Are Background Checks Necessary For IT Workers?

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4foot10 writes "UBS PaineWebber learned a hard lesson after hiring an IT systems admin without conducting a background check. Now its ex-employee is slated to be sentenced for launching a 'logic bomb' in UBS' computer systems that crashed 2,000 of the company's servers and left 17,000 brokers unable to make trades."



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Depending on the position involved, the employer can decide which type of information is actually needed in the employment screening background check. For example, if the job description requires cash or sensitive info handling, a through criminal record employment screening background check will be needed. Other positions may not be so delicate in nature, but could require a high degree of experience or education in the field. Again, employment screening background checks will help you determine if the applicant indeed has the right qualifications. More than 30% of applicants falsify their applications. Employment screening background checks are excellent methods to screen those candidates who lie on their resumes.