Verifying the information on a potential employee’s application or resume helps prevent or limit the risk of making a bad hire. By talking to an … Read more
Court Says: Credit Check Rules Do Not Apply to LinkedIn
A federal court recently decided that LinkedIn’s search technology does not make it a “consumer reporting agency” for purposes of applying the Fair Credit … Read more
Verifying Employment Is Not Just A Good Idea
How often to job applicants lie in their resumes or job applications? While there’s no solid figure, every recruiter has discovered resume … Read more
What to Do About ‘Ban the Box’
“Ban the Box” is a national civil-rights movement backed by advocates for job applicants with criminal convictions. Proponents of these laws believe that … Read more
Examining the Growing Trend of ‘Ban the Box’
Employers often seek as much information as possible about their candidates and the strengths and competencies they can bring to the company. But is asking … Read more
Mr. Background Check’s Checkup
Scene: Antiseptic, hospital room filled with the latest diagnostic equipment. Mr. Background Check lies happily in bed, not a care in the world. By his … Read more
Worker Drug Test Positives Rise for First Time Since 2003
After a decade of slowly declining workplace drug test results, Quest Diagnostics said the trend reversed last year with more workers testing positive, … Read more
How to Help Your Criminally-Challenged Candidates
About that “new” EEOC policy about candidate’s criminal record in pre-employment screening. In a sentence, it means: File a charge of … Read more
Credit Reports in the Hiring Process: How to Bring Clarity to the Confusion
Employers use credit reports to assess a candidate’s stability and their propensity to be dishonest or commit fraud. But this implies that the … Read more
Recruiting to Avoid a Rocky Mountain High — the Impact of State Marijuana Laws
How a state law becomes a recruiting issue I recently visited Boulder, Colorado, and guess what: everyone there was talking about the new marijuana law. … Read more
Celebrate Employee Appreciation Day by Hosting an SAT Test
You didn’t forget, did you? Forget that today is Employee Appreciation Day? Or forget what your high school SAT scores were? First things first, … Read more
Los Angeles Wants Probation Officers — But This Time, They Better Not Be Troublemakers
They’re looking for probation officers here in Los Angeles, but the county doesn’t want to repeat the experience of 2005 to 2008, when many … Read more
Flunking the Test: Demystifying Pre-Employment Testing
The sad truth is, in the pursuit of money, needing a job and fear of failure, people create false resumes and falsify information when they go to an … Read more
Five Sticky Legal Issues You Can’t Afford to Ignore
A rapidly changing legal landscape is making the application, interview and screening processes increasingly complicated – and potentially dangerous for … Read more
Sacred Cows and Silly Practices Die Slowly in Recruiting
Recruiting is full of practices that seem to last forever. Unfortunately, many practices endure for years despite the fact that they add no value to the … Read more
Is Your Background Screener Doing the Job? Here’s How to Tell
Choosing and monitoring your background screening vendor is as important — and maybe more so even — than the interview you conduct with … Read more
Background-checking Companies Taking on the Employee Side of the Process
At least a couple of companies, neither too well known yet, have a different take on a background check: they’re having job candidates take a turn in … Read more
A Missed Opportunity — Failing to Use References for Recruiting Top Talent
Most know references to be a tool for checking a candidate’s background, but reference-related factors can also be one of the simplest, cheapest, and … Read more
Roundup: Legal Developments You Should Know
Note: This article is not intended as legal advice. In all instances the reader is cautioned to consult with legal counsel when utilizing this information. … Read more
Confirmation Bias Can Get in the Way of Smart Hiring Decisions
Chip and Dan Heath have two best sellers behind them and I suspect soon a third one. I am fortunate to know Chip, and received a pre-release of Decisive, … Read more