Head Cop In Tennessee County On Hold for Lack of Background Checks

When you are trying to set an example, it is best to start at the top.   This holds true for new policies, branding changes, and especially background checks.  If you main guy does not undergo a background check as part of your preemployment screening program, then it is difficult and bad precedent to expect subordinates [...]

Checking the Background Check on White House Party Crashers

Okay, so by now we all know about the Salahis, the couple in controversy who have been accused of crashing a White House State Dinner.   Aside from this incident being grist for the media mill, one has to wonder just what the Secret Service was doing and how party planners and White House staffers coordinate [...]

Credit Reports as Pre-Employment Background Checks

It should be no secret that with is economic downturn and slow recovery many job applicants have lousy credit.   Even those employment candidates who once had decent to excellent credit scores find themselves wanting, having been laid off or otherwise pressed for cash.   A bad economy can take you from upscale to downscale in a [...]

When Social Media is Part of the Background Check

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 [...]

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