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Subject:RE: The OTHER Test From:Barry Kieffer <bkieffer -at- ims -dot- com> To:techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com Date:Wed, 18 Oct 2000 14:11:06 -0700 (PDT)
* Credit Checks?
Maybe we should demand a credit check and verification FROM the company looking
to hire us.
I read in Mondays Wall Street Journal that more and more dot-coms are dumping
employees without severance or any benefits after they run the business into the
ground.
* Motor Vehicle Checks?
Why does a company need to know what my driving record is?
> > From: Annamaria Profit [mailto:inteltek -at- erols -dot- com]
> > Subject: Re: The OTHER Test
>
> > It is standard corp HR policy to do credit checks, motor
> > vehicle checks,
> > and criminal history checks on every employee. They used to
> > only do it
> > for candidates making more than $25,000, but the range has widened.
> > It's a little depressing, but large corporations have
> > rigorous, linear,
> > unforgiving, screening processes.
