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Background Screening Impacts the Candidate Experience

HR Bartender

(Editor’s Note: Today’s post is brought to you by our friends at HireRight , a leader in global background checks, drug testing, and employment verification services. More than 70 percent of the Fortune 100 use HireRight for their employment screening needs. You can check it out here. Enjoy the post!).

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4 Tips for Improving Your Background Checks

InfoMart

4 Tips for Improving Your Background Checks. Running background checks on candidates is a crucial step in the recruiting process. But background checks can be tedious and difficult to navigate; many states have their own specific laws and requirements, such as Ban-the-Box legislation. Tammy Cohen , PHR, SHRM-CP. October 4 2018.

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Freelance and Contract Workers: Why Comprehensive Background Checks are Important

Cisive

While this impacts talent acquisition and management, one question keeps coming up: Should companies screen temporary or contract workers? As employers, we’re responsible for a safe workplace for our employees and customers, and that means doing our due diligence whether it’s for a full-time employee or a contractor. In short, yes.

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Top Funding News in the HR, Recruiting and Benefits Space | 2016

Advos

Funding Announcements in the HR, Recruiting and Benefits Space | 2016. January 2016. The recruitment marketing platform Smashfly started off 2016 raising $22 million. The first of many big funding announcements in 2016. February 2016. March 2016. April 2016. Job Today inks $10 Million Series A.

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How Can the Improper Use of Background Checks Could Get You Sued?

Crimcheck | Pre-Employment & Background Check Information

The company was accused of wrongly using background checks when making hiring decisions. According to the lawsuit, Aerotek conducted a criminal background check on an employee, Craig Mitchell. When the background check returned a criminal record, the company fired him. The criminal records weren’t his.

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Managing A Total Talent Workforce – The Impact Of The Gig Economy

Accurate Background

With more time (and more cause) to reflect on what makes them happy, many people are re-evaluating their career paths and exploring less traditional forms of employment, including contingent , contract and “gig” work. Indeed, the phenomenon of 47.8 per hour minimum wage. . .

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The Affordable Care Act, and Why You Can’t Afford to Ignore It [UPDATE]

ACA Times

I share this first article in that series, with some updates, to provide some perspective on the ACA for those of you who are involved with ACA compliance. During the war, with millions of men in military service, employers had to compete for scarce workers. IRS enforcement of the ACA, particularly for employers. So what’s new?