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Applicant Rejections Question
Do I have to give every applicant a background and credit check in addition to them filling out an application? Or am I able to have people fill out applications, then the person I see as most qualified I move on to doing a background/credit check with just them?
I live in New York, but other than that I'll keep the question short for now and add more explanation/context if needed.