Archive for December, 2009

Corra Group Wishes Everyone a Very Happy Holiday

Corra Group wants to wish everyone a very happy holiday season.   It is no secret we have all been through a tough patch with this economy.   Many businesses too k a terrible hit, and some companies had to call it a day.   We see changes in many of our industries.   Some industries are dramatically reduced.  [...]

Two More States Raising Fees for MVRs

The Motor Vehicle Driving Report or MVR is a major background check for trucking and transportation firms as well as employers with sales people and delivery people.   The MVR is also a good source of income for States’ Departments of Motor Vehicles, or DMV.   So with all the states suffering from the economic downturn, small [...]

When Resumes Fail to Match Up to Background Checks

There are any number of articles and advice columns providing employment candidates with tips.   These missives can vary fromthe extremely useful to the very useless.  Reading some of the articles, as a job candidate you have to ask, “tell me something I don’t already know.” The articles about networking, though unintentional have a darkly humorous [...]

The Increase in Reference Background Checks

More and more employers are requesting professional reference checks as part of the background checks they employ in their pre-employment screening programs.   Reference checks can extract greater detail about an employment candidate’s performance and skill sets than can an employment verification check.   the employment verification check will usually return the dates the candidate started employment, [...]