AIR TRAVELERS
AREN’T ALONE, JOB APPLICANTS CAN EXPECT TO WAIT IN LONGER
LINES TOO
As travelers have been told to
expect longer wait times at airports in exchange for their protection,
job seekers should be prepared to wait longer for job offers for the
same reason. According to the concept of negligent hiring, employers
are liable for criminal or torturous behavior caused by their
employees.
Unscrupulous, and dangerous individuals with suspect values and
criminal backgrounds often aren’t discovered if an employer
doesn’t diligently evaluate job applicants. The payoff
reflected in reduced risks of workplace violence easily justifies any
additional time or financial investment.
Background checks reveal the presence of past problems. Pre-employment
personality and behavioral testing offers employers reliable insight
into the probability of future problems by identifying the attitudes
that precede undesirable behavior.
Interviews aren’t enough anymore. Employers who have a
selection process that fails to gather as much information as is
legally permissible, are agreeing to play Russian Roulette without
checking all the chambers of the weapon first.
Copyright 2002 by Mason Duchatschek
About the Author
Mason Duchatschek is the president of AMO-Employer
Services, Inc., in St. Louis, Missouri, and co-author of the book
"Sales Utopia: How to Get the Right People, Doing the Right Things,
Enough Times." His phone number is 1-800-245-0445, and his
company’s website is www.amo-es.com.
