This guideline presents practical information concerning the value of pre-employment background screening, the importance of the application form, important legal issues and considerations (such as the Fair Credit Reporting Act, privacy issues, state laws, rules, and regulations), the key elements of pre-employment background screening, the types of information to utilize in verifying the key elements, the use of credit reporting agencies in pre employment background screening, and an appendix of a sample pre-employment background screening flow chart. Additional pre-employment background screening resources are listed in the References/Bibliography section.
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