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Employers Continue to Realize the Importance of Drug Testing

By On June 12, 2013 · In Drug Testing
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Drug and alcohol testing continue to be a critical part of the hiring process for most employers, as found by HireRight’s recently released 2013 Employment Screening Benchmarking Report.

For the second year in a row, 78% of the organizations surveyed reported performing drug and alcohol tests on their workforce, an impressive increase from [...]

Employers Focused on the Candidate Experience and Time to Hire, New Report Finds

By On June 10, 2013 · In Candidate Experience
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Employers responding to HireRight’s 2013 Employment Screening Benchmarking Report survey reported that speed remains a central challenge for them in their background screening programs.

With organizations still struggling with talent acquisition and retention, more are focusing on the applicant experience as [...]

10 Important Characteristics of an Effective Virtual Outplacement Solution

By On June 5, 2013 · In Outplacement Services
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In the last ten years, the outplacement services industry has undergone a transformation from a high-cost model dependent on physical locations to one that is affordable, robust and rooted in an online platform.

As a result, it is no longer necessary to engage with a traditional outplacement firm to receive the host of [...]

Employers Continue to be Tentative About the Role of Social Media in their Hiring Process

By On June 3, 2013 · In Social Media
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The topic of social media remains top-of-mind for many employers. As adoption rates of social media continue to cross generational boundaries and new sites emerge, employers are struggling to remain ahead of the curve and better define how their organizations use social media.

In an era where social media increasingly influences, and in some instances, [...]

More than Half of Employers Report Making a Bad Hire

By On May 31, 2013 · In Recruiting
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Despite continually high unemployment rates, employers are still challenged with acquiring qualified talent, as evidenced in a recent CareerBuilder survey.

More than half of employers from the world’s ten largest economies reported that they have experienced a

How to Best Leverage Online Solutions for Outplacement Services

By On May 29, 2013 · In Outplacement Services
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In recent years, the outplacement services industry has undergone a sort of sea change, transitioning from a traditional brick and mortar-based offering to one that harnesses online platforms and technologies.

These virtual offerings include individualized coaching sessions, self-guided training modules, online assessments, video training, tailored job searches, resume development and editing, and much [...]