I work for the state oil company in Brazil, which has the monopoly of all oil exploration and production. Itīs the largest company in Brazil and one of the largest in Latin America. They check everybody upon hiring, but taking fingerprints is unthinkable. But in the US, where paranoia seems to be the rule, I can understand companies taking such measures.
On Sun, 12 Dec 2004 10:40:55 -0500, Frank W. Zammetti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This might seem like an obvious comment, but this depends on what type > of job it is. > > I work for one of the largest financial companies in the U.S. in the > mutual fund sector. There are real, legitimate concerns with so much > money involved. To me, asking for my fingerprints wasn't an outrageous > request. I think I could have argued it was superfluous, but not > unreasonable. > > I'm not saying every company is in this boat, indeed most probably are > not. In most cases it probably is ridiculous to ask for such things. > In some cases though, like my company, a full background check doesn't > seem crazy to me. > > -- > Frank W. Zammetti > Founder and Chief Software Architect > Omnytex Technologies > http://www.omnytex.com > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
