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

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Omitting arrest records that did not result in convictions from criminal background check results benefits both employers and job candidates. Background screening practices that violate Title VII discrimination laws can lead to class-action lawsuits. . Learn more about state background check laws.)

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4 Ways to Reduce Hiring Bias and Create a More Diverse Workforce

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) introduced new disclosure requirements that went into effect on November 9, 2020. According to research by Glassdoor, 67 percent of job seekers said that a diverse workforce is an important factor to them when considering companies and job offers.

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Why 2020 Hiring is Hopeless Without an Applicant Tracking System

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Updated March 1, 2020. Manpower Group). Recruitment Texting is a Must in 2020. The ATS extracts the information and organizes it in the same format for each candidate profile. Screening Questions Help You Find Better Candidates. 5 minute read. What is an Applicant Tracking System (ATS)? According to the U.S.

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4 Ways to Reduce Hiring Bias and Create a More Diverse Workforce

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) introduced new disclosure requirements that went into effect on November 9, 2020. According to research by Glassdoor, 67% of job seekers said that a diverse workforce is an important factor to them when considering companies and job offers.

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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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Does Using AI and Algorithms to Screen Employees Put Your Company at Legal Risk?

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Many of these technologies promise to help organizations improve their ability to find the right person for the right job, and screen out the wrong people for the wrong jobs, faster and cheaper than ever before. To reduce such biases, developers are working to balance the data used for training AI models to appropriately represent all groups.

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Research Shows Value of Shared Organizational Identity to Reduce Workplace Conflict

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Intergroup discrimination as a predictor of conflict within the same organization. Background & Theory. This article explores how our perception of discrimination and conflict, intergroup identity , and organizational identity are all related, and how they might impact conflict in a workplace environment. Research Questions.