Why drug abuse can be detected through background checks

In addition to basic identity information, academic information, and work history, the background investigation will also include an investigation of negative social records when necessary. Companies investigate candidates' social bad records to ensure that candidates have no moral problems.

"Bad behavior" generally refers to all behaviors that violate social norms, including behaviors that violate general living standards, and behaviors that violate public ethics such as social life, study, labor discipline, and enterprise management. , violations of legal norms and criminal acts. Broadly speaking, all records of these behaviors, whether in the public security bureau, police station or work unit, are records of bad behavior. Bad social records may cover the following: having been detained and punished by security, and participating in reactionary and bad organizations, such as petitioning, joining cult organizations, etc. Taking drugs, being involved in drugs. Whoring, prostitution, spreading rumors, etc. are all included.

A good background check can not only greatly reduce the company's recruitment risks, but also effectively prevent fraud and reduce the company's recruitment costs. By collecting information, you can verify whether the information provided by job seekers to the company is true and accurate; it can support the company's evaluation of job seekers' quality, ability, etc. based on interviews and other methods, obtain the talents needed by the company, and gradually establish an integrity mechanism, internal and external Methods such as combining investigations are the basic ways to improve the effectiveness of background checks at this stage.