Access over 20 million homework & study documents

OMM 618 - Week 2 - DQ 2

Content type
User Generated
Type
Homework
Rating
Showing Page:
1/2
The Tough Screener
Answer the following questions to the case, “The Tough Screener,” at the end of Chapter 4:
What specific legal problems do you think Rosen might run into because of his firm’s screening
methods? How would you suggest he eliminates these problems?
Include at least one outside source supporting your answers. Explain your answers in 200 words.
Respond to at least two of your fellow students’ postings.
My tutorial includes two answers to this DQ and you should use any one of the two. Don’t
forget to rephrase (reword) it.
ANSWER 1
Background screening is not a guarantees solution. It is not a guaranteed solution. It is always
possible that a perpetrator of workplace violence has not yet been charged with any criminal
conduct. First, screening job applicants can bring to light problems in a potential jire's past, such
as a history of violence, harassment or extremely inappropriate behavior. Second, proactively
communicated background screening practices cause applicants to opt-out by discouraging
prospective job seekers with criminal or problematic background from applying. This idea is
similar to the way we've test all applicants for drug has a chilling effect on drug users applying
for position. I also think by making a standard policy to screen all job applicant, employers
demonstrate due diligence, showing that all reasonable efforts have been made in determining
whether or not the applicant poses a threat to the company or to the public.
Studies by the background screening industry show that up to about 10% of job applicants may
have criminal background records relevant to the hiring process. Without a screening program in
place, it is a near-statiscal certainly that a company is going to hire someone with a criminal
record. Contrary to popular perception, there is no national criminal computer available to
private employers. Criminal records are normally checked by having qualified researchers visit
courthouses in America where record are kept most employers outsource this task to qualified
firms that specialize in pre-employment background screening.
Another important tool is resume verification. Job applicant often used their resumes as a
marketing tool, but the hiring company can find itself in trouble when resumes exceed the
bounds of honestly. Many national screening firms estimate that up to 30% of resumes contain
material falsehoods that pertains employment, education and professional licenses. Contacting
past employers to ask about incidents of past violence may be difficult, given the reluctance of
many past employers to give any information beyond dates of employment and job title. That is
another reason why performing a check for past criminal acts is a critical step.
Dessler, G. (2011). A framework for human resource management (6th ed.). Upper Saddle River,
NJ: Prentice Hall.

Sign up to view the full document!

lock_open Sign Up
Showing Page:
2/2

Sign up to view the full document!

lock_open Sign Up
Unformatted Attachment Preview
The Tough Screener Answer the following questions to the case, “The Tough Screener,” at the end of Chapter 4: What specific legal problems do you think Rosen might run into because of his firm’s screening methods? How would you suggest he eliminates these problems?  Include at least one outside source supporting your answers. Explain your answers in 200 words. Respond to at least two of your fellow students’ postings.  My tutorial includes two answers to this DQ and you should use any one of the two. Don’t forget to rephrase (reword) it. ANSWER 1 Background screening is not a g ...
Purchase document to see full attachment
User generated content is uploaded by users for the purposes of learning and should be used following Studypool's honor code & terms of service.

Anonymous
I was stuck on this subject and a friend recommended Studypool. I'm so glad I checked it out!

Studypool
4.7
Trustpilot
4.5
Sitejabber
4.4

Similar Documents