The Future of Pre-Employment Screening
The Future of Pre-Employment Screening
The Future of Pre-Employment Screening
By William Tincup
September 24, 2020
Summary
The problem is, that's not what candidates want or expect - and it's not how successful hiring happens.
Today, pre-employment screening focuses on fit - what it takes for individual candidates to assume a specific role, without accounting for variables such as location, company or team.
Starting with the end in mind, we need to walk backward and look for the candidate who will work well in this exact scenario.
Studying candidates through broad strokes leads to the next step: getting small, fast.
We want to leverage our overall knowledge of the organization and its hiring needs to set up candidates for success - and we can't do that solely through a "Hello [firstname]"-style of communication.
That's why tackling one stage at a time, starting with pre-employment screening, allows us to deliver the individual experiences candidates need without causing friction.
How do candidates know once the screen is complete - do they get a text or phone call?
Somewhere in between the unattainable "Perfect" option and the generic alternative, we can find what we're looking to accomplish here with screening, by recognizing and rewarding the individual nature of candidates - all without sacrificing efficiency.
Ideally, we want to speed up screening without losing sight of who we're talking to and why - something that requires anticipating hiring needs, and reinforcing positive candidate experiences at every turn.
The future of pre-employment screening asks for thoughtful attention to detail on the part of both candidates and hiring teams.
Reference
Tincup, W. (2020, September 24). The Future of Pre-Employment Screening. Retrieved September 28, 2020, from https://www.indeed.com/lead/the-future-of-pre-employment-screening