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Even your best employees will make mistakes. It happens, whether they’re star employees or just your average Joes. How management addresses the situation can make all the difference in helping your employee get back on track, and in turn, create a more productive and meaningful team.

As a hiring manager, great talent has to go through you before they can make it onto the team. That’s why HR managers can help build a better workplace from the time they onboard talent through a first work anniversary and beyond.

As many of us in the Houston area get back to work after catastrophic flooding, conversations are turning to how businesses and employees can help. At KRESS Employment Screening, a Houston-based company, this has been a topic we haven’t been able to stop talking about in the office.

Evacuation orders are still being announced in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, which has caused massive damage and displacement of individuals in the coastal communities of Southeast Texas.

All too often, great work at the office is overshadowed by an unprofessional, unpolished appearance. How you carry yourself can impact nearly every aspect of your work. Whether you’re giving a presentation or interviewing a job candidate, it’s important to have a polished presence.

We’ve all known someone who has done it. Maybe even you have done it: lying on your résumé or a job application. The average job posting receives more than 100 applicants, so it can be tempting for many applicants to try to stand out. This poses a problem for many recruiters and hiring managers.

Driving with a suspended license convictions are among the most common convictions in the U.S. In fact, this conviction makes the top 10 list of the most common convictions. Deciding whether or not to hire someone with a suspended license currently or previously is no simple decision.

Eighty-five percent of companies perform an employment screen of some kind. That doesn’t stop major corporations from being in the spotlight for litigation over background checks, however. Many of these companies simply aren’t screening well—and in the end, they hurt themselves and their employees.

If you don’t yet have the new Form I-9, you’re well behind schedule. The Form I-9 has always been a complicated document, and it’s recently been updated.

So, you’ve hired a new employee. It doesn’t take long to find out they’re not quite right for the job, and they either quit or are let go. This is a common occurrence for many hiring managers, and it could be costing employers millions of dollars each year.

Should you hire an employee with a background that includes a DWI conviction? This is a question that many HR managers ask themselves once they receive a background screening report on a potential employee, and it can be a tough question to answer.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently released new, nonbinding guidance regarding background check disclosure and authorization forms.