Posts Tagged ‘employment screening’
Almost a third of Americans arrested by the age of 23
New York Times this week claims that almost a third (30.2%) of Americans have been arrested by the age of 23. Had you been posed such a question, what would your guess have been? No doubt a lower number than this. “This estimate provides a real sense that the proportion of people who have criminal…
Read MoreMind Your Business, Inc. now on Twitter
here! If you’re a follower of our blog, you might recall our post recently declaring our presence on Facebook – and it’s a pleasure to now be expanding our social presence onto Twitter too. Mashable published an interesting post last month on the progress Twitter has made – which proved our move onto the platform as…
Read MoreResidents angry hiring goes ahead without background check
background check still pending. This particular situation is going on in DeFuniak Springs, Florida – where city council members say they’re still on-track to hire new city manager Mike Standley next Monday, even though a background check may not be completed by then. Some residents were already upset the council agreed to hire Mike Standley…
Read MoreUnemployment troubles may last five more years
said this week. This prediction has significant consequences across the whole of society, as well as in the employment screening industry specifically. “We have reached the moment of truth,” Raymond Torres, director of the ILO’s Geneva-based International Institute for Labour Studies unit, said in an e-mailed report this week. “We have a brief window of…
Read MorePre-employment screening: how to get started
background checks and pre-employment screening – knowing that such checks can protect their company and employees. However, the first hurdle is often the biggest. In this case, it’s getting started. So here are a few tips for businesses to take notice of – how to get started with pre-employment screening: Find a pre-employment screening service…
Read MoreSmall businesses continue to hire, according to Intuit
Negligent Retention: the consequences employers may face
negligent hiring, except it refers to employees who currently work for you rather than those you are thinking of hiring. One example of negligent retention is when an employer ignores rumors of sexual harassment within the office. Eg – several employees have confronted the employer in regards to a particular employee’s continued aggressive remarks to…
Read MoreResume Fraud: how to prevent it
What makes a woman-owned small business extraordinary?
Mind Your Business, Inc. is a proud woman-owned small business, which has been running successfully since 1996. Recent achievements, including CEO Karen Caruso being awarded Small Business Person of the Year for North Carolina, have led us at MYB to step back and consider what it means to be a woman-owned small business. How do…
Read MoreEEOC to discuss employment screening July 26th
employment screening purposes on Tuesday, July 26, in Washington, D.C. The National Association of Professional Background Screeners (NAPBS), which we are members of, is preparing comments for submittal to the EEOC on the relevance and benefits of access to criminal history records by employers. NAPBS is also partnering with other associations and coalitions as we…
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