- Almost all respondents – 91 percent – are using background checks. This is certainly good practice for most companies, but an area with a number of potential legal pitfalls, so not surprisingly a topic that has often been addressed on the Currents Employment blog
- 72 percent of respondents are drug testing applicants. This is often advisable for employers in manufacturing or other settings where employees are in potentially dangerous situations. This too is an area that needs to be approached with care and can entail various legal issues if not approached properly.
- 22 percent of employers are using personality tests
- 20 percent of employers are doing credit checks. Credit checks should be approached with particular caution; the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, corresponding state agencies and courts generally look for pre-employment testing to be related to the particular position, and personal financial difficulties are generally not considered to be related to most positions.
Survey Says: Almost All Employers Use Background Checks (and Other Notes on Pre-Employment Testing)
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