This interview provides an insight that none of the other screening tools does. In the remainder of this column, we will discuss preliminary factors leading up to the loss prevention interview. The criminal history record check determines whether the applicant has been convicted of a crime. The results are unreliable, because this check assumes that a person who commits a crime is apprehended and then convicted. It also assumes that the search is conducted in the venue where the records are on file.
Reference checks are equally untrustworthy.
A previous employer may not know or tell the truth about an applicant's honesty. If a person thinks honestly, he or she is less likely to steal than the person who thinks like a thief. These screening methods attempt to predict future performance based on past history or on attitude. People have a difficult time changing who they are and the things they do. Yet changes do occur in peoples lives.