
Screening automation in the procurement process
February 8, 2022
Advantages of reducing risks from the selection process
February 25, 2022All companies need a recruitment process to analyze their candidates by means of filters, in which sometimes the only filter is that of employment history, choosing personnel according to their skills for the position. These processes can be complemented with other tools that allow for proper risk management during recruitment.
There are other parameters that most organizations underestimate and leave out of the strategies, which is a serious risk since the attitudes, psychological profile, values, ideology and actions of the collaborator can define the success of the process chain.
What risks exist during candidate recruitment?
Poor candidate selection can generate different scenarios that jeopardize not only the company’s current objectives, but also the progress it has achieved so far.
One of the most common scenarios is when personnel are hired who do not meet the necessary competencies, so that their work is deficient, delaying the production line or generating customer dissatisfaction.
Similarly, companies are constantly confronted with corruption, theft and fraud perpetrated by members of their own workforces. According to a survey conducted by the business intelligence services consultancy Vestigia, in 2021, 14% of the Mexican companies surveyed recorded an internal fraud carried out by an employee.
In addition, within the work environment, it is common for a poorly selected employee to generate a tense atmosphere due to his or her aggressive actions and attitudes, causing low productivity, staff turnover, poor image, and loss of customers, resources and time.
Risk management in the company.
What companies can do to avoid these unfavorable scenarios is to prevent them by attracting talent, formulating strategies focused on optimizing this process by seeking employees with honesty, responsibility, integrity and respect, reducing long-term losses while taking care of human capital.
How to strengthen recruitment and selection processes with background checks?
Implementing background check systems is important to be able to verify the candidate’s information in institutional databases, as well as to go deeper into their public information, such as that found in international databases or social networks.
In this way, a more comprehensive profile can be generated to help HR professionals objectively determine if the candidate may become a risk to the company.
Over the years, the structures of recruitment processes become obsolete and do not meet the current needs of companies, so it is essential to constantly assess them as part of risk management and implement new technological tools to ensure the future of companies in the market.
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