Background Check Tips for Second-Chance Employers

In today’s job market, top-talent professionals are in high demand. Extremely qualified, talented, and capable workers are the candidates you most want to see. But what do you do when your top candidate who has amazing skills, good interview rapport, and outclasses their peers also has a questionable background check? Poor credit scores, DUI records, or safety concerns that pop up on the background check can cause you to think more than twice about hiring a candidate you were stoked to bring on board a few moments before. Hiring high-risk candidates is possible, as long as you have a damage control plan in place.

Implement Additional Safety Training

If top talent candidates show signs of recklessness in their background, consider implementing additional training and routine re-training. Make sure they have recent training on safety procedures, best practices, and auditing systems. This is to prevent poor behavior in the workplace.

This includes job-related safety training, sensitivity and diversity training, conflict resolution training, and anything else you think might be appropriate based on background check results.

Establish a Performance Monitoring System

Quietly establish a system to monitor the performance and behavior of the high-risk new hire. Stablish protocols as if the employee were on probation or Pip. They won’t have a chance to make a risky decision or go too far with misbehavior. If the employee has done nothing wrong in your employ so far, there’s also no need to monitor them.

Provide Financial and Mental Health Support Services

If what concerns you are signs that a high-value employee might be financially, mentally, or emotionally unstable, you can always provide support resources. Financial wellness services and mental health support programs make it possible. These can help an employee who has stability issues enjoy a less chaotic employment experience on your team. These resources can also help them manage money or personal problems.

Hiring high-risk candidates is possible, as long as you know what to prepare for. Be prepared for all your employee’s little ups and downs with TruDiligence employment background checks.