Employee Screening
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Civil Rights Commission to Hold Hearing on Impact of Criminal Background Checks on Minorities
Three panels are scheduled at the 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. hearing, which is open to the public. They will feature speakers from government officials and scholars; business and advocacy groups and trade associations.
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Survey: 29% of Employers Find Fake Job References
Twenty-nine percent of employers have caught fake references on candidate applications, according to a survey from CareerBuilder.
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SHRM Survey: Fewer Employers Conducting Credit, Criminal Checks of Job Applicants
The survey also found that an applicant's negative credit information is not a barrier to hiring, with 80 percent of the respondents saying they hired an individual with a poor credit report.
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Survey: 37% Use Social Media to Check Candidates
Thirty-four percent of hiring managers and human resources professionals said they found information on social media that caused them not to hire a candidate.
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Military Veterans Finding a Niche Among Auto Dealers
Not only can dealers get one-time tax credits ranging from $2,400 to $9,600 for hiring veterans, but recruiters and dealers say many veterans have attributes that make them strong job candidates.
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Automated Reference Checking: Better Intel in a Fraction of the Time
Armed with this software, not only can companies obtain better feedback from references, but also they can obtain more of it per candidate.
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A Look in at LinkedIn's Recommendations Features
Unlike reference checking tools such as Pre-Hire 360, there's nothing anonymous about the LinkedIn recommendation process.
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FTC Warns Mobile App Marketers Providing Background Checks
The Federal Trade Commission has sent letters to marketers that the agency says may be providing criminal background information to employers through the marketers' background screening applications—an activity the FTC says may violate the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
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Worker's Marijuana Use Cause of Explosion; Comp Benefits Denied
Three of the court's nine judges dissented to a portion of the opinion. Judge Raymond Abramson noted that Greg Prock had used a torch in the past to open barrels, and said the accident may not have been directly caused by Prock's past drug use.
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Best Practices for Conducting Criminal Background Checks
From the National Employment Law Project's guide Criminal Background Checks: A Best Practices Guide for Employers:
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Background Checks Push Envelope for Employers, Job Candidates Alike
The growing practice of peeking at job candidates' social media activity has raised the bar for background checks, but also elevated concerns over privacy and legality.
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Background-Check Tool Keeps Tabs on Sex Harassment Cases
Since mid-2010, the latest technology tool by ebosswatch.com has been nearly as popular among human resources and hiring managers as it has been with job seekers.
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Surveys Focus on Veterans' Employment
A CareerBuilder survey found that 20 percent of employers plan to actively recruit U.S. veterans over the next 12 months while a separate survey by Monster.com found that 69 percent of firms found that veterans perform their job functions 'much better' than non-veterans.
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Returning Veterans Unarmed for Job Searches
Face long odds in finding employment; have trouble translating their experience into work skills.
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Tech Tools for Hiring Disabled Candidates
Here are some handy tools when considering hiring disabled workers.
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Video Interviewing Cuts Costs, but Bias Worries Linger
One recruiter says that since incorporating online interviews she has cut spending from about $10,000 per search to roughly $500. Yet an employment lawyer advises clients to proceed with caution when using it.
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Is There a Bias Against Hiring the Jobless?
Experts contend that employers increasingly discriminate against jobless Americans in hiring decisions, and such practices could violate equal opportunity laws.
