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Background checks are a crucial part of the recruitment process. A thorough background check provides an employer with the assurance that he will not face unnecessary costs in the future, either in terms of additional recruitment and training costs or costs relating to an expensive lawsuit for criminal or negligent [...]
Bad news for body art lovers. Many states are ‘employment at will’ states which means they can refuse to hire you for any reason or no reason at all. Anti-discrimination and whistle-blower laws do not include tattoos or piercings. This means a company can rightfully refuse to allow piercings and [...]
More companies are conducting background checks on potential employees and your hiring, or a promotion, may depend on the information that is revealed. Certain jobs require background checks by federal and state law such as teaching or government work. It is useful to be aware of your rights under the [...]
In March 2012, Forbes reported that Washington, D.C. was one city that had emerged relatively unscathed from the recent recession and had been buoyed economically by federal spending. The federal government accounts for one-third of the area’s economy and is the area’s largest employer. However, the effects of recent fiscal [...]
Letting an employee go is probably the least enviable task for an employer and one that can come with a cost. Few companies can boast a 100 percent recruitment success rate and a volatile economic environment requires a flexible staffing strategy with the inevitable increases and decreases in human resources. [...]
The number of applicants who do send a follow-up thank you email to interviewers is around 60 percent according to US News. While there is no evidence that a thank you note will land you the job if you are not first on the list, second [...]
A growing number of companies are realizing the need for due diligence with respect to background checks for new staff. A thorough background check, as discussed in our recent blog post, often requires the investigation of credit report and financial information. However, not all companies that provide such information are [...]
Forbes magazine states that it takes just seven seconds for someone to develop a first impression of you. Your appearance is a crucial part of your interview preparation. Ensure that you are dressed appropriately in appropriate office attire, or suitable clothing for the work environment. Your mannerisms and behavior are [...]
Your company's new information technology hire may be the best JAVA programmer within a 100 mile radius. He may have won the latest Google coding competition, but if he is the only introvert in an open-plan, socially-engaged office environment, he may only increase your staff turnover ratio and not your [...]
By Helen Hopkins, President, Hire Standard & Blue Zebra What makes some employees succeed beautifully and others fail miserably in their new jobs? Especially when skills have been measured and meet or exceed the employer’s requirements, employment verifications are consistent, and – in some cases — the new hire may [...]