Question

Before offering a job candidate a position, some potential employers do a criminal background check of the candidate. What are the pros and cons of this policy?

Answer 1

Pros of Background check

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a) The quality of the new hire can be assured by having a background check about the candidate before hiring.

b) It can reduce the losses which may occur by dishonest behaviour of employees

c) It can reduce the workplace violence and issues

d) It helps to hire the right people thus reducing the turn over of employees.

e) It can increase the companies productivity by hiring people with good habits and practices and also it reduce the training and employee development cost.

Cons of Background check

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a) Background check may become expensive . The more detail is the background check the more will be the cost for company hiring.

b) It can cause mistakes as the person data may be wrongly available in verification bureau thus causing issues.

c) A highly efficient and experienced person will be rejected if he/she commits any crime long back and is currently a responsible person thus making a biased decision.

d) Background check can also delays the hiring process