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Your Job Candidate Has Criminal Record? Don’t Panic.

TalentCulture

In fact, there are five key steps that will help you determine whether or not your candidate should be disqualified and, at the same time, how you can stay compliant with state and federal screening laws. Your focus should be on compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and anti-discrimination laws. Legal Considerations.

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The Prevalence and the Practice of Social Media Screening—The Dos and Don’ts

HR Daily Advisor

Today, Morris, who is president of EmployeeScreenIQ of Cleveland, Ohio, reveals his tips for social media screening. According to EmployeeScreenIQ’s Survey, about 63% of organizations do not; about 30% do the searches internally; and about 7.5% Yesterday’s Advisor shared Jason Morris’s earned and not-so-earned (i.e.,

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Dos & Don’ts of Screening Your Candidates Online

TalentCulture

First, let’s take a look at how many in HR say that they use social media in the hiring process. Take a look at these three key legal concerns. Accuracy : The Fair Credit Report Act (FCRA) requires maximum possible accuracy in background checks. If you can’t prove something, you shouldn’t use it. Do consider FCRA implications.

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Americans Much in Favor of Background Checks

HRExecutive

Granted, the company announcing this research has some “skin in the game,” as we sometimes say around here, but this study — which was explained to me in some detail at the recent SHRM16 conference in Washington — bears sharing. Kelton Global conducted the research.). ” So what are you/we to do with this?

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The Hot Potatoes Of Social Screening

TalentCulture

Before even knowing the context (and not really caring at first), I cringed and rolled my eyes. This one, though, was really offensive, although I didn’t point that out to my friend who shared it, nor did I comment on it at all. He’s also currently the Product Marketing Director for Total Talent Acquisition products at PeopleFluent.

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WIRTW #347 (the “bad santa” edition)

Ohio Employer's Law

— via Eric Meyer’s The Employer Handbook Blog Accommodating service animals in the workplace — via HR Hero Line “Oh Wow, You Look So Pretty I Can’t Even Concentrate” (Part II) — via Employment Discrimination Report Sexual Harassment Investigations — via Employment Essentials The EEOC and wellness programs: coming home to roost? —

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#TChat Recap: Mending Employee And Employer Relations

TalentCulture

Industrial & Organizational Psychologist and Director of Thought Leadership at Kilberry Leadership Advisors; and Chip Joyce, CEO and Co-founder of Allied Talent. Remember when Gallup published their report about employee engagement? That is how trust at work needs to develop too. Both are experts in the World of Work.