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Corra Group is offering discounted employment screening packages to businesses interested in generating employment in the United States. The background screening company has for a limited time reduced pricing for its background searches in order to encourage companies to expand their production of goods and services within American borders.

For the full article go to this link on PRWEB.

Hospitals are confronting an increased need to conduct background checks as part of their employment screening programs.   As institutions where people in ill health are vulnerable and where drugs and sensitive records are accessible, there is pressing mandate to be sure that any healthcare employees pass the requisite standards to work in a facility.   While this conforms with the public level of expectation, the reality is often not the case.  In fact, many healthcare workers who have been disciplined and even imprisoned are working in facilities, having moved from one state to another to avoid detection, or by either lying or failing to undergo more rigorous employment screening.

Some of the healthcare staffing agencies may be to blame as, in order to get their people hired,  their employment screening programs are shoddy at best.  Some conduct the most minimal background checks, if they conduct any at all.    Some staffing groups don’t even bother conducting the healthcare sanctions background search, or the OIG/GSA.    Many discrepancies, some being more outrageous than others, were reported on the joint study by Pro Publica and the Los Angeles Times.  The study and subsequent articles reported how staffing groups failed to conduct the appropriate background checks and that convicted felons,  employees with serious substance abuse issues were working in healthcare facilities.     There are healthcare workers employed at hospitals and other healthcare facilities that have reported disciplinary action for abusing the elderly and children.   I have written articles about this on this blogsite, including one entitled, California Nurses Working Here While Sanctioned Elsewhere.

So given all the dire reports,  it was refreshing to read this article in the Hospitalist, detailing the necessity and the how to’s of background checks in relation to hiring healthcare workers.   The article , written by Lisa Ryan, is simply entitled Background Checks.  It is comprehensive in explaining the different types of background searches and how they should be incorporated into an employment screening program.    Honestly, I read a great many articles on background checks and employment screening and this is one of the more thoroughly researched.  Ryan writes with neither rancor or a personal agenda, much of which I am used to seeing in different pieces on the subject.    Ryan details all the different aspects and provides a Background Checks Fundamental section at the bottom of the article.

For human resources personnel in the healthcare industry, especially, it is not only worth reading but worth bookmarking for future reference.  Reality being what it is, there is both the universal reason and the personal incentive for conducting background checks for healthcare employees.   Sooner or later, we will all need the services of a healthcare facility.    Best to know the people working there will more inclined to treat us as patients and not victims.

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Corra Group has ramped up its services to meet the growing needs of private equity groups, hedge funds, and other financial investors. With the economy so volatile, the Corra Group background screening and business research service has had numerous requests from a variety of financial concerns.

“Private Equity groups and financial investors are in need of multiple services,” said Gordon Basichis, Co-Founder. Much of it is due to the corporate restructuring taking place as a result of this economic downturn. In order to shore up their investments, financial entities must manage working capital and initiate cost containment priorities.

“Investors are recruiting new employees to oversee the restructuring of a variety of companies, large and small. They are conducting extensive business research to assess potential business relationships, partnerships and ventures. With the economy undergoing dramatic changes, investors rely on background checks for new hires and for businesses as well.”

“Businesses are experiencing any number of difficulties,” offered Nick Gustavson, Corra Group’s other Co-Founder. When you are trying to retrieve business credit reports on other companies, your information has to be current. Corra Group can provide freshly created business credit reports on millions of companies throughout the United States and around the world.”

Both founders agreed that the volatile economic climate subsequent to the recession has put increased demands on every company. Private equity concerns and hedge funds must protect the investments they made largely through mergers and acquisition. Without the right hires in their work force, and without the proper information, a successful company can be ailing one day and out of business the next.

“It is a matter of anticipating the changes and navigating the speed bumps,” added Basichis. “It is just so crazy out there, you had better stay informed. You have to manage working capital and follow viable cost containment procedures. This all helps you seize opportunities as they present themselves. That’s how you survive a recession.”

