Can Employers Require Job Candidates To Be Vaccinated?

More and more employers are requiring employee vaccination. Businesses with at least 100 employees will be required to mandate that employees get COVID-19 vaccinations.

Over the past few months, the number of job ads including proof of vaccination criteria has increased dramatically. These types of job requirements will likely become standard for most employers as OSHA business mandates will be implemented soon.

But can employers require job candidates to be vaxxed just to get an interview?

The short answer is yes, because it's not considered discriminatory hiring by the Department of Labor, so more employers are already starting to consider only vaccinated job seekers. Other employers show a definite preference to already vaccinated candidates, and can legally include as criteria job ads, ask this in interviews or on job applications.

While the majority of these employers are in businesses that already require all employees to be vaccinated, this now reaches far beyond first responders and government employees. Some large cities are now requiring that all customers of bars, restaurants, gyms, swimming pools, museums, theatres and other places where people gather need proof of vaccination to enter ... so new hires will have to be vaccinated also.

Other businesses implemented mandatory employee vaccination as a business strategy to differentiate themselves by increased safety for their customers (even when the business isn't required to mandate vaccines). Some even require customer vaccination to enter their facilities. While these requirements will attract candidates (and customers) who value a safe workplace, but they will also discourage those who don't want to be vaccinated. These policies may also upset those who feel vaccination requirements violate their personal freedoms.

This enables employers that wish to require vaccination as an application criteria in a few ways:

• ATS Search:?Employers can do a first Applicant Tracking System search for employees who describe themselves as both vaccinated and qualified, giving vaccinated candidates a big advantage. If the employer hasn't found their new hire in this manner, they can always search for qualified candidates and ignore vaccination criteria (but ask about willingness during the interview).
• Entry Requirements:?Employers who require vaccination for entry to their place of business have a natural selection already in place for applicants - Unless you're vaxxed, you're not getting past their front door, even for an interview.

As a candidate, how should you react to these new requirements that are being increasingly implemented by more and more businesses?

If you're vaccinated, it's a good idea to include this on your resume (and Linkedin profile), at the very least if you're applying for jobs that require vaccinations of all employees or list vaccination as a requirement - It's an easy way to gain an advantage over others. The only disadvantage of including this information is when you apply to a decision maker that's strongly anti-vax, with beliefs strong enough to discriminate against vaccinated candidates.

If you've been putting off vaccination, you'll want to start thinking about getting it done, to give you more job choices. OSHA is currently finalizing the rules that will force all employers with over 100 workers to require vaccinations, so your deadline is fast approaching if you want to find a new job - Your existing employer will likely have to comply with these new rules also.

And if you're adamantly against vaccines, then don't apply to companies that currently or will be mandated by government to require vaccines. Apply instead to small businesses with less than 100 employees, in job functions, industries, states, cities that will not likely require worker vaccinations.

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