In yesterday’s online edition of the New York Times we found a great article. When verifying employment are employees being found guilty by association? Being in the background screening industry for over 15 years I have to say this is a new concept to me. I have many relationships with many HR professionals and I don’t know of any that subscribe to this practice. I could not recommend hiring an executive from one of these corrupt companies but I would be surprised if their general labor pool had any idea of what was happening. I would love to hear your take on this!
Can an Employer’s Past Follow Its Workers?
JOB hunting in this market is hard enough. Pity the candidate coming from Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities, the Stanford Group or another company tainted by bad news of one sort or another.
Many recruiters and hiring managers do not hold the employee responsible for the possible sins of the employer. But others may. With unemployment at a 17-year high and the job market flooded with flawless C.V.’s, candidates in question may have to work especially hard to convince managers that they are not damaged goods.
“As a recruiter, you are automatically going to jump to conclusions because of the company they worked for,” said Shawn Desgrosellier, managing partner at Kaye/Bassman International, an executive search firm in Dallas. “Your wish is that H.R. will want to evaluate them based on their competencies, skill sets and qualifications. However, by working for an Enron or one of those types of companies we all know, it’s probably going to hurt you — to what extent, no one knows.”
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