Archive for April 2012
Increased drug screening implies economic recovery
“Employers are beginning to hire again,” said Gordon Basichis, Co-Founder of the Corra Group. “[Employment screening businesses] are seeing increased orders as well as inquiries from new or prospective clients who…are up and running and wishing to streamline their employment screening process.” “We are seeing more requests for drug tests” said Basichis. “Even with companies where…
Read MoreSenator promises to block invasive employer social media checks
DigitalTrends. Blumenthal announced this week that he plans to submit a bill that would make it illegal for employers to require job applicants to turn over the social network login credentials. Employers requesting that job applicants provide access to their personal social media profiles has become quite a common occurrence. Performing a social media background check…
Read MoreThe rights and wrongs of background checks
53% of all job applications contain inaccurate information, background checks ought to be something all employers should be implementing or at least considering. However, employers have to be careful. There is a lot of legislation surrounding background checks, employment law and an individual’s right to privacy, so if you are running background checks, you need…
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