What HR Should Know About EEOC-Compliant Background Checks
Understand the ins and outs of an EEOC-compliant employment background check.
What HR Should Know About EEOC-Compliant Background Checks
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What Can You Not Ask in a Reference Check?
What Can You Not Ask in a Reference Check?
BLOG Tammy Cohen, PHR, SHRM-CP November 10 2021Job reference questions are an integral part of a complete background screening process. While screening procedures like employment history verification, education verification, criminal history, and motor vehicle...
Do Small Businesses Need to Screen Employees?
Do Small Businesses Need to Screen Employees?
BLOG Tammy Cohen, PHR, SHRM-CP May 18 20202020 is a new year and the beginning of a brand-new decade. Now is a great time to stop and evaluate various aspects of your small business, including your employment screening program. Background screening is essential in...
Do NOT Google that candidate!
Do NOT Google that candidate!
Pre-employment background checks are used by over 80 percent of businesses to determine a candidate’s job eligibility. The information provided in a background check can include criminal history, education and employment verification, MVR records, drug testing, and...
Background Checks & Equal Opportunity for Woman-Owned Businesses
Background Checks & Equal Opportunity for Woman-Owned Businesses
Filling open positions with qualified candidates is difficult for hiring managers at women owned businesses as reviewing hundreds of applications and resumes is a time-consuming process. Hiring managers must also ensure that candidates do not put employers at risk....
Conducting Ethical and Legal Job Interviews in California
Conducting Ethical and Legal Job Interviews in California
Employers in California need a stable pipeline of qualified candidates to fill available jobs. Vacant positions lead to overworked employees and lower productivity. Hiring managers are often under pressure to avoid these problems by quickening the interview...