Job Seekers: Make sure you know these vital tips to ensure your background check is accurate
Sep 9th 2021 By Kevin Neudecker @ www.fastcompany.com
As the economy emerges from the pandemic, hiring has been on the rebound, and with it, employment background screening. According to the Professional Background Screening Association (PBSA), background checks have become nearly universal, with 94 percent of employers conducting some kind of background screening. For most candidates, the background check is a routine step on the road to employment, often leading to a positive result and eventual hire.
However, in other situations, a background check reveals criminal, educational, or employment information that causes the hiring process to stall. And it’s not always as serious as discovering felony convictions, an invalid medical license, or a falsified employment history. Instead, a background check could simply yield inaccurate or incomplete information. Through no fault of the candidate, employer, or background check company, the results of a background check can contain incorrect information and possibly put a candidate’s hire at risk.