In today’s challenging job market, any job posting is going to get a lot of attention. For every job posted on the internet, hundreds – perhaps thousands – of resumes will arrive in a hiring manager’s inbox to be read and culled for the very best applicants. Every job posting typically includes a description of
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We would all like to think people who are committed to volunteerism are altruistic souls who will help keep children safe. Some predators, however, are drawn to the types of volunteer work that will bring them into contact with children. The recent Penn State child sex abuse scandal highlights this fact and demonstrates precisely why
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Most tenants are lovely, responsible people you would be happy to have living in your property. Others, however, are riskier propositions. In fact, we have all heard stories of nightmare tenants who could have, and should have, been avoided simply by performing tenant screening. Unfortunately, you can’t always tell these types merely by looking at
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Criminal background checks for parent volunteers exist to make sure school chaperones are safe – they provide a measure of protection for children as well as the school and the public. All schools have their own procedures for performing criminal background checks on regular volunteers. Anyone who will routinely spend time with children and teens
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Although you can learn a lot from a Google search, it’s risky to rely on it for an employee background screening. Here are the dangers and drawbacks.
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Safety in the workplace is a top priority. In addition to the well-being of your staff, safety includes maintaining the company’s financial goals, integrity, ethics and culture. When conducting a pre-employment background check, communicating your company’s goals and safe hiring practices to prospective employees can help reduce the risk of a regrettable hiring decision. In
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Every time a patient visits your facility, they and their family members place their trust in your staff. With health care workers in short supply and high demand, it is tempting to welcome personable prospective staff members who look good on paper. Without a thorough healthcare professional screening, however, you may put your patients at
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Indiana legislators consider requiring national criminal checks and other measures in order to fix gaps in their system of screening teachers. Prompted in part by an Indianapolis Star investigation, four bills stand before Indiana’s General Assembly in an effort to help ensure children are safe at school. Currently, more than 40 states require a nationwide
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Wisconsin State privacy law prevents public disclosure on the backgrounds of healthcare providers. The Department of Regulation and Licensing has no authority to background check licensed healthcare providers. As the state drops the ball, The Medical Examining Board tries unsuccessfully to authorize federal criminal background checks on all applicants for a new license. The responsibility
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2009 calls for tougher standards in the Mortgage Industry as U.S. States begin mandating background checks for new and renewing licensed mortgage brokers. Arizona, Indiana and Ohio lead the way as the task of raising the bar for brokers in the aftermath of the mortgage crisis begins. Read full article: “U.S. mortgage crisis prompting change”
