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Education Verifications Continued or Better Known as Reality 101

http://www.recruitingblogs.com/profiles/blogs/education-verifications   Last week I posted an article. The Process and Pitfalls of Education Verification, about the ins and outs of education verification.   I directed it toward recruiters and staffing groups as well as to human resources managers.  Among other things, I wrote about various instances where employment candidates try to fudge on their degrees.   I wrote about […]

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New Maryland Law Puts Restrictions on Employment Credit Reports

As the controversy on employment credit reports and their discriminating effects as a background check continues around the country, the State of Maryland has  imposed restriction on employment related credit reports.  House Bill 29 has been combined with Senate Bill 132 will restrict an employer’s use of the employment credit background check as a consideration for hiring. Maryland has […]

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Tips On When Employment Reference Checks Make Sense

I recently read an interesting article Dr. John  Sullivan  posted on ERE.Net.   The article, entitled “What’s Wrong With Reference Checks, Part One,” says in essence that reference checks tend to suck. His take on employment reference checks may be a little harsh but not entirely inaccurate.  But then, like most things, the devil is […]

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Corra Group Provides Federal Contractors with Homeland Security Compliance Background Checks

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/10/prweb4722974.htm (Los Angeles) Corra Group is assisting federal contractors with conducting background checks in compliance with the federal government’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and defense industry standards.   Some businesses have had longstanding contracts with either the federal government or public corporations, while others have been awarded recent contracts with private industry and must conduct […]