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How Far Should a Job Screening Go?

Posted by Cliff on from the where-would-you-draw-the-lnie dept.

SlashSquatch asks: "My sister is getting screened for a programming position with a financial firm. I was alarmed to hear she'll be getting fingerprinted at the Sheriff's Office as part of the screening process. Instantly I conjure up scenes of frame-ups and corporate scandals. I want to know, should this raise a flag? Would you submit to fingerprinting, blood tests and who knows what else (financial, genetic code, and so forth) for a programming position?"

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  1. Re:Ummmm.... No. by qwijibo · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Typical knee jerk response. If he didn't throw the chair at me, he'd still be alive today. Anyway, the court agreed that it was manslaughter, not murder. That has absolutely nothing to do with how well I can program the devices that automatically administer painkillers to people who probably ought to be euthanised anyway. =)