It is advisable to have all new hires complete an employment application that has been reviewed by an attorney to make sure the application complies with the employment laws in your state. Whether or not you have applicants complete a hard copy application after completing an online application, is more a matter of preference. If your company’s online application is a brief version of your hard-copy application, one thought might be to have all applicants that are interviewed in-person complete the hard-copy application. The most important thing is be consistent in your practice and if one applicant that is interviewed completes the hard-copy application, then all applicants interviewed should complete the hard-copy application.

You can use this OFCCP audit checklist to ensure you're doing what is required to maintain OFCCP's regulations including VEVRAA, Section 503, and EO 11246. Or request a demo to streamline your compliance and recruiting efforts.