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Ted moss Discusses Free Criminal Records
So you want free criminal record checks huh? Well in this video I explain why that can be disappointing and what to do about it! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGOyTRnBS3g
Do you use social media sites such as Facebook or Myspace to conduct background checks. If so you might be violating Federal Law. To find out more and down load my free report “Social Media Employment Screening, what harm is it?”
I found this article very interesting. The writer approached this story with the common misconception that most background checks are intrusive. The only caveat is that the writer noted that the background check did not find the misdemeanor conviction. Many companies will miss these as its not their normal best practice.
So anyway its a good article:
Crimcheck.com, the leading provider of background checks and employment screening has agreed to conduct free background checks for organizations placing Haitian refugees into US citizens’ homes. Crimcheck.com has agreed to conduct a criminal and sexual offender background check on each adult living in the home to ensure they are able caretakers of the refugees. Civic organizations placing the refugees can contact Crimcheck.com to obtain these services free of charge. This check will help ensure that the refugees will not be taken advantage of while staying here in the US.
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If you have any further questions, please contact Ryan Sherman at 877-992-4325 or email rsherman@crimcheck.com for details.
More employers should be protected when telling the truth! I came across this news story which underscores the need for some basic protections for employers. Many states have shield laws which ostensibly give employers protections when revealing potentially derogatory information about former or current employees during an employment reference check. This protection applies so long as the inormation given is Job related, based upon credible evidence and Made without malice. Including an excerpt of your states law on the verification request can be helpful.
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International Background Checks – A Must in Today’s Society
Most employers know the importance of conducting a background check on applicants in the United States, but often fail to recognize the need to conduct checks on applicants who have lived, worked or gone to school outside of the United States. There are a growing number of workers whose positions have taken them across our borders and have spent time in other countries. In addition, we have seen a large influx of international workers coming into the United States to work as well.
A question I am often asked by prospective clients is, “So what best practices do you employ?” Well that’s a pretty easy answer if you have any experience in the employment screening industry. The industry politically correct answer is, “Oh well we employ standards as recognized by NAPBS (National Association of Professional Background Screeners) and ASIS International. While this is true and an acceptable answer, a better question might be, “What are your better practices?” By this I mean ask the obvious question, what makes you better? Read more…
Sure, you screened for criminal records at the time of hire, but what has happened lately? Risk Management does not stop after the employee is hired, and an annual employee background check can usually be processed for much less cost than the initial screen. Read more…
In recent news, the State of Ohio has partnered with the Bureau of Motor Vehicles to provide them with a fingerprint scanning machine for background checks. This new initiative allowed Ohio BCI to receive a $300,000.00 grant from the federal government to train the local offices as well as provide the equipment. While on the surface, this appears to be a great idea, there are many pitfalls with only utilizing a fingerprint scan as a background check.
Last week I wrote about an unfortunate incident where a person was fired over Facebook for an unruly update. Well forget that for a while because your unruly update could lead to your house getting robbed (via Mashable):
The concept is backed up by recent statistics from British insurance and investment management firm Legal & General, whose survey found nearly 40% of social networking users share holiday plans on sites like Facebook and Twitter. They also found about 13% of Facebook users and 92% of Twitter users tend to accept friend requests or follows without checking up on the source. Read more…
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