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