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It's time for Automated Adverse Action
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It's time for Automated Adverse Action

Adverse action is the highest-risk moment in any background screening workflow. Most employers know they need a process for it.

Fifty shades of applicants
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Fifty shades of applicants

What you don’t know can hurt you. You could hire any of these people without a quality background screening service—Harvard did. Image:

What is the future of the workforce?
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What is the future of the workforce?

Weekend roundup for Jan. 31-Feb.

Wal-Mart fails to provide reasonable accommodations
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Wal-Mart fails to provide reasonable accommodations

EEOC sues after employee refused employment after drug test Once again, a multi-national corporation shows the necessity of meticulosity in HR processes and procedures.

What's your rehire policy?
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What's your rehire policy?

Most companies have a rehire policy of some kind—you have to differentiate between those employees you want back on your team and those who can never…

Adverse Action: The Two-Step Process
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Adverse Action: The Two-Step Process

This is the final piece in a series on avoiding unnecessary risks in the hiring process…

Hiring Matrix: Friend or Foe?
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Hiring Matrix: Friend or Foe?

So, how do you decide who to hire when you have multiple positions to fill and hundreds of applicants?

EEOC Updates Pregnancy Discrimination Guidance
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EEOC Updates Pregnancy Discrimination Guidance

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued its first comprehensive update of its guidance on the subject of pregnancy discrimination since 1983.

Where does the truth lie? Gestures and Honesty in Hiring
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Where does the truth lie? Gestures and Honesty in Hiring

Are your candidates who they say they are?

Assessing the candidate: Integrity
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Assessing the candidate: Integrity

I like to get off of behavioral questions for a minute and get the candidate comfortable again by asking one of the usual…

Assessing the Candidate: Interpersonal Skills
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Assessing the Candidate: Interpersonal Skills

Do you have a lone gunman or a team player?

Assessing the candidate: Results-focused
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Assessing the candidate: Results-focused

(3 Results-Focused) At this point I usually get into asking more specific questions about their resume, like “why did you leave here?” and “what did you like best about this job?”…

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