Running a background check on potential employees offers the chance to identify the best professionals in your industry. Unfortunately, it is possible to … Read more
What Happens When a Background Check Goes Terribly Wrong?
It’s a heartbreaking story. Every time a shooter like the alleged Charleston killer Dylann Roof becomes unhinged and takes innocent lives, we, as a nation, … Read more
The Big Benefits Your Organization Gets From Collaborative Hiring
For hundreds of years, managers have owned the hiring process. However, as more companies learn the benefits of shifting away from top-down decision-making … Read more
It’s Not a Surprise, But We’re Now in a Candidate-Driven Job Market
Permanent and temporary placements will continue strong through the end of the year, and may even increase, as more companies are reporting plans to add … Read more
Want to Hire the Best? You Need Some “Jealous Girlfriend” Interview Questions
About a year ago, Forbes had an article — Top Executive Recruiters Agree There Are Only Three True Job Interview Questions — that shared the … Read more
Collaborative Hiring — the Top 10 Reasons Why You Should Switch to It
For hundreds of years, managers have owned the hiring process. However, as more firms learn the benefits of shifting away from top-down decision-making and … Read more
4 Ways the Drug Screening Process Has Improved – For Employers AND Employees
onbRaise your hand if you remember having to give prospective employees a paper chain of custody form to conduct a drug test, locating the nearest … Read more
Management 101: The 3 Cardinal Rules of Reference Checks
I get calls on a regular basis to provide formal and informal references on people in my industry. First things first: Reference checks are not background … Read more
7 Great Questions to Ask an Applicant’s References
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
5 Legal Lessons to Consider When Handling Millennial Background Checks
By the end of 2015, Millennials are expected to outnumber Baby Boomers in the workplace for the first time ever. As the largest generational group in the … Read more