Active Screening Blog
Volunteer Screening – Resources to Help Keep Your Kids Safe
It’s imperative that any group, organization or agency who caters to youngsters and who relies on volunteers, runs a thorough screening procedure that includes background checks on those volunteers. Knowing where to turn for information on this complex topic, though,...
Volunteer Screening – How Safe is Your Child’s Caretaker?
We place an immense amount of trust in the person or people responsible for caring for our children when we’re not around. The list of people our kids come in contact with on a daily basis is pretty big, too, when you think about it.Bus DriversDay Care EmployeesBefore...
Volunteer Screening – A Necessary, Important Investment
What is the most important thing when it comes to your child(ren)’s school? Education? STEM program? Athletic future? Quality teachers? Anti-bullying effort? Sure, these all rank up there. But what about safety? We don’t know about you but we think our children’s...
Thanks to all those who visited us at #HRFL14 / #HRFL2014
After returning from the 2014 HR Florida Conference & Expo, we're still amazed by how many great people we met. In the two short days we exhibited, I think we met nearly everyone who attended. What an amazing group of people, and educational and exciting event....
EEOC Compliance – Proactive Steps to Protect Yourself From Costly Lawsuits
By most accounts, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has good intentions. This government agency wants to protect certain classes of people from discrimination. In order to better spread its message and outline what discrimination can look, sound and feel...
EEOC Compliance – Use Third Party Experts to Prevent Pricey Problems
We’ve often wondered if the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s 2012 guidance on background checks is too confusing. It’s supposed to provide employers information on how to best follow the laws surrounding the background screening process when it comes to...
HRFL – Putting the “Human” Back in Human Resources
Sunday marks the soft opening of this year’s HR Florida Conference and Expo, the largest gathering of Human Resource professionals in the Southeast. This year, the annual event will draw more than 1,500 attendees who will get their minds blown by a panel of speakers...
HRFL – The Changing Face of the American Worker
This year’s HR Florida Conference and Expo kicks off in less than a week and the excitement is building, in part, because of the incredible lineup of talented speakers that will be taking center stage. We’ll be meeting some of these speakers in several upcoming posts...
HRFL14: Florida’s Best and Brightest HR Pros and Vendors Converge
Oktoberfest in Orlando? Yes, but not quite in the way you might be imagining. More than 1,500 Human Resources professionals and vendors will ring in October by heading to the annual HR Florida Conference and Expo in Orlando. Kicking off Monday, Oct. 6, the three-day...
Honesty in the Hiring Process: What Are You Really Advertising?
When you hear the phrase ‘Honesty in the Hiring Process’ your mind automatically calls to mind candidates, right? In many cases, you’re correct to lean that way, but the phrase also directly correlates to employers.How? Honesty = Transparency.An honest hiring process...