Sharing Applications

Dutch2

It has been requested a couple of times by our CEO and COO that we share some of our employment applications with a few of our customers that are needing employees. I must admint I am a bit leary about doing this. The applicant's completed these forms with persoanl information for the purpose of attaining employement with our company not someone else. In fact the applicaiton states across the back that it is for this employer. Do you know of any "legal" reasons not to share this information? I can imagine a boat load of what-if's and such...
Thank you,
Dutch2

Whatever

[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 09-29-04 AT 02:18PM (CST)[/font][br][br]I'm not a lawyer. But, personally, if I submitted an application and it was passed around to other companies without my a written approval, I would sue. However, there is nothing to prevent you from calling the applicant and asking.

Elle

I would not share applications with another organization. As you stated in your post, it is "personal information." I would most likely get something in writing w/their sigantures.

I know that means more work for you but I wouldn't take any risks.

Don D

Well, technically, the application became company property as soon as it was handed to the receptionist. I doubt it would be actionable; but, it sounds like a mighty dumb idea. I would find a way to talk the boss out of this idea.

ritaanz

If the applicant wasn't good enough for you to hire, why would you recommend him/her to someone else?

However, I had a boss who told some of our customers to call me to discuss their openings. I felt like a recruiter. If I had interviewed someone with a background similar to the cudtomer's needs I would tell the customer that I would call the applicant, explain the position and left it up to them to call for an interview.

I also made it very clear that I was not recommending that they hire anyone I sent to them.

Don D

Who has time for this? If we get tied up with this kind of stuff, we can't be on the Forum!

ritaanz

Luckily, those were the days before the Forum, BF.