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InfoMart’s Top HR & Background Screening Blogs of 2019

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Throughout 2019, I’ve used this blog as a platform to educate, inform, and improve employers’ and candidates’ understanding of background screening. Busting 7 Myths About Background Screening. The background screening industry has seen a few moments of bad press.

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Top 5 Tips for Recruiting Veterans

Ongig

Target and the companies below have been working to meet a doubled goal of hiring 1 million veterans and their spouses by 2020. note: For a list of other companies setting diversity goals for recruiting, check out our blog 25+ Examples of Awesome Diversity Goals ). Highlight veterans on your career page. Not only does HP, Inc.

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The Case for Employee Background Checks (That Includes You, Small Businesses)

Sterling Check

DUE DILIGENCE: BACKGROUND CHECKS. This starts with asking the right questions and vetting each candidate carefully, and includes investing in a high-quality background check. It might sound like a simple yes or no question of criminal history, but background screens offer so much more.

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Quick Ways to Find the Best Candidates

InfoMart

February 17 2020. Pre-Employment Background Checks. Slow background checks can cost you great candidates. While your HR department is waiting for background check results, another company could make an offer and snatch up your soon-to-be employee. Tammy Cohen , PHR, SHRM-CP. Be Smart with Keywords.

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Identity Tech: The Solution for the New World of Work

InfoMart

June 8 2020. Recruitment has been headed in the digital direction for years—ushering in great candidate experiences and a trove of remote hiring solutions—and these strange times have HR professionals doubling down in their hunt for technology that makes hiring and background screening a simple, remote experience.

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How to Conduct Successful Remote Interviews

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April 27 2020. If there will be multiple people participating in an interview, double-check a day or two before that everyone has the event on their calendars. Check Your Tech. A day or two prior to the interview, set some time aside to double-check that your videoconferencing software is working properly.

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How COVID-19 is Changing HR Forever

InfoMart

May 27 2020. The solution became clear very quickly: virtual interviews and screening. It’s now entirely possible to go through an interview and screening process with a candidate without ever meeting in person—a feat that couldn’t have been accomplished twenty years ago. Tammy Cohen , PHR, SHRM-CP.