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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…
Read More10 things everyone ought to know about employment screening
protect their business. If you’re unsure, here are ten thing everyone ought to know about employment screening – and hopefully these will help you change your mind: According to statistics on drug abuse by American workers, workplace drug and alcohol use costs U.S. businesses an estimated $100 billion each year. Make drug testing a key…
Read MoreBackground check study shows favor for employers
survey found that more than 90 percent of employers run criminal checks on job applicants, while 60 percent sometimes screen for credit, depending on the position. Black marks on either report can prove fatal for the estimated 65 million U.S. adults with criminal records. What this shows is that, due to the economic downturn and despite…
Read MoreMajor move for online dating background checks
background checks for their members. It seems that eHarmony and Sparks Networks (operator of JDate and ChristianMingle) will follow suit and also scan the histories of possible clients for sexual assault, identity theft and violence before allowing them access to their sites. The call for online dating background checks seemed to stem from an incident back…
Read MoreBackground check time arrived for social media
social media background checks in the past, and many companies have been performing them for quite some time, social media background checks seem to have crossed that line from ‘sporadic’ to ‘normality’. Back in 2009, forty-five percent of employers reported in a CareerBuilder survey that they use social networking sites to screen potential employees. Now, that…
Read MoreBackground screening trends for 2012
ESR which compiled the top ten background screening trends for 2012. It was something we wanted to share, and so have compiled the main points below: 1. Criminal Background Checks of Job Applicants by Employers Coming Under Greater Scrutiny by EEOC: With a recent survey showing nine out of ten employers conduct criminal background checks on some…
Read MorePrivate sector employment on the increase
February 2012 ADP National Employment Report®, employment in the U.S. private business sector increased by 216,000 jobs in February, and this increase marks the twenty-fifth consecutive monthly gain in private employment as measured by the ADP report. Of the 216,000 jobs added from January 2012 to February 2012, the February 2012 ADP Report found employment in the…
Read More10 reasons pre-employment background checks are a must
pre-employment background checks as part of their business strategy, there’s no denying the importance of them. However, for those that don’t, it’s easy to question why and how they can benefit their company. To put it in its most simplest terms, here are ten facts which show why pre-employment background checks are an absolute essential…
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