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Employee background checks are becoming as critical to human resource departments as the job application, resume, and interview process. Although background screening solutions are a pivotal aspect of the hiring process, the process is dotted with many misconceptions.
These misconceptions are often a result of misunderstanding the process, nature, and laws surrounding background screening solutions. Here are the top misconceptions you…
If the thought of performance reviews makes you cringe, you aren’t alone. Research supports the fact that performance reviews are pretty much universally viewed as ineffective. So it generated a lot of attention, if not a ton of surprise, when GE—recently named by Forbes as the ninth largest company in the world — announced it was scrapping annual performance reviews…
Hiring individuals with disabilities is more popular than ever before. Companies around the county are willing to speak about the success they’ve had with employees and the public is starting to notice the amazing retention rates and other benefits of hiring people with disabilities. It’s hard to believe that even 10-15 years ago people with disabilities were not as accepted…
There’s always that tipping point when the future turns into the present; novelty becomes the new normal. In tech recruiting, that’s the case with social media. If you’re not building social media into your recruiting efforts at this point, you’re not really recruiting on par with the industry standard.
Need a kick in the pants before life puts you in a food coma?…
Laszlo Bock knew he wasn’t walking into a traditional corporate setting in 2006 when he arrived for his job interview for head of people operations at Google.
Google recruiter Martha Josephson implored Bock, who had done stints at firms like GE and McKinsey & Co., not to wear a suit to his interview. No one wears suits there, she told him—show…
In today’s talent-driven economy, highly-qualified candidates have multiple job options and now are as capable of rejecting you, as you are of rejecting them.
Part of hiring smart means having a streamlined application process that will attract qualified candidates. It’s worth the time to design a simple and effective online job application process that persuades the best talent to complete an…
“People deserve a second chance after having made a mistake.” President Obama spoke these words on July 13, 2015, as he cut short the prison sentences of 46 men and women convicted for drug offenses.
Obama’s reasoning? “Their punishments didn’t fit the crime,” he said. “And if they’d been sentenced under today’s laws, nearly all of them would have already served…
The National Employment Law project research estimates that 70 million people in the US have some sort of a criminal record and 700,000 people return from incarceration each year. As an employer you’re bound to run into an applicant with a criminal history.
What is currently under hot debate is when an employer should ask an applicant about their criminal…
Hiring decisions are some of the most important choices you make as your business grows. The right employees can boost your organization’s productivity, but a single bad hire can result in grave consequences.
With the right background screening partner, you receive comprehensive, detailed, and accurate data about your applicants to make better hiring decisions. This leads to a safer working environment, a…
Entrepreneurs are always looking for talented employees to help them grow their business. Choosing the right candidates can dictate the success of your company, but a bad hire can result in loss of productivity and even loss of reputation. There is a lot of talent out there, but how can you ensure that the applicants are who they claim to…