Candidate experience | Essential considerations for any background screening programme

According to Sterling’s UK Background Screening Trends & Best Practices 2018 Report, one in five companies that perform background checks does not have an official background screening policy.

For those of you who don’t, you may be wondering why it is important. Maybe you’ve never had any problems with candidates during the screening process, felt a policy was too complicated or didn’t know there was a need for one. But the truth is, a background screening policy helps maintain transparency with both candidates and employees and ensures that you handle all candidates in a consistent manner, avoiding inadvertent discrimination. When you do run into that vocal candidate challenging the background screening results, your policy will be your lifeline that helps you preserve a consistent and compliant screening process, protecting your brand, people, property and reputation.

Sterling has put together a Background Screening Policy Considerations checklist, which is a handy guide explaining the important components of a background screening policy. So, what should you bear in mind?

Who and What to Include in Your Background Screening Policy