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Webinar – Expert Reveals Dangers Lurking on Social Networking Sites, How to Protect Your Business and Yourself.

By |January 12th, 2011|

Join us for a Webinar on January 18

In a complimentary webinar hosted January 18th 2011 at 1:00pm EST, employment background screening services expert Kevin Connell and private investigator Michele Stuart will be discussing what you need to know about protecting your business and yourself online.

The Webinar Presenter will :

* Discuss Protecting Yourself & […]

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What is Negligent Hiring?

By |January 7th, 2011|

Hiring managers generally fill positions according to which applicant is best for the job. They consider aspects of an applicant’s education, past work history, experience, etc. But, rarely, do hiring managers consider what can often be the most important aspect of what an employee brings to the workplace – criminal history.

Negligent hiring occurs […]

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Hiring an Outside Screening Company to Perform Pre-Employment Screening

By |January 5th, 2011|

Many employers that are required by law to perform background screening on their employees employ either an in-house screening team or, in most cases, an outside screening company. Although partnering with a reputable outside screening service to handle their background check requirements is standard practice for many employers, still others, large and small, wonder […]

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Upcoming Webinars

By |January 4th, 2011|

We are excited about the New Year and the webinars we have in store for you. Our goal is to provide you insight and create awareness to all your employment screening needs. Here are our next two upcoming guests.

• This month we will be hosting a webinar with Michele Stuart, Private Investigator for […]

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Want To Find The Right Candidate? Avoid These Recruiter Mistakes!

By |December 17th, 2010|

Common sense seems to be missing from today’s recruiting practices. Many companies are caught up in fancy recruitment software and “new” interviewing techniques. What some recruiters have lost sight of is that recruiting is about people; after all that is what human resources is about! They need to get past the conventional recruiting methods […]

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Upcoming Webinars

By |December 17th, 2010|

We are excited about next year and the webinars we have in store for you. Here are our next two upcoming guests.

• In January we will be hosting a webinar with Michele Stuart, Private Investigator for 18 years. She is the Owner of JAG Investigations in Arizona. Michele has made it her business […]

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Impostor Doctor Fools Colleagues, Cardiac ‘Expert’ Lacks Medical Credentials

By |December 16th, 2010|

By Marilynn Marchione THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

MILWAUKEE — He seemed like Superman, able to guide jumbo jets through perilous skies and tiny tubes through blocked arteries. As a cardiologist and United Airlines captain, William Hamman taught doctors and pilots ways to keep hearts and planes from crashing.

He shared millions in grants, had university and hospital […]

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Join us on December 14th at 3:00pm EST.

By |December 10th, 2010|

Hosted by employment background screening services experts Kevin Connell and Larry D. Henry, they will discuss the myths and misconceptions about online employment screening, FCRA and negligent hiring.

The Webinar hosts will provide:

* Free legal advice
* Review recent case rulings
* Specific case examples of negligent hiring
* Cover laws and guidelines from both Federal and State level

They […]

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Banning Christmas Trees at Work?

By |December 9th, 2010|

Dear Friends,

I was recently a guest on Tampa Bay’s Fox News Edge last Thursday December 2, many of you contacted me after my appearance with such positive feedback, I am humbled, thank you.

As we are full swing into the Holiday Season, I thought it would be of interest to those of you who missed […]

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Education is This Weeks Top Resume Lie

By |December 7th, 2010|

Dr. Caroline Evans can boast an illustrious career. Ms. Evans, a mother of four, has served as a teacher, corporate trainer, and head of psychology at Lady Lumley’s School in Pickering, North Yorkshire, England. She was convicted in early 2009 for fraud.

On her resume, “Dr.” Evans listed a teaching degree, psychology degree, post-graduate education […]

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Professional License is this weeks Top Resume Lie

By |November 29th, 2010|

Becky Nadine Hunter worked as a registered nurse in Alaska from 1998 to 2004, working first as a school nurse with the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District, then for the U.S. Department of Labor. After an investigation by the FBI, the Internal Revenue Service, and the U.S. Postal Service, Hunter was arrested, convicted […]

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This Weeks Top Resume Lie – Criminal History

By |November 23rd, 2010|

Getting a good job with a criminal record can be nearly impossible, especially if that record contains serious crimes.
Applicants know that they are up against a lot of qualified applicants, most of whom have clean records. So, to even the playing field, many individuals with criminal records, selectively omit condemning information from their resumes […]

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