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Resume Screening Is Useless (Here’s What to Do Instead)

6Q

Let’s face it; everyone sucks at screening resumes. One of the reasons why people are so terrible at resume screening is bias. This article explains why resume screening is useless. The reason that resume screening is useless, is that most information on a typical resume can trigger all sorts of cognitive biases.

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HR Best Practices: The 3 Cs of Background Check Policies

Goodhire

Editor’s note: The COVID-19 pandemic has affected background checks and hiring, so we thought it was time to refresh a popular blog that ran in 2015 to help employers determine whether they need to update their employment screening policy. COMPANY-WIDE. CONSISTENT.

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Embracing diversity and inclusion – 6 core behaviors

Talogy

This is reflected in statistics such as: Organizations in the top quartile for gender diversity on executive teams are 39% more likely to outperform peers, continuing an upward trend from 15% in 2015 (McKinsey, 2023). This view is made opaque through a range of cognitive processes that help us manage this information in a useful way.

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Fair Chance Hiring and Criminal Background Checks

Sterling Check

As companies begin to scrutinize their hiring processes to eliminate bias and increase equity, the question of criminal background checks is often part of the conversation. Understanding these laws can help organizations to continue to conduct criminal background screening and still achieve goals of increased diversity.

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Supporting Fair Hiring: Why GoodHire Excludes Non-Convictions From Background Check Results

Goodhire

Omitting arrest records that did not result in convictions from criminal background check results benefits both employers and job candidates. In 2015 we began excluding non-convictions based on guidance that the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission (EEOC) issued for employers. Learn more about state background check laws.)

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Five Millennial Background Screening Challenges

TalentCulture

By the end of 2015, Millennials are expected to outnumber Baby Boomers in the workplace for the first time. They’re hot commodities, but hiring them creates background screening challenges. In particular, when screening Millennials, employers need to take into account not only what’s effective, but also what’s legal.

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5 Legal HR Mistakes Which Can Prove Very Costly

Crimcheck | Pre-Employment & Background Check Information

FCRA Disclosures and Notifications Many HRs now use background checks to inform decisions like recruitment, promotion and termination. Whenever background checks are used, the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) comes into play. The two most recent ones were in November 2014 and March 2015.