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Conduct Background Checks for Workplace Violence
Corra's Daily Planet | November 10th 2009
Everybody flocks to a fight. From the schoolyard to the factory, nothing like a fistfight to bring people together. It must be part of human nature to be attracted to two people going at it in the old school fashion. Even in the workplace, it read more
Nebraska Dept of Corrections to Expand Its Background Checks
Corra's Daily Planet | October 27th 2009
Despite the economic crunch on states and their budgetary constraints, the Nebraska Department of Corrections is expanding its list of background checks to be screen its employment candidates. Undoubtedly, this is a very good thing, as the more backg read more
Tips for Conducting Education Verification Background Checks
Corra's Daily Planet | October 21st 2009
Education Verification Background checks having increasingly become part of every recruiter’s preemployment screening program. Why? Some of it is the obvious, to qualify a job candidate for meeting the threshold requirements for the positio read more
Job References as Part of Background Checks
Corra's Daily Planet | October 15th 2009
The professional job reference is increasingly an added background check as part of any preemployment screening program. The professional job reference can help human resources and hiring managers better assess skill sets for employment candida read more
Job Credit Initiative and the Need for Background Checks
Corra's Daily Planet | October 13th 2009
It appears the federal government may institute a job credit initiative. This initiative is rapidly finding favor with legislators. Overall, it is an excellent idea. With the economic downturn still evident, and with national unemployment f read more
When Professions Become Obsolete
Corra's Daily Planet | October 4th 2009
Among other things, this economic meltdown has called the question in certain industries as to which segments are becoming obsolete. Perhaps the hardest hit in this manner are the newspapers, followed by the print media, in general. Old time read more
Oregon to Raise Its MVR Background Checking Fee
Corra's Daily Planet | October 4th 2009
There is much to be learned from MVRs or Motor Vehicle Driving Reports. While trucking and transportation companies use them to be sure their drivers are DOT or Department of Transportation Coompliant, other companies will conduct MVRs as part of read more
Employers Are Refraining From Fourth Quarter Hiring
Corra's Daily Planet | September 25th 2009
We are receiving so much contradictory information about the economy and its recovery it is tough to know who and what to believe. The other day, Federal Reserve Chairman, Ben Bernanke, announced the recession may be over. Other pundits claim read more
Body Language Tips for the Job Interview
Corra's Daily Planet | September 24th 2009
Okay, so you have submitted your resume for a employment position, and someone from human resources has actually called you back. This can be surprising in this particular economy. Those who have been laid off during this recession know too wel read more
Social Networks and Background Checks
Corra's Daily Planet | September 22nd 2009
From time to time we receive requests to monitor social networks as part of a preemployment screening program. There are employers who consider the monitoring of the social networks an essential background check. So far, we have not taken this up read more
Tips on Education Verification Background Checks
Corra's Daily Planet | September 18th 2009
There is a general understanding among many human resources manager and background checking services as well that employment candidates tend to embellish on their employment but lie about their education. Of course, those who lie about their educ read more
The Job Market Has Been Improving
Corra's Daily Planet | September 15th 2009
August looked good for the job market. There were fewer jobless claims. Fewer workers than in previous months were listed as unemployed. It’s the good news amid the bad news as there are signs this economic recession is recovering. St read more
Predictions of a Post Recession Hiring Surge
Corra's Daily Planet | September 14th 2009
Lou Adler, President of the Adler Group, predicts a hiring surge. He is not alone in speculating there will be a fair amount of recruiting or employment churn once the economy bounces back and the recession looks to be put behind us. In an articl read more
Immigration Woes Strike American Apparel Workforce
Corra's Daily Planet | September 10th 2009
American Apparel is being forced to lay off some 1,500 workers. Ture, the apparel industry is experience an economic downturn, but that is, ostensibly, not the reason for the massive layoffs that amounts to more than ten percent of its workers. read more
E-Verify the Background Check Whose Time Has Come
Corra's Daily Planet | September 9th 2009
For the few who don’t know it yet, within a few days all federal contractors will be required to conduct the E-Verify or I-9 Search on all of its future employees. Of course the employer must first offer the job to the candidate before runn read more
