Active Screening Blog
How Well Do You Know Your CRA: USIS Employee Pleads Guilty
I start many of my mornings on Twitter. It’s my favorite news source. Mainly because I know what is in my feed: the perfect mixture of news, educational articles and celebrity gossip.This morning as I scrolled through, it wasn’t George Clooney’s engagement or the...
Small Business Hiring Tips: Avoiding Discrimination
Handyman. Stewardess. Policeman.Young. Clean Cut. Handsome.What do all of these phrases have in common? They can get you sued for big bucks if you put them in a job posting or use them for recruiting, hiring or promotion purposes.Why? They’re discriminatory.We’re not...
Active Screening’s Pick of the Week – Apr 21-25
Check out what the following blogs had to say about HR trends, news and more. Below is a list of our top five favorite posts from this week. Check back every Friday for five more!1. Why Recruiting Online is More than Just SourcingOnline recruiting is a growing trend...
Hiring? Don’t make this $4.4 million mistake
Hiring is a process. You must create the ad, review resumes, interview candidates, make an offer and finally screen before making the final hiring decision. Seems fairly simple, however, one misstep in the process and the employer is looking at a lawsuit instead of a...
The Key to Keeping Customers & Candidates Happy
Customer service can be broken down into three main categories:GoodBadUgly When things get bad, you usually have the chance to correct the mistake. Dominos pizza is a prime example. This blog post tells the story of how one repulsive YouTube video changed the course...
Company Culture: It Takes More Than Incentives
Did you know everyone’s favorite coffee shop celebrates the earth with discounted coffee? There is a catch though, in order to receive your discount you must bring your own mug. This occurs on Earth Day, however this isn’t the only day Starbucks goes green. You can...
Active Care: Three Steps to the Perfect Customer Experience
What do you get when you cross a fish with a bunny? You get something pretty funny, right? Get it? Funny??!!That image comes courtesy of Spike Africa’s Fresh Fish Grill & Bar in San Diego. I’ll be visiting them soon so I had to give them some love.We hope you had...
Active Screening’s Pick of the Week – Apr 14-18
Check out what the following blogs had to say about HR trends, news and more. Below is a list of our top five favorite posts from this week. Check back every Friday for five more!6 Reasons HR would Reject Employees Based on Their BackgroundsThis post is about a topic...
ACTivate a Positive Candidate Experience
The customer service experience is written about everywhere lately. Not necessarily positively, either. Cases in point: The Twitter handle @IHateUSPS does nothing but rant about the United States Postal Service (seriously, NSFW here folks). Chicago Transit Authority...
Fraud Alert: 4 Ways to Tell if an Applicant is Lying
When I was 13 I took my first trip to New York City. What made a true impression on me was not the city but rather the people. Every corner, every monument, every street had its own unique set of vendors; they sold everything from clothes to paintings to knick-knacks....