| Believe it or not, before being accepted into your | | | | necessitate the process of a pre-employment |
| current or previous job, you were most probably | | | | background screening. For instance, if your job is |
| subjected to a pre-employment background screening. | | | | related to children, the company you apply to will do a |
| If you are presently looking for a job then it is best you | | | | pre-employment screening on you. Due to the increase |
| make yourself aware of this screening method. | | | | in the incidents of child abduction, terrorism and |
| Learning about this background screening process can | | | | negligent hiring lawsuits, now companies are starting to |
| give you an idea about what to expect. The chances | | | | exercise caution on the people they hire. It is only |
| of you getting a particular job can be increased if you | | | | natural for them to subject their applicants to a |
| are prepared for the screening. | | | | pre-employment screening in order to ensure that only |
| It goes without saying that you should be prepared for | | | | the right candidates are hired. |
| interviews too. Your potential employer can always | | | | There are many privacy laws that have been enacted |
| ask you certain questions regarding your credit report. | | | | for the applicants benefit in order to offer them |
| You should be ready to answer these questions. | | | | protection from any misuse of the pre employment |
| There are certain people who completely forgotten | | | | screening process. Remember that the |
| about their credit report. You need to ensure that you | | | | pre-employment screening process can only access |
| are not a victim of any potential identity theft. If you | | | | information that is public and is government created. |
| make a check on your credit report prior to the | | | | Such information includes employment credit report, |
| interview, you will not be taken aback when any such | | | | bankruptcy history, court records, personal references, |
| question is posed. This will also give you enough time | | | | previous employers, character references, neighbor |
| to correct any dispute present in your credit report. | | | | interviews and medical records. There are certain |
| Knowing these facts before hand will help you explain | | | | companies that look at your profile in many social |
| such things. | | | | networking sites like Friendster, MySpace and |
| Many people question the requirement of a | | | | Facebook. |
| pre-employment screening by companies. First of all, | | | | If you find out that you are going to be screened |
| not all companies really require this. They just check on | | | | before your employment, what you should do is check |
| the previous employee records, character referencing | | | | on all your records. Obtain copies of your credit report, |
| and educational records. There are also companies, | | | | driving records and previous court cases if applicable. |
| which, on the other hand, hire a third company to do a | | | | Your company can always think that you are being |
| complete pre-employment screening. | | | | dishonest and this can strongly affect their decision to |
| Due to the nature of the job, there are some jobs that | | | | hire you. |