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There are many misconceptions about employee background verification still prevalent amongst job seekers due to either lack of information or preconceived biases. In this article we have listed down some of these common misconceptions and the truth behind them.
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sales@cfirstcorp.com 7CommonMisconceptionsaboutEmployee BackgroundVerification Employeebackgroundverificationisaglobalphenomenonthatisfast catchingupinIndiaaswell.Formanycompanies,especiallywhichhire candidatesinhundredsandthousands,backgroundverificationisas importantapartofselectionprocessasinterviews.Buttherearemany misconceptionsstillprevalentamongstjobseekersduetoeitherlackof informationorpreconceivedbiases.
sales@cfirstcorp.com Inthisarticlewehavelisteddownsomeofthesecommon misconceptionsandthetruthbehindthem. Myth1:Backgroundverificationsareaimedattrackingcriminal history. Ifyouthinkthatyouaresafefromtheresultsofbackground verificationbecauseyoudon’thaveanycriminalrecords,youare mistaken.Theseverificationsaren’tonlyaboutcriminalrecords.Rather itisjustoneoftheaspectsthat’sunderscrutiny.There’salonglistof verificationsincludingyourdrivingrecords,credithistory, qualifications,etc.whichyouremployermightwanttoknowabout, accordingtotheirrequirements. Myth2.Theemployercanrejectyouwithoutprovidingareason. Theverificationdoesn’taimattakingawayanyrightsfromyou.Ifyour prospectiveemployerrejectsyoubyclaimingthattheyfoundfaults duringyourbackgroundcheck,youareentitledtoknowonwhich groundstheyfoundyoutobefaulty.So,youareempoweredtosave yourselffromfalseculpability. Myth3.Mysocialmediaprofilesaresafefromthescrutiny.
sales@cfirstcorp.com Thoughyourcompanymostprobablywouldbeleastinterestedin knowingaboutyourrelationshipstatusoryoursupercooldisplay pictures,partyingwithfriends,yoursocialmediaisn’tentirelysafefrom inspection.Aquickcheckmightbeconductedtounearthany inappropriatepictures,comments,oranythingelsethatprovesyouto beamismatchfortheorganization. Myth4.Allbackgroundcheckswillprovidesimilarresults. Yougetrejectedbyacompanyandnowknowthefaulttheyfound duringyourbackgroundverificationandquitejustifiablymakesureit can’tbedetectedagain.Butwait,that’snotgoingtohelpentirely! Differentbackgroundverificationcompanieshavedifferentsources usingwhichwhichtheydotheirsearchandthereforetheresultsmay vary.Sotheonlywayyouarecompletelysafeisbynotlyinginyour resume.
sales@cfirstcorp.com Myth5.Backgroundcheckisnotthatcommon. Beingcasualabouttheveracityoffactsinyourresumeisabigmistake. Ifyouthinkbackgroundcheckisnotdonebyallcompaniesyouare wrong.Itismorecommonthanyoucanimagine.Allgoodcompanies nowadaysgothroughbackgroundverificationprocess. Myth6.GreatreferencesisallIneed. Greatreferencesmatteredalottillatimeandstilldobutwithlimited capability.Nomatterhowstrongrecommendationlettersyouareable toshowalongwithyourresume,anunfavorablefindingduringthe backgroundcheckcanruinitall. Myth7.Itisfinetobragalittleaboutmypreviousjobtitles,salaries, andworkexperience. No,itisnotasfarasyouremployersareconcerned.Inallprobability, yourprospectiveemployercancrosscheckwithyourprevious employersaboutyourpositiontherealongwithotherthings.Andonce theyfindoutyouhadbeenshowingupafalseface,youwillcertainly losethejob!Acompanyprefersalessqualifiedemployee(buttruthful) oversomeonewhoisdishonest. It’simportanttounderstandhowbackgroundchecksworksothatyou canputupastrongfrontandescapemissingoutongreat opportunities.Moreover,goingforselfbackgroundverificationisa greatwaytoensurethatyouknowtheoutcomealreadyandcanwork towardsnullifyingit.