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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
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:
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…
Background checks can help prevent bad hires from needling your customers. I just didn’t think it would happen in such a literal fashion up in Canada. Check out this case courtesy of CTV Toronto:
Guelph, Ont. police have made an arrest in connection with a series of deli packages that were recently found with sewing needles inside them at a local No Frills supermarket.
Out of all of the things going on during the hiring process, the background check process is the one frought with questions of ethics. Sure, investigating anyone’s past has a lot of potential hazards from a legal standpoint. But to me, the biggest factor are the ethical considerations.
In Human Resources, we deal with a lot of different ethics situations so I won’t go into too many details about the process of evaluating ethical decisions. But basically, the considerations are the company, the employees of the company, the person running the background check and the potential employee who is subject to background check.
Do you have a blog, Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn, FriendFeed, Twitter, or other social media profiles active? If you don’t certainly many of your employees and candidates who have at least one of these things. The penetration of social media into the lives of people is getting higher.
There is a growing trend to start looking for these profiles by employers (both current and future) to check out current and future employees. People in HR that I know who do this say it is an extra insurance policy. If someone is bragging about illegal activity on their Facebook page, it could be an indicator of things to come.
Have you been through airport security lately? I have and it isn’t much fun. And if you fly regularly, you know the routine:
Then do a quick prayer and march yourself through the metal detector. Hope nothing goes wrong and your through. Read more…
Russia, Iran , Syria. These places got nothin’ on your own IT department. That’s right, according to The National Association of State Chief Information Officers the majority of cyber attacks on a company’s computing infrastructure comes from within the companies own IT staff. You may remember Terry Childs the network engineer that locked out the City of San Francisco’s IT department from it’s own computer network. That one example got major media coverage but it happens a lot more than many would think at companies all over the country. Also consider corporate espionage, disgruntled employees, identity theft and employees just out to “have some fun”, it’s enough to give you shivers down your spine. Read more…
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