Active Screening Blog
Structural Discrimination: Does Ban The Box Help or Hurt This Cause?
One of the trendiest phrases in fair hiring discussions is ‘structural discrimination.’ Its validity is somewhat similar to ‘disparate impact,’ a bit murky and debatable; nonetheless its popularity is gaining. All of Us or None, the non-profit agency who credits...
The Rise of the “Ban the Box” Movement: Ban the Box 101
Halfway through 2014, debates and discussions about employment law show no signs of slowing down.Sure, there are more pressing issues getting the bulk of national news coverage these days - Israel vs. Hamas, migrant influx into, and deportation from, the U.S., women’s...
How To Protect Yourself from an EEOC Lawsuit
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...
Small Business Bothers – Is EEOC Guidance Too Confusing to Follow?
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 55-page,...
EEOC Guidance – Best Practices & why companies should be complying
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...
Candidate Experience – Improve Without Breaking the Bank
Candidate experience is the name of the game this week. Take a look at these two posts to get caught up: How to create and define your candidate experience The good, the bad, the ugly - Interviews can make or break your candidate experience We’ve thrown a lot of do’s...
An Interview Can Make or Break your Candidate Experience
The good, the bad, the ugly - An Interview Can Make or Break your Candidate Experience You’ve heard the one starting, “A guy walks into a bar...,” right? Well, what about this one? “A job applicant walks into an interview...,” ...and has to wait an hour before the...
Hire Smarter! How to Create and Define Your Candidate Experience
It’s a time of major college-aged employee turnover in many spots across the country. We know that this influx/outflow routine isn’t good, yet some businesses perennially fall victim to this trap. It’s out of their control. Or is it?Several McDonald’s restaurants...
Screening and the Recruiting Process: Who is Responsible?
We’ve been decoding screening issues for larger businesses in our last few posts.We learned that glancing at Joe Schmoe’s social media madness doesn’t qualify as a background check. And we outlined ways you can improve your hiring process.We’ve stated that running a...
How to better optimize the hiring process
We do a little bit of everything on the ActiveCare Blog. What can we say? We like to take care of our readers and make sure you’re up to date with the latest screening industry knowledge.ICYMI, here’s a tiny sampling of topics we’ve recently hit on:Small...