Think back to January 2000. Seems like yesterday. And yet it was before 9/11, before the tech wreck, before the corporate scandals of Enron and its kind, Google was barely a noun much less a verb, SOX was something you wore on your feet, and most significant for our purposes, only 70 percent of large […]
Academic credentials are a crucial component in influencing hiring decisions in today's corporate environment. This increasing requirement for higher education has brought with it a rising number of fraudulent resumes. In a recent story, USANA Health Sciences Inc. learned just how far some applicants will go to get a job and the consequences a company […]
Small businesses face the same everyday risks of employee violence, fraud and theft that larger organizations must deal with, and these risks can come with significant costs. In fact, the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners reports that hiring the wrong candidate can cost a small businesses with fewer than 100 employees roughly $190,000. Interviewing a […]
Globalizing your company may lead to future success, however, expanding your global workforce will likely expose you to additional risk. Workplace security can be easily disrupted by just a single bad hire that can cost your company significantly. To maintain the tight controls you have established domestically, it’s critical that your established employment screening standards […]
Many organizations find themselves embroiled in costly employment lawsuits that could have been avoided had the proper background screening program been in place. Recent research of personnel files of plaintiffs compiled by Tiffanny Brosnan, partner at Snell & Wilmer LLP, reveals common tactics used by applicants to hide information from employers during the background check […]
Facing a major hiring ramp-up, a manufacturer of medical devices made what it thought was a smart decision and implemented an employee screening solution. The vendor they had selected was purchased by another company, and the cost of a typical report doubled. Furthermore, the system did not provide the compliance information, motor vehicle reports, or […]
