The FTC has new blogs containing information for consumers and businesses related to the FCRA, and what they can to do avoid fraud and to comply with the FCRA, respectively. Be sure and monitor their postings, and take steps to comply with their pre-employment screening requirements. Check
Read more →In April, 2014, two large pre-employment screening services were fined by the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection for failing to use reasonable procedures to assure maximum possible accuracy of information, one of which included obtaining incorrect data from sex offender registry records. This false information was presented to
Read more →Staff who participate in and/or make the final decision on a new hire must know what information is available to aid in their choosing the best applicant for the position. Many rely on a vendor to “interpret” this information, and most of those pre-employment information providers do
Read more →Recently in the News: Employment Background Screening Company and several of its Customers to Pay $2.6 Million Penalty for Multiple Violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act… Federal Trade Commission Charges Business with Incorrectly Listed Criminal Convictions on Pre-Employment Reports of Some Applicants… Knowing what is legally
Read more →In this world of major economic downturn, businesses may go through tens of hundreds of applications or resumes in order to find the most experienced and educated candidate for the job. As such, it is important for businesses to really understand what they are getting as they
Read more →Those interviewers who are good at developing an intuitive sense about a candidate’s suitability are generally persons who have a better understanding of those around them. Every message has two components, content and emotion or attitude. Those interviewers who have the most success at hiring good employees
Read more →There is a strong tendency to make a quick evaluation without first getting the full meaning. Patient listening should be followed by questions to increase the interviewer’s understanding of the candidate’s background. The listener’s own actions, i.e. body movements, eye contact, hand gestures, head nodding, facial expression
Read more →Two More Questioning Tips Ask simple questions such as “what happened?” Again, let the candidate completely respond uninterrupted. Ask follow up questions based on missing elements of information provided. Most people speak at a speed of about 125 words per minute. This is extremely slow compared
Read more →The Importance of Listening A good interviewer is an effective listener! One can obtain more accurate and complete information through simple listening. Getting in the habit of allowing the candidate to complete his or her entire answer without injecting the next question is critical. Police interrogators have
Read more →Planning in advance for a screening interview and good observations during the interview are two important parts of the process. Maintaining your objectivity, repeating questions and the use of “silence” are additional ingredients for success! Understanding and Questioning The ultimate goal of the interview is to formulate
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