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

TalentCulture

As the country continues to pull itself out of an economic slump, the competition for jobs remains fierce and candidates are more likely to seek legal recourse when they are not hired. Your focus should be on compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and anti-discrimination laws. Hiring Matrix. Dispute Process.

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Dos & Don’ts of Screening Your Candidates Online

TalentCulture

However, there are pros and cons to utilizing social media and search engines in the hiring process, and hiring managers want to know— to snoop or not to snoop? First, let’s take a look at how many in HR say that they use social media in the hiring process. And once your hiring manager sees it, you cannot “un-ring the bell.”.

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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. Does your organization conduct online media searches as a means of screening candidates in the hiring process? The companies that do conduct such searches report searching the following sites: LinkedIn.

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Credentials? Sure, I Have Three Degrees (Wink, Wink)

HR Daily Advisor

Morris, who is president of EmployeeScreenIQ in Cleveland, Ohio, started his discussion of background checking with a review of his degrees. Read the latest HR Daily Advisor research when you purchase HR Metrics Best Practices and receive our HR Technology Trends premium report free of charge. Recruiters beware! Learn More.

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The Hot Potatoes Of Social Screening

TalentCulture

The reality is that I don’t have to imagine, since I have sourced, screened and hired multiple positions and team members over the years in my various incarnations, and that includes going online to see what I can find. Career Strategy Leadership Talent Management background screening EEOC FCRA hiring Kevin W.

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WIRTW #362 (the #rockweek2015 edition)

Ohio Employer's Law

He Said, She Said… — via The Employment Brief Hiring for Culture Fit: Discrimination by Another Name? — UPS — via Dan Schwartz’s Connecticut Employment Law Blog Discrimination Tim Cook: “Religious Freedom” laws are pro-discrimination — via TiPb Transgender Discrimination? Now what? —