It should be no secret at this point that many employers are monitoring social media as part of their preemployment screening program.  Many consider the social media monitor just one more background check.   Employers monitor largely for a two-fold purpose.  The first is to recruit prospective employees.   The second is to filter out those [...]

It is no big news that the economic meltdown has resulted in a lousy job market.   What is new is the ongoing impact that tight job market has had on many workers who have been laid off or are only working part time.   In applying for new employment they are encountering stricter hiring policies and [...]

As a background checking service, we at Corra Group have been noticing an increase in the number of drivers who are driving on suspended licenses.   The reasons for the suspension can vary from Driving Under the Influence or DUIs to just too many tickets, failure to appear, failure to provide insurance.  We are seeing this [...]

Unemployment varies from city to city and state to state.   Nationally, the rate is alarming at over ten percent unemployed.   Those who cite those who gave up looking for work or who are only working part time, put the figure at closer to 17% unemployed.   Cities like Detroit near 20% unemployed, and states like Nevada [...]