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Tough Employment Fills Still Require Background Checks

Manpower’s Annual 10 Hardest Jobs To Fill Survey

Mp_logo The most in-demand jobs these days: engineers, machinists and skilled trades.

Some highlights from Manpower’s press release:

Engineers, machinists and skilled trade workers are among the nation’s most challenging positions to fill, according to survey findings released by Manpower Inc.

“From our research it is clear that across the country employers are experiencing a mismatch between the talent their businesses need and the skills and abilities potential employees possess,” said Jonas Prising, President of Manpower North America.

The 10 Hardest Jobs to Fill, as reported by U.S. employers for 2008, are

1. Engineers
2. Machinists/Machine Operators (10)*
3. Skilled Trades
4. Technicians (4)
5. Sales Representatives (1)
6. Accounting & Finance Staff (8)
7. Mechanics (3)
8. Laborers (9)
9. IT Staff
10. Production Operators
*Rank in 2007 Top 10 Hardest Jobs to Fill

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Corra employment background checks offer the HR manager the means to determine the truth about an employment candidate’s resume and his criminal, educational and social history. Finding out this information is very important, even if you are short people and a candidate of this quality and skill set is difficult to find.

The list above in the article is a good indicator of the professions where good help is tough to find. It is searching for candidates to fill these job or other positions that are nearly as difficult, that the HR Manager may tend to rush things. If you get it right, then you found the right person. You got lucky.

But if you get it wrong, then think of the embarrassment, the down time, the retraining and all the other expenses that result in the wrong hire. then of course there is a matter of company and team morale, which can decline if you have hired the wrong person. There are potential litigation expenses, and, worse, perhaps, the cost and time of doing it all over again.

The smart move is to take your time and remember the background check is one of your best tools for determining the capability of your candidate. We suggest you conduct the education verification and employment verification as well as any criminal background checks you would run on your candidate.

Check them out before you hire.

By Gordon Basichis

Gordon Basichis is the Co-Founder of Corra Group, specializing in pre-employment background checks and corporate research. He has been a marketing and media executive and has worked in the entertainment industry, the financial, health care and technology sectors. He is the author of the best selling Beautiful Bad Girl, The Vicki Morgan Story, a non-fiction novel that helped define exotic sexuality in the late twentieth century. He is the author of the Constant Travellers and has recently completed a new book, The Guys Who Spied for China, dealing with Chinese Espionage in the United States. He has been a journalist for several newspapers and is a screenwriter and producer.