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3 Considerations When Social Media Screening in Asia Pacific

Cisive

Nowadays many employers are relying on background screening firms or their in-house HR professionals to conduct online social media searches to learn more about their candidates. Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram and several other platforms are among the commonly screened social media sites.

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HR Best Practices: The 3 Cs of Background Check Policies

Goodhire

Editor’s note: The COVID-19 pandemic has affected background checks and hiring, so we thought it was time to refresh a popular blog that ran in 2015 to help employers determine whether they need to update their employment screening policy. COMPANY-WIDE. CONSISTENT.

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

Goodhire

Omitting arrest records that did not result in convictions from criminal background check results benefits both employers and job candidates. Keep reading to find out why GoodHire excludes non-convictions, how doing so helps employers and job candidates alike, and how we’re committed to fair hiring practices.

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How Can the Improper Use of Background Checks Could Get You Sued?

Crimcheck | Pre-Employment & Background Check Information

Original Post: 3-15-16 Updated Post: 4-29-16 Updated Post: 7-18-16 Updated Post: 10-23-16 Updated Post: 4-4-17 In April 2015, the staffing industry and others were rocked by the news that retail giant Amazon had been hit with a proposed class action lawsuit. When the background check returned a criminal record, the company fired him.

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5 Legal Lessons to Consider When Handling Millennial Background Checks

TLNT: The Business of HR

By the end of 2015, Millennials are expected to outnumber Baby Boomers in the workplace for the first time ever. Up until now, most of the focus has been on how to woo them, lure them in and make them so happy that they want to work for you forever (or at least for a few years). Social media searches.

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How To Organize an Annual Daily Employee Raffle

InfoMart

How to Organize a Daily Employee Raffle. How to Conduct a Daily Holiday Raffle for Employee Engagement. I waited until Black Friday savings kicked in at 10:01 PM before I checked out—and my cart was reduced to less than $5K. Tammy Cohen , PHR, SHRM-CP. November 29 2018. My daughter and I have a tradition. Raffle Tickets.

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How Disheartened Staffing Pros Finally Achieve Interview Experience Consistency

Spark Hire

In fact, a 2015 Brandon Hall Group survey found that 69 percent of companies blame a broken interview process for letting bad hires get through. How to build consistency. You know what your clients are looking for and how to make candidates shine. Of those, 72 percent have shared that negative impression with someone else.