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Clarifying Different Types of Criminal Records: Possession of Marijuana

At this point, 22 states have legalized medicinal marijuana. Possession of marijuana is also the third most common criminal conviction.

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Hobby Lobby, Drug Screens and ID Theft
Drug Screening

Hobby Lobby, Drug Screens and ID Theft

Hobby Lobby and the Supreme Court Hobby Lobby case finally settles in a landmark decision that centers on business owners’ religious convictions and workers’ access to…

Criminal Background Checks

Finding the right screen

Protection vs. cost–that is the question. While all of us want to sleep soundly at night, we do not need a 17-point security system in our homes.

Criminal Background Checks

Kevin A. vs. Kevin M.: Don’t let this happen to you

Last week, a lawsuit was publicized in which a doorman was not hired because of a faulty background screen.

How do you recognize your employees?
Company Culture

How do you recognize your employees?

When a child is sick or there’s an ache you can’t explain, the first person you’ll talk to is a nurse.

Where does the truth lie? Gestures and Honesty in Hiring
HR Best Practices

Where does the truth lie? Gestures and Honesty in Hiring

Are your candidates who they say they are?

What happened with Whole Foods?
Compliance

What happened with Whole Foods?

Right now, many business owners and HR professionals are asking the same question: What happened to Whole Foods, and how does it affect me? The Case On Feb.

Adding visual components to background checks
Criminal Background Checks

Adding visual components to background checks

Soon, employment screening practices may be replaced by a more efficient system that quickly matches a person with their personal information, by adding a fingerprint.

Weekend Roundup

HR Weekend Round Up 3/29/12 - March 29 2012

March 29-March 30 … Hot topic in HR:

Should your ATS stand alone?
Company Culture

Should your ATS stand alone?

Most conversations on Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) focus on how wonderful an ATS is and how helpful it is in finding the right candidate, but sometimes…

Assessing the candidate: Integrity
HR Best Practices

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
HR Best Practices

Assessing the Candidate: Interpersonal Skills

Do you have a lone gunman or a team player?

Assessing the candidate: Results-focused
HR Best Practices

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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