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How Tech Companies Can Navigate “The Great Resignation”

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After several years of near-full employment, hiring freezes and downsizing swept the nation in 2020. Today, companies are ready to ramp up hiring once again, but candidates are in short supply and employers face stiff competition for top talent. Resignations in tech are the highest of any industry — up 4.5% year over year.

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Should You Include Social Media in Background Checks?

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In a 2020 survey by The Harris Poll , 70% of employers who responded said they believe every company should screen candidates’ social media profiles during the hiring process and 78% of employers believe that current employees should maintain a work-appropriate social media profile.

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Should You Include Social Media in Background Checks?

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Should You Include Social Media in Background Checks? If recruiters and hiring managers are viewing candidates’ social media profiles and making hiring decisions based on what they find, it is possible that they could put their company at risk for discrimination claims. Creating a Social Media Screening Policy.

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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. The more information that the technology has and can account for/learn from, the better it can control for potential bias.

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Fair Chance Hiring and Criminal Background Checks

Sterling Check

Corporate America, and indeed companies around the globe, are increasingly evaluating their hiring practices and overall diversity and inclusion policies to ensure they are playing a positive role in addressing and eliminating systemic racism. What Exactly are Fair Chance Laws?

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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. 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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Measuring DEI initiatives has become even more important for public companies. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) introduced new disclosure requirements that went into effect on November 9, 2020. Additionally, having a diverse workforce makes your company more attractive to job seekers.