There are a couple of ways you can interpret the title of this piece.Is screening someone via social media right or wrong?Is there a right way and a wrong way to use social media to screen someone?The answers are “kinda” and “absolutely.”Here’s the deal. We know...
What’s your PII? We’re not talking about a delectable dish of warm, sugary fruit bursting from the edges of a buttery crust with a dollop of pure vanilla bean ice cream dissolving from the pie’s warmth (but seriously, wouldn’t a piece of blueberry be divine right...
Outsource. It’s a dirty word, but sometimes we all have to do it. This business practice of hiring someone from outside your company to complete a task is often talked about with suspicion, fear and disappointment. There’s Forbes analysis of Boeing’s outsourcing...
There is a new ad campaign in Minnesota that is getting plenty of people’s attention.“It will never happen to me is not an emergency plan.”Plastered on billboards around the state, it’s an in-your-face reminder that disaster can strike at any time.If only businesses...
By its very nature, something called guidance should offer just that – guidance. But some small business owners are claiming that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s ‘guidance’ on background checks is too confusing to follow.The issue stems from a...
Here’s a question for you: Do you think that everyone should be given a fair shot at, and equal consideration for, landing a job? That means everyone. Felons. Non-English speakers. People with disabilities. Elderly. Immigrants. Drug addicts. Muslims. Homosexuals. Sex...
