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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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New Jersey’s Opportunity to Compete Act

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Over the past few months, the ExactHire team has shared information with you through our blogs on the “Ban the Box” movement and the legislative changes that have been implemented. To learn specifically how New Jersey’s “The Opportunity to Compete Act” affects your organization’s hiring practices, please contact your company’s legal team.

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Cybersecurity Talent Shortage: Why HR Needs to Map Unconventional Career Paths

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According to a 2018 report released by ISACA (a non-profit professional association focused on information security), 50% of cybersecurity professionals say their enterprise is experiencing an increase in security attacks compared to a year ago. million by 2022 , a 20% increase over the forecast the firm made in 2015.

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SHRM Certification: Why Should #HR Pros Pay Attention

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Competency is defined as an ability or skill. Every profession has competencies. And we want competencies; they are the things that make us successful. You could say that jobs are made up of tasks (the actual things we do) and competencies (the skills we need to do them). First, why is SHRM offering this Pathway option?

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New Jersey Amends Ban the Box Law to Include Expunged Criminal History

Sterling Check

The New Year brought many changes to laws that have an impact on the background screening industry from the legalization of recreational marijuana use in California to the enactment of ban the box laws in cities and states across the country. What are Ban the Box Laws? Current New Jersey Ban the Box Law.

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Fair Chance Hiring Practices

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 equity and diversity.

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What is blind recruitment – and does it work?

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The idea is that removing such information makes it easier for hiring managers, recruiters and HR professionals to make objective decisions about a candidate’s skills, experience and suitability for a role, and to lessen the risk of bias (whether conscious or unconscious ) affecting the decision-making process.