International Multilingual Journal of Contemporary Research

Screening Workers forPrivate Sector Employment within the United States (美国私企如何展开员工背景调查)
John Winn, Lili Zhu

Abstract
In any enterprise, manufacturing or service, establishing and maintaining adequate assurancesof the integrity and reliability of prospective employees(and hired contractors)is ofcritical importance. The failure to properly screen workers for trustworthiness may lead to systems and data compromises, industrial espionage, theft of trade secrets, vandalism, and even workplace violence.While physical and technology barriers limit unauthorized access to outsiders, threats and liabilities associated with so-called “insider” employeesareequally serious and ever-present. Chinese companies contemplating development or expansion of operations in the United States should be aware that effective employment screeninginvolves substantially different technologies, procedure, and legal regimes than are currently utilized in China.

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