States Borrowing to Pay Unemployment Insurance
Corra's Daily Planet | September 8th 2009
It was announced that Florida might borrow as much as $1 Billion to cover its unemployment insurance. According to Propublica, the state has borrowed $45 million to date but may by the end of the year have borrowed $1.2 Billion. Florida, of c read more
Dismal Joblessness in Sin City and the Battle Between Nevada and…
Corra's Daily Planet | September 4th 2009
Sin City, or Las Vegas, Nevada is known for many things. It is the number one gambling destination in the country. But now it is also known for one of the highest unemployment rates for a metropolitan district. Las Vegas unemployment is now read more
Background Checks and When the Courts Get it Wrong
Corra's Daily Planet | August 31st 2009
The era of pre-employment background checks has done much to help prevent unqualified employment candidate from entering the workplace. There are many reasons for such prevention. It could be that the employment candidate has lied about his pas read more
New Hampshire MVR Driving Reports to Increase by Thirty-Three Per…
Corra's Daily Planet | August 28th 2009
As most employers realize, MVR Motor Vehicle Driving Reports are a vital component to any package of background checks. Even if your employment candidate is neither driving for you or Department of Transportation (DOT) related, MVR Reports are a st read more
Helping Out Employees Can Hinder Their Growth
Corra's Daily Planet | August 24th 2009
Some of us can’t bear to watch people struggle. We cringe when we watch nature shows and the sickly elephant cannot stand on its own. It requires the help of its herd mates who struggle desperately to get the elephant to its feet. B read more
Employee Salaries Have Increased at the Lowest Level on Record.
Corra's Daily Planet | August 21st 2009
We read all day about the financial guys getting rich through bonuses and salary increases. Even in this lousy economy, more than a few are making a million bucks or more. From the sound of it all, it’s like Fat City in some parts o read more
Understanding DOT and Trucking Background Checks
Corra's Daily Planet | August 20th 2009
The economic downturn has instituted changes in the trucking and transportation industry. Where once upon a time the trucking industry could rely on the insurance companies to run its Motor Vehicle Driving Records (MVR) this is no longer the case read more
Keeping your employees – Employee Engagement Research is critic…
Capture ISG | August 17th 2009 by Mel
When the economy does finally take a positive turn, Human Resource professionals agree that turnover will rise significantly as the job market improves. What you do now as an employer is paramount to your short and longer term success when the econom read more
By the time it gets to HR, it’s too late!
Capture ISG | August 10th 2009 by Mel
The people at the forefront of the organization’s talent management are not the folks you might expect; hr managers deal with most issues after they have already occurred. They may plot trends, meet on emerging issues, develop new policies even co read more
Harris Poll Says Job Seekers Stressed Out
Corra's Daily Planet | August 6th 2009
The Harris Poll has just declared that job seekers are stressed out. Like, not kidding. According to the poll, which surveyed some 2,300 hundred employed and unemployed workers a third reported physical and emotional symptoms as a result of read more
Background Checks for Daycare Kids and Youth Groups
Corra's Daily Planet | July 30th 2009
It was reported that Democratic Senator, Charles Schumer, voiced that many groups using FBI records do not have access to out-of-state background checks. These background checks include, especially, criminal records. According to local televisi read more
MVR’s Are an Important Part of Background Checks
Corra's Daily Planet | July 29th 2009
MVR’s or Motor Vehicle Driving Records are increasingly a must search for any preemployment screening program. The Driving License Report or DMV search is not only necessary for the trucking and transportation industry, but applies to eve read more
Retaining Human Capital: It’s Not Just Smart Business Sense, bu…
Capture ISG | July 28th 2009 by Mel
Why Are Employees Leaving Their Current Jobs? Due to the changing economy and people’s attitudes towards work, numerous reasons why people are leaving their jobs are beginning to surface. Salary.com recently completed a 2007-08 Job Satisfaction and read more
Continuing Immigrant Worker Crackdown Mandates Background Checks
Corra's Daily Planet | July 28th 2009
For quite some time there was a common defense regarding the recruiting of undocumented workers. The refrain went something like, “Undocumented workers will do the jobs that most American citizens are unwilling to do.” That may have been read more
Job Retraining. Yeah, But for What?
Corra's Daily Planet | July 24th 2009
Okay, so you have been working in a certain capacity for umpteen years and then your find out that either the industrial sector is obsolete or that everyone above the age of ten is being laid off as part of the downsizing plan. You are told, depe read more
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