You are the hiring manager for Home
Improvement Center and need to fill a position for a night supervisor position.
You have narrowed the selection to an applicant you think would be a good fit
for the position. The applicant meets the job requirements and responded well
to the competency-based interview questions you posed during the interview. You
conducted reference checks on the applicant by contacting former employers and
received positive results. However, the background check shows the applicant
was convicted of possession of illicit drugs 10 years ago, for which the
applicant served time in prison. Respond to the following questions in a 2 page
paper.
How do the results of the
background check influence your decision to hire the applicant? Do you
still hire the applicant, despite the results of the background check?
Explain.
What are potential legal issues
associated with background checks? Include a description of negligent
hiring and defamation of character. Describe the steps an organization
should take to prevent negligent hiring and defamation of character from
occurring.
Meets all criteria:
● Explains how to proceed with the background scenario
a. Discusses whether or not the applicant should be hired
b. Links the recommendation to the information gathered
during the background check
c. Explains why the recommendation is being made
d. Lists next steps
Describes defamation of character
● Describes negligent hiring
● Describes at least three steps an organization should take
to prevent
defamation of character and negligent hiring from occurring