| As more and more organizations are doing | | | | you secondary school teacher who do not know |
| pre-employment background check these days, many | | | | anything about your current job performance. You also |
| job candidates have already experienced this process. | | | | shouldn't provide referees that are on vacation or |
| Yet, what should job candidates be careful on and | | | | always not available for the reference check phone |
| what should job candidate not do in the screening | | | | call. These actions will delay the entire screening |
| process? Here are 3 basic guidelines that will help you: | | | | process and also your impression for your prospective |
| 1. Never lie or exaggerate in your interview and | | | | employer. |
| resume: As employers are doing more reference | | | | 3. Update your referees that your prospective |
| check to seek for information from your previous | | | | employer will be contacting them: This will help to make |
| employers these days, it is getting easier for your | | | | sure you know your referees are available and ready |
| prospective employers to know the truth. Instead of | | | | to take the reference check calls. |
| hiding why you are leaving your previous employers, | | | | As a job candidate, we should try to look at things |
| tell your prospective employer know up front. Instead | | | | from the employer's point of view and understand |
| of hiding an irrelevant civil litigation or criminal record, let | | | | employer's concerns for hiring the wrong person on |
| your prospective employer know immediately. | | | | board. Nobody in the world is perfect. Just be honest |
| 2. Provide referees that are current and available for | | | | and your employer will appreciate for your |
| phone calls: You shouldn't provide referees who are | | | | cooperation. |