Do you know what your background check would reveal? Future employers will probably find out! Why do employers check the background of prospective employees? Recent SHRM research reports that 69 percent of companies perform background checks on all candidates. Most companies (62 percent) that do background checks only do so after a job offer hasContinue reading “Background Checks: Fast and Affordable”
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SHRM Report: Use of Background Checks in Hiring
SHRM Survey Findings: BackgroundChecking—The Use of Criminal BackgroundChecks in Hiring Decisions Do organizations conduct criminal background checks on job candidates? If they do, how often and under what circumstances? Courtesy: 2012 backgroundcheck criminal_final from shrm This study by the Society For Human Resource Management (SHRM) found that 69 percent of companies claim to conduct criminal background checks onContinue reading “SHRM Report: Use of Background Checks in Hiring”
Building a Safer, Dependable Workforce Using Background Checks [Infographic]
Anyone who works in a company with a Human Resources person or department knows, HR covers a lot of ground. Most HR personnel are tasked with a wide range of responsibilities–recruitment and hiring; compliance and benefits administration; conflict resolution, training and asset protection. One essential job of HR is safety; making sure that employees are safe and companies free from legalContinue reading “Building a Safer, Dependable Workforce Using Background Checks [Infographic]”
The Real Costs of High Turnover
As a small business owner, turnover rates can be brutal on the bottom line. Everything has an impact on a firm’s profitability. Hiring costs money; firing costs money. A revolving door of employees hurts profitability, possibly even before an organization realizes how much. Often, it takes a keen eye to see that every penny addsContinue reading “The Real Costs of High Turnover”
Background Check Prospective Employees: A Good Idea?
Are background checks of prospective employees a good idea? Today’s HRNewsDaily Guest Voice is from Pete VanSon, CEO of Ovation Technologies. In 1993, a Kirby vacuum salesman in Texas was charged with raping a customer. Although the salesman worked for an independent distributor, Kirby was taken to court, accused of putting the customer at risk.Continue reading “Background Check Prospective Employees: A Good Idea?”
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