Falsification of Application Dilemna
grannyhr
5 Posts
Does anybody ever reconsider applicants who have falsified their applications?
We are experiencing many falsified applications from applicants for manual labor positions in Sanitation, Street and Parks maintenance, most often in response to the questions, "have you ever been convicted of a felony or serious misdemeanor? If yes, provide the information regarding such convictions in the spaces indicated." They either check no or only list one or two, when their record may be many. When we do the background and obtain the criminal history conviction record and it is evident that the applicant has attempted to deceive, the applicant is automatically disqualified for falsification - not for the criminal history itself necessarily.
They also frequently fail to list a complete work history and we find out this in various ways during interviews and in doing the backgrounds.
A lot of these applicants have been coming back and reapplying for other positions within a short period of time and expect to be considered because they are now disclosing the criminal history or additional previous employment on the new applications.
I would prefer permanent disqualification for falsification of the application, but in this area it is often difficult to find people who want to do this type of work.
I would like to have some feedback from some members of the forum and what they do about this problem.
We are experiencing many falsified applications from applicants for manual labor positions in Sanitation, Street and Parks maintenance, most often in response to the questions, "have you ever been convicted of a felony or serious misdemeanor? If yes, provide the information regarding such convictions in the spaces indicated." They either check no or only list one or two, when their record may be many. When we do the background and obtain the criminal history conviction record and it is evident that the applicant has attempted to deceive, the applicant is automatically disqualified for falsification - not for the criminal history itself necessarily.
They also frequently fail to list a complete work history and we find out this in various ways during interviews and in doing the backgrounds.
A lot of these applicants have been coming back and reapplying for other positions within a short period of time and expect to be considered because they are now disclosing the criminal history or additional previous employment on the new applications.
I would prefer permanent disqualification for falsification of the application, but in this area it is often difficult to find people who want to do this type of work.
I would like to have some feedback from some members of the forum and what they do about this problem.
Comments
Job history may be a challenge in definition and expectation. One of the national news services prints,in our local paper, the advice that is is not necessary to list every job - only pick those that matter. I fume everytime I read that because as the potential employer, I want to see your history not just what you think matters. Why are there gaps in your employment? Why have you changed jobs so much? Why did you leave the last ten jobs over the last two years? Inquiring minds want to know!