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How Resume & Employment Verification Protects Employers

Cisive

Resume fraud is a global problem that affects employers, the gig economy, and volunteer agencies whether they are screening in the U.S., screening people with history outside of the home country, or screening outside of the U.S. A recent incident of resume fraud in the U.K.

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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. In December 2014, Aerotek Inc. another staffing firm – was slapped with a similar class action lawsuit for improper criminal background checks. When the background check returned a criminal record, the company fired him.

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Staffing Companies Beware: 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. In December 2014, Aerotek Inc. another staffing firm – was slapped with a similar class action lawsuit for improper criminal background checks. When the background check returned a criminal record, the company fired him.

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How To Stop Being Fooled By Fancy Resumes

Spark Hire

In fact, a 2014 SHRM survey found that most hiring managers spend less than five minutes reviewing each resume. Check that the person and the resume match up during the interview. Take that into account, and assess in the interview process and reference checks whether or not the name on the resume is the name behind all the fancy work.

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The Hot Potatoes Of Social Screening

TalentCulture

The context, which I did take 30 seconds to digest, was a story about a police officer that had been cut up by an assailant (not sure if it was true or not and didn’t take the time to fact check). I mean, where’s usually the first place most sourcers, recruiters, HR folks and hiring managers go today when screening a candidate?

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taking time off to let a new tattoo heal, boss insults at us the Christmas party, and more

Ask a Manager

I’ve given you all of this background because I clearly see the problems within our organization, and I have developed solutions and given recommendations to my mother. Can I take several weeks off from my new job to let a new tattoo heal? I was hired for a full-time, post-university job and I start in two weeks.

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your job application was rejected by a human, not a computer

Ask a Manager

But if you want to know my opinion on why this “myth” has infiltrated the job seeking world, scroll past all the research and jump to the end. MY RESEARCH: Secondly, let’s track down the origin of this false statistic. FURTHER RESEARCH: So where does that leave us? It’s reprinted here with her permission.