What step in the process should applicants be screened, AND 7. Are all applicants screened or just finalists?
Employers typically utilize pre-employment screening towards the end of the selection process after the field has been narrowed down, because of time and expensive involved, firms do not typically request screening on the entire applicant pool. Screening normally occur after a company has decided that an applicant is a good prospect and wants to verify that their hiring assessment is correct. There are two directions that firms typically take. The more common approach is to have ESR performs its function after a company has decided a candidate is a finalist, or has made a conditional job offer (as explained in more detail below). The purpose of pre-screening at that point is to demonstrate due diligence and to eliminate uncertainties about an applicant. Some firms will ask ESR to screen the two or three finalists in order to use the information in the selection process. The advantage is that a firm can make a selection with more information. The disadvantages are: a. It increases the c
