Our friend Diane Gubin, President of Techexecpartners.com poses an interesting question in her newsletter.   We thought we would post this and let you share.  Given the current economic downturn, this is a buyer’s market for employers and as such you may be able to recruit more talented  job candidates with greater skill sets.   But you [...]

It was reported that Democratic Senator, Charles Schumer, voiced that many groups using  FBI records do not have access to out-of-state background checks.   These background checks include, especially, criminal records. According to local television station 13Wham.com Schumer is proposing legislation that would give summer schools and daycare senators access to the FBI criminal database files.  [...]

MVR’s or Motor Vehicle Driving Records are increasingly a must search for any preemployment screening program.   The Driving License Report or DMV search is not only necessary for the trucking and transportation industry, but applies to  every employment candidate who may be driving for the employer. Additionally, the Motor Vehicle Driving Report (MVR) reveals behavior [...]

For quite some time there was a common defense regarding the recruiting of undocumented workers. The refrain went something like, “Undocumented workers will do the jobs that most American citizens are unwilling to do.” That may have been the case before the economic downturn, but now with the recession in full tilt it is arguable [...]