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Property Managers: background screening should you be performing?
While driving into the office this morning and thinking of what to blog about today (this really happened), I was flipping through channels on Sirius Radio, and stopped on Fox News when I heard Elizabeth Hasselbeck on Fox & Friends ask the following question: "If...
7 Hiring & HR Mistakes that Could Land You a Lawyer
1. Inaccurate Job DescriptionsNo matter the excuse employers should always take the time to come up with an accurate job description. By hiring someone who doesn’t fully understand the position an employer opens themselves up to risks including: disgruntled employees,...
Employment Trends: Turnover and Retention
In 2009 unemployment spiked to numbers that the economy hadn't seen in years. The rate then jumped again in 2010, by 2011 the rate began to slowly decrease but not by much. Now 3 years later the employment rate is almost back to what it was in 2008. What does this...
Improving Human Capital Management
Human Capital Management has been in the spotlight quite a bit recently as companies realize the increasing value of their employees and the true cost of replacing them. This trend is predicted to continue to increase in the future as the workforce continues to grow...
Active Screening’s Pick of the Week – Feb 17-21
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. 10 Ways Companies Drive Away TalentEmployers do you have a problem with finding...
Expert Insight: National Criminal Records
Today’s post is the last of our three part series on criminal records. In case this is the first you're hearing of it, the past two days we have published posts focused around criminal records. Tuesday’s post started with criminal record searches at a county level,...
Expert Insight: Statewide Criminal Record Search
In case you missed it yesterday, this week we are releasing a series of posts on the different types of criminal records. Each day myself and our Director of Compliance, Benton Mobley will tackle a new level. Yesterday’s focus was at the county level and today we are...
Expert Insight: County Criminal Record Search
This week we will be focusing on the different types of criminal records with our Director of Compliance, Benton Mobley. Criminal records are a vital part of the screening process. The information found by criminal record searches helps employers identify potential...
Active Screening’s Pick of the Week – Feb 10-14
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. Let Love Inspire Your LeadershipThis great post from Forbes discusses the...
Avoid Bad Advice: Make Smarter Hiring Decisions
If you Google search “Hiring Advice”, over 100,000,000 results come up all of which are articles claiming to be the ‘best’ advice out there. The truth is it may be good advice but a majority of it is opinion based or advice that has worked for that particular...