A candidate verification process is one of the most important – indeed crucial – steps that a logistics & supply chain company must undertake prior to employing new personnel.
There are many reasons why a company needs to run a standard candidate verification process on any and all new prospective employees. The world has become a much smaller place in terms of globalisation and candidates can now be hired from almost anywhere
A candidate verification process needs to be done in order to confirm such things as:
- education levels
- work history
- criminal records check
- general security checks.
Candidate verification process for the logistics industry
The candidate verification process can vary a great deal from company to company and can depend on factors intrinsic to the relevant human resources department of the organisation. There are many companies that also outsource this critical task to specialists such as BiS Henderson.
The Background checks required tend to vary from one company to another as certain checks are more important for some industries than others. For example, there are requirements specific to the supply chain and logistics industry which, by its very nature, requires potential candidates to have specific characteristics such as a temperament and a flair for numbers and order.
Here are a few points regularly found on many candidate verification process formats:
- A character reference check: This is a standard type of check which almost all employers follow. This is a verification or ‘second opinion’ of a candidate’s character.
- Gaps in employment history: If the candidate’s CV shows that he or she had long gaps between jobs, a reasonable and credible explanation for this gap will be required.
- Identity and address verification: This is of critical importance in order to ensure that the candidate is actually who they claim to be and that they live at a fixed permanent address; this also has to do with security concerns.
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