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Social Network Screening by Employers May Make Companies Unattractive to Job Applicants
Self Background Checks Proactively Conducted by Job Seekers to Help Verify Accuracy of their Public Information
If jobseekers want to get hired for a job these days, they will probably have to undergo a background check. And if they have to undergo a background check, it would be in their best interest to make sure the information found on the background check is accurate, up-to-date, and complete. As a result, some…
Case of Mistaken Identity in Background Check Shows Importance of Accurate Employment Screening
A ‘7 On Your Side’ report from KGO-TV ABC 7 in San Francisco, CA, shows that while many employers currently conduct criminal background checks on job applicants as part of an employment screening program, these job applicants can find out the hard way what happens if those background check results are a case of mistaken…
Employment Screening Resources (ESR) Provides Six Critical Steps for Job Applicants with Criminal Pasts Re-Entering Job Market
By Lester Rosen, ESR President & Thomas Ahearn, ESR News Editor Just how much information an employer should be able to learn about the criminal past of a job applicant has become an increasingly controversial subject in the current economic downturn, when finding work is tough enough even for a job seeker with a spotless…
Labor Department Report Shows Job Openings Rose in July after Two Months of Declines
By Thomas Ahearn, ESR News Blog In a positive sign that companies may increase hiring soon, the U.S. Labor Department reports that the number of jobs advertised rose in July after two months of declines. The Labor Department’s ‘Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey’ (JOLTS) showed that the number of jobs advertised rose by 6.2…
BBB Warns Jobseekers of Job Scams Involving Background Checks and Credit Reports
By Thomas Ahearn, ESR News As if it isn’t tough enough finding a job with the unemployment rate around 10 percent, the Better Business Bureau (BBB) has issued a warning to jobseekers about scammers taking advantage of the current weak economy by targeting unemployed people desperate to work, scams including false background checks and unnecessary…
