NAPBS & MYB Part 5: Decision-making

As an employer, the most important part of the background screening process is when it comes to the final decision. What is it, and how does an organization make the decision on the hiring of an applicant? NAPBS explains it like this: Decision-making is the process of judging and evaluating the information gathered and relating it to the job requirements. Both federal and state laws should be considered in this process. Typically, the individual search is reviewed to determine if it meets or does not meet minimum employment standards. The entire process should be memorialized in the form of a written policy, which ought to address the measures mentioned above and establish the sequence of the process of reviewing the applicant’s file and applying the employer’s stated internal review criteria. Once these bases are covered, an employment decision is made. NAPBS notes that the policy should include the following:

• Statement of Policy and Purpose
• Definitions
• Statements of Confidentiality
• Menu of searches for different jobs
• Review process and procedures

And that, readers, is how an employer comes to a decision on the employment of an applicant post-background screening!

Over the last five posts I have tried to give you a better understanding of what a background check involves and how MYB is instrumental in this process. I have attempted to provide a summary of the different factors and portray the time and effort it takes to compile a check. It is a job full of responsibility, and a task the Mind Your Business takes very seriously. It is our duty to make the workplace, and society as a whole, a safer place – and we do this to the best of our ability.

Our emphasis on customer service and the quality of our work proves our worth in the industry as an accredited member of NAPBS, and we’re looking forward to the challenges and success that this year will bring. The NAPBS Annual Conference is at the end of March, so watch out for a post on that nearer the time.

I hope these last five posts have helped you – if you have any further questions, we’re here for you!