This month in Background Screening in the News, we will be delving into the role of criminal background checks throughout the country. Recently, there’s been a shift in how criminal records are viewed and how they should apply to job seekers. Many of the changes have seen criminal background...
At CNET Technologies, we pride ourselves on being a fantastic choice for your background screening and verification needs, as well as an excellent partner in employee contracting. However, that is just a description of our business. It does nothing to capture our stature or our culture. We are...
Is there anything more important than your hiring decisions? Not much, right? That by default means that your hiring process should be optimized to help deliver the best, most qualified, and reliable employees.
Bad hires happen all of the time. Even extraordinarily bad hires. We don’t always hear about them, because many times they occur in larger companies where they don’t make much of a dent. If you bring in several million in profit a year, a few thousand bucks in theft maybe isn’t worth worrying...
Kronos Incorporated has thought a lot about onboarding. They have also researched, polled numerous HR professionals, and interpreted the results. To say that their findings are surprising is likely an understatement. According to their study with Human Capital Institute, 60