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My Favorite Motivational Quotes About Success
“If you are not willing to risk the usual, you will have to settle for the ordinary.”
“Every time you state what you want or believe, you’re the first to hear it. It’s a message to both you and others about what you think is possible. Don’t put a ceiling on yourself” —Oprah Winfrey
Employers’ Guide to Compliance with Background Screening Laws
The process of vetting and hiring the most suitable employees for your organization, while at the same time ensuring fair and legal hiring practices can be surprisingly complicated for many employers. In theory it may sound simple, as surely most employers treat their...
FREE INFOGRAPHIC – FLSA Overtime Exempt Positions
Overtime Exemption – Does Your Employee Qualify?
As you may have already learned, the Department of Labor has finally rolled out a new revision of the Fair Labor Standards Act, raising the minimum salary required for overtime pay exemption. Is your salaried employee eligible to be exempt? Read about the new FLSA...
Complying with FCRA and EEOC
The process of vetting and hiring the most suitable employees for your organization, while simultaneously maintaining the safety and integrity of your business, can be complicated.
Data Security Requirements – Is Your Business Compliant?
Every business has to deal with private data at one time or another. Most companies, at a minimum, handle personnel files or customer data, in order to perform their business functions.
Steps Employers Must Take When Running Background Checks
You spend money, time, and effort to screen all your potential employees because you care about your company, your employees, and your customers. But thorough screening requires your knowledge and participation in the screening process.
6 Unique Interview Questions
The object of these questions is to gauge the candidate's identity, mentality, qualities, and convictions to figure out whether he/she will be a good fit for your company. They are intended to get beneath the surface and get to know the applicant on an individual...
Candidate Interview Techniques – 5 Tips to Reading Body Language
Good interviewing techniques can help you learn the most about a candidate and whether they are a good match for you company. You already know all the best questions to ask and you hope that they will have the right answers. You also rightfully expect that they will...
Accurate Background Check Reports: What Employers Can Do to Ensure Reliable Results
The first and most important thing the employer or authorized user who orders a background check can do to ensure accurate background check results, is to provide the CRA with the correct applicant data.
National Criminal Database – Employers Beware!
Employers seeking to secure their companies by screening new employees with a thorough Background Check often inquire about the National Criminal Database search. And too often, my response disappoints them. The National Criminal Database is not as “national” as the...
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