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Are Employees Illegally Downloading Books from the Office Computers?

Normally what I write about on this blog concerns background checks and employment screening.    As the Co-Founder of Corra Group I am constantly monitoring news sites and newsletters for interesting stories about background checks and pre-employment screening.   I read blogs that deal with recruiting and employment issues as well as publications that reflect on business in general and the […]

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Are You Hiring Employees Who Are Corporate Spies?

Who are you hiring as your new employee?  Are you hiring an applicant who with his skill sets and attitude will prove a valuable asset to your working environment?   Or you hiring someone who is less than what they seem?  Worse still, are you hiring someone who may turn out to be a corporate […]

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A Case To Be Made for County Civil Records Background Checks

Most employers when conducting employment screenings rarely include the county civil records search as one of their background checks in their preemployment screening program.   the employers who do search civil records on employment candidates are usually financial concerns or who are assigning the prospective employee to the finance department.   Some employers will run […]

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Background Checks and their Projected Unfairness

One great controversy is how background checks can adversely effect minorities.   Although I may be imbued with sage-like wisdom, this is one challenge that I have no intention of solving here.   What I do find interesting is a recent Eve Tahmincioglu  article where for MSNBC.Com she writes  Background Checks Can Offer Bad History Lesson. […]