One of the great sticking points of these recent years is how state and municipal public service agencies fail to conduct decent background checks on their new employees.   Or if they do, the responsible parties fail to read or interpret the background reports correctly and someone who should not be hired finds himself gainfully employed.  [...]

Tags: Background Checks, employment screening, Human Resources, pre-employment screening

There are background checks, and then there are background checks.  Not all background checks are created equal.  There are different levels of background screening where some searches are far more exacting or more comprehensive than others. And then there is the matter of the background screening service and the researcher who is actually conducting the [...]

Tags: Background Checks, county criminal records, criminal records search, employment practices, employment screening, Human Resources

Vadim Lieberman has written a most interesting article, entitled Workers Behaving Badly, published on The Conference Board Review,  the writer discusses the zero tolerance policy that many employers have implemented since the economic meltdown.    Lieberman discusses some interesting points about how a certain laxity with petty office theft may vent more serious transgressions in the [...]

Tags: Background Checks, criminal records search, Economy, employment practices, employment screening, Human Resources

Our friend , Diane Gubin, has a most interesting seminar coming up, Saturday, April 10th, from 9 A .M. until Noon.  The seminar is entitled “From Pens to Pumps.”   The show is hosted by Diane and co-hosted by Terri Turco Golden. Diane will advise on how to find employment in this very competitive job market.  [...]

Tags: Background Checks, Economy, employment practices, employment screening, Human Resources, work environment