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Pre employment screening

Written on 18 Mar 2009, 10:43 AM

How much do you know about pre-employment screening?

When you are recruiting, comprehensive pre-employment screening checks could save you a fortune.

Independent research from Powerchex shows 17% of CVs have AT LEAST one major discrepancy. And the cost of removing an employee on the grounds of unsuitability will cost at least £5000 - and in some cases up to £1m!

Can you afford to bypass these checks?

If your candidate is from overseas, you could be fined up to £10,000 if you haven't checked they are working legally.

No company can afford to bypass this process and below is a check list of the areas you should investigate for anybody you are considering employing:-

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Psychomteric testing

Written on 25 Feb 2009, 12:39 PM - Last updated on 25 Feb 2009, 01:14 PM

Over 70% of the world's employers say they use psychometric testing to level out the playing field for candidates applying for senior positions.

a variety of tests are available

The real benefit of this type of testing is that it gives candidates who are not so adept at interviews the chance to show their true potential in other ways.

It's a proven method to give more accurate judgements of ability and character rather than a subjective opinion based solely on an interview.

 Psychometric testing:-

   Gives an objective comparison between candidates
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