There is nothing like an economic downturn to think about doing a business makeover.   You might want to consider the business model itself, your branding, logos, colors, symbols, and especially your marketing and merchandising efforts.

Pepsico is doing a total business makeover.  To the tune of $1.2 Billion over the next three years.  A recent article in Advertising Age reports that Pepsico will be closing six plants and laying off thousand of employees.   The business will revamp the branding on its carbonated soft drinks and will review the branding on its Gatorade products as well.

Why?  Business is lousy.  Sales have fallen off.   With respect to soft drinks, in tough economic times people will drink tap water and eschew the dubious virtues of carbonated soft drinks.   Pepsico will change its logos so that the core Pepsi Cola will show a series of smalls on the white part of the label, a grin will be used for Diet Pepsi, and Pepsi Max will display a laugh.  I say forget the smiles, laughs and grins.   Perhaps it would be better to reexamine the possibility of switching out the icky corn syrup sweetener and replacing it with sugar, just like in the good old days.   That would go a long way, I believe, in gaining new appeal.   But, hey, for $1.2 Billion they are entitled to make their own mistakes.

So with Pepsico doing this huge makeover, is it time for you to look at your own business?   In this great economic bakeoff it’s time to see which aspects of your programs work for you and which do not.   Look for ways to cut costs by making your business more efficient.  Look to hire employees who can bring you up to the cutting edge of business technology.   Be sure to have a preemployment screening program in place to make sure they are who they say they are.   Conduct business research and business intelligence so when you conduct business development you are not fishing for loser clients who can’t pay their bills.

If you have cash, then use it as a resource to cut better deals with your vendors and suppliers.  There are so many late pays right now you can cut yourself better rates and service by virtue of your ability to pay, and to pay quickly.   Look over your branding, your logos.  Make sure you business model is fresh and not outmoded, reminiscent of these sorry times.  Change what you need to change.   As for the forthcoming Pepsi-type smiley faces, I’ll leave that up to you.

(Los Angeles) Corra Group has expanded its pre-employment packaging services to assist different business sectors in selecting appropriate background checks for their respective industries.

“Corra is about being user friendly,” said Nick Gustavson, Co-Founder of the Corra Group. “We believe the enhanced packages will make it easier for Human Resources Manager to select the background searches most fitting their needs. The new graphics we added to our website pages should make the pre-employment screening process a more enjoyable experience.”

Gustavson went on to say that Corra is always ready to design custom pre-employment screening packages for any of its clients. “The packages are merely samples and can be customized to meet the needs of any particular client. We will be adding more packages in the future to address the background needs of a variety of industries.”

The new Corra website pages include packages for different levels of employment in all major industries. There are packages for everything from the labor or clerical workforce up through management and several executive packages.

Corra is also developing an Industry Solutions page special packages listed for the Healthcare and Trucking and Transport Industries. BACKGROUND: Corra operates as Corra Group and specializes in pre-employment and online dating background checks as well as corporate research and marketing. It is one of the few companies that will answer the phone

(Los Angeles) Corra Group has expanded its pre-employment packaging services to assist different business sectors in selecting appropriate background checks for their respective industries.

“Corra is about being user friendly,” said Nick Gustavson, Co-Founder of the Corra Group. “We believe the enhanced packages will make it easier for Human Resources Manager to select the background searches most fitting their needs. The new graphics we added to our website pages should make the pre-employment screening process a more enjoyable experience.”

Gustavson went on to say that Corra is always ready to design custom pre-employment screening packages for any of its clients. “The packages are merely samples and can be customized to meet the needs of any particular client. We will be adding more packages in the future to address the background needs of a variety of industries.”

The new Corra website pages include packages for different levels of employment in all major industries. There are packages for everything from the labor or clerical workforce up through management and several executive packages.

Corra is also developing an Industry Solutions page special packages listed for the Healthcare and Trucking and Transport Industries. BACKGROUND: Corra operates as Corra Group and specializes in pre-employment and online dating background checks as well as corporate research and marketing. It is one of the few companies that will answer the phone