Removal of Pre Employment Background Checks

[Jeddak]

Again, I don’t interview 1 person for each position, I interview multiple candidates, then, if I exclude one I have more to choose from.

Let me illustrate, I am not getting thru.
Do you interview ALL applicants? Of course not. You screen their apps. Now you will have one less tool to screen the apps before the interview.
Last year you had 50 applicants, 20 passed application review, you excluded 2 apps with criminal records, you interview 5 people for a job (you will never interview all 20 who passed app and resume review, you narrow down to top 5 based on the apps and resumes), make an offer, they pass background check. They are hired.

Now you have 50 apps, 20 passed the application review, including 2 with criminal records. You interviewed 5, including 2 criminals. 2 honest applicants were not interviewed, because criminals took their places in the interview process. You make job offer to 1 of the criminals. They do not pass the check, you go down the line to the other 4 interviewed. Hopefully your alternate is not the second criminal. Otherwise you go to your 3rd alternate. All that time 2 of the qualified applicants were not interviewed and they could have been the best pick for the job.

 

[GAK9]

I understand what you’re getting at, but I really don’t think it would happen all that often.

 

[Jeddak]

I understand what you’re getting at, but I really don’t think it would happen all that often.

Depends on the industry. Office work, maybe not. Hospitality, a LOT. Child care, a LOT. Both look for specific skill sets, and people with more experience in those industries will be pushed to the top. I have interviewed for a restaurant front staff, which meant they were cross trained as cashiers. Now I would be unable to ask if they had a criminal record.

 

[Omega]

18 comments and ONE person (#12) seems to have read this correctly.

All this does (similar to laws in several states) is require that a conditional offer of employment be made prior to conducting a background check on applicants. This is the same as drug screening - the offer of a job is required.

This is what most employers already do - no one wants to waste funds on background checks or drug tests on people they don't plan to hire. This is straight-up feel good legislation and nothing more.

ding ding ding. They also can send you the bill for test under those terms if you fail.

 

[GAK9]

Depends on the industry. Office work, maybe not. Hospitality, a LOT. Child care, a LOT. Both look for specific skill sets, and people with more experience in those industries will be pushed to the top. I have interviewed for a restaurant front staff, which meant they were cross trained as cashiers. Now I would be unable to ask if they had a criminal record.

Until you offered them a position.

 

[Jeddak]

Until you offered them a position.

Good luck to you.
You hired 17 people last year with background checks?
Great. I hire 100+ every year. Obviosly my time is worth more to me than yours to you.

 

[GAK9]

Good luck to you.
You hired 17 people last year with background checks?
Great. I hire 100+ every year. Obviosly my time is worth more to me than yours to you.

Are you a recruiter, or in the hiring business? I’m not. I’m the supervisor of a security team, that I personally assembled myself. I believe my time is quite valuable thank you very much.

 

[spencer60]

Typical Dem legislation... totally useless and unworkable, but guaranteed to make law abiding people jump through hoops.