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Corra Group Wishes All a Very Happy Holiday Season

Corra Group would like to wish everyone a happy holiday season.   Have fun.  Be safe.  And let’s all enjoy ourselves in a sane and sensible manner.

Corra Group will be closing early on Friday, December 2th, and will open for business on Monday, December 27th.

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Corra Group to Close Offices in Observance of Holiday Season

Corra Group will close Thursday, December 23, at noon Pacific time in observance of the holiday season.  The background checking service will remain closed Friday, December 24th, and will reopen on Monday December 27th.

We at Corra Group would like to wish everyone a wonderful  Christmas and holiday season.

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Another School District Cited for Not Conducting Background Checks

In what is becoming a long list of governmental agencies, school boards, public service agencies, and what have you, another school board has been cited for not conducting background checks.   According to an article in Mid-Hudson News Network, the Mt. Vernon City School District disregards the law when it failed to conduct background checks on its prospective and current employees.    Although the district developed polices and procedures, they didn’t follow up on them.   Like buying seat belts and not bothering to wear them while driving.

Mt. Vernon’s  procedural  policy calls for the District officials to perform fingerprint-supported background checks for all prospective and current non-instructional employees who have direct contact with students,.   Didn’t happen.  One can assume in a lousy economy the school district was trying to shave a few bucks from its budget.  This wouldn’t be the first time and the only district where questionable cost cutting had occurred.   Nevertheless, the District appears to not only be ignoring the law but leaving the door open for convicted felons and child molesters to gain proximity to children.

There are smarter ideas.  In general, and certainly not only with this school district, I am starting to think this brand of hiring without employment screening should be considered as some new form or abstraction of a  faith based hiring method where officials resort to hopes and good wishes rather than the background checks themselves.   I don’t know, but in far too many cases,  avoiding background checks or running them and giving them short shrift has a way of coming back to bite the employer.  More than a few governmental agencies have made the news for less than flattering events, things like an employee is discovered to have a previous criminal records or, worse, commits an offense against a client, child, or fellow employee.

We mean it when we suggest that you always check them out before you hire.

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December is the Time for Employers to Plan Next Year’s Employment Screening

It looks like the economy is turning around, at least in some industries.   With the year about to end and the new one about to begin, employers start to plan their recruiting program for next year.   They figure out how many new hires they will need and arrange through background checking companies like Corra Group for pre-employment screening of final employment candidates.

It is a good time to consider your staffing needs for the forthcoming year.   Figure out the types of searches you will need in your employment screening program.  For the most part, the complexity of background checks increases in proportion to the level of the position.  Simply put, most employers run fewer background checks for their labor or entry level employees.   Usually, this is the social security trace and the criminal records check.  If the candidate will be driving for the company, then it is wise to include the MVR or motor vehicle driving records.  IT, middle management, and executive levels pretty much mandate education verification checks.

Things to keep in mind as we wind down the season and prepare for the new year.  Remember, check them out before you hire.