Verify & Check Job Applicants References Credentials
Does a job seekers resume jive with their background and employment history. It behooves the interviewers or full set of those involved in the hiring process to dig deeper . Trust but verify are the watchwords.
It is downright amazing the people in power and in your employ who simply put may well not have the qualifications and credentials that they stated or overstated just a bit , when you hired them. Its a sad fact that in our tough , if not desperate economic times , that more than one fellow employee has ratted on a colleague, as either a matter of keeping their own position in the firm or organization , or simply wants to advance up the career ladder , by helping to create a job opening. Its often amazing what fellow workers know about each other – either by overhearing at the company annual Christmas party , at the water-cooler or just common knowledge.
It can be said that in most cases , life can down to simple basics. What could be easier during the interview and hiring process than to ask questions , check and verify. All it takes in most cases is a simple phone call , email or fax.
It comes down to facts and figures. Watch out for excessive flowery language , vague statements , references and dates. Be on the watch for over abundant filler text and words. Combination words can be a tip-off. There was a well known and substantiated case of one highly successful job getter who successfully steamed up the career ladder simply by combining and joining words from rows of columns of words chosen from industry jargon. It seems that no one in the interview process dared admit that they had no idea what so ever what the words meant – and to ask would of admitted defeat in the eyes of their colleagues – stated employment agency consultant manager Kirk U. Stephens.
Examine resumes that are inbound thoroughly and fully. On a cursory level initially scan and look for career development trends. Are there logical career moves overall? Does a clear pattern emerge? What of skills and qualifications do they match job titles and descriptions? Or are the job titles and descriptions overstated in any manner or way?
It’s always a matter of simple verification of employers, references and credentials. In this electronic era of simple communications, this is fairly easy and straightforward, Phone, email or fax stated parties to verify references, documentation as well educational records.
In many cases now hiring and hiring errors and mistakes are dealt with on a team basis. A good and effective manager knows that his “job” is to hire good people and candidates for the “team”. Once hired the team takes over. Add a group based efficiency , customer service level and final bottom line profit based and determined reward bonus to the mix. The team on the sale , product or front lines will effectively police and manage the situation and series of events. If after all a serious and thorough evaluation of job application candidates is done, it will be the employee team who will deal with the situation or series of events. In most cases they will demand of the apprentice worker to either shape up or ship out.
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