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The Benefits of Standardized Employment Applications
Job application forms are useful for obtaining information that may be missing from applicants' resumes and to establish a uniform document for all candidates. Standardizing this form aids in the objective comparison of job candidates and can help insulate a company from discrimination claims. In addition, application forms often contain important information about background screening requirements.
Most importantly, the use of a standardized application form helps define who is regarded as an "applicant." This designation is important in complying with federal record-retention and reporting requirements with regard to equal opportunity and affirmative action.
The Equal Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs define an applicant as any person who has indicated interest in being considered for hiring, promotion or other employment opportunities. The complicated task of deciding which of these counts as an applicant for record-keeping purposes has increased with the growth of e-mail and online recruitment sites.
Given these changes in recruitment technologies, the EEOC joined with several other government agencies to clarify the record-keeping requirements for applicants. They determined, in the context of the Internet and related technologies, that an applicant is a person who has indicated interest in a particular position that the employer has acted to fill and has followed the employer's standard procedure for submitting an application.
As a result, hiring experts recommend that employers restrict formal applicant designations by requiring that all interested individuals complete an application.
Applications are just the first step in what can be a complicated hiring process. To get more information about a crucial part of that process - background checks - please contact 770-984-2727 option 4 or sales@infomart-usa.com.
(Source: http://www.humancapitalmag.com)
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