, got caught and prosecuted! Be it money, merchandise or time. People steal from their employers in different ways. You will not know unless you run background checks on them if they are guilty of any of the above. Do not get burnt too badly before becoming a believer in background checks.
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