Below these sections is the major section of Hiring Smart . By selecting links A, B or C in the outlined table below, you will be led to three other sections which are also briefly overviewed in the table. Employers ask for school records as part of application process. May ask and not use the record in the hiring decision. Use to review attendance and disciplinary records.
Students learn that school performance is important to employers.
Poor school attendance may be a predictor of poor work attendance. History of misconduct or disciplinary problems while in school could indicate whether an applicant is well suited for employer's workforce. Employers must have record keeping systems preventing decision-makers access to irrelevant information. Check state laws on using disciplinary records. Build into the Process Employers consider data on the school record as one equal part of a selection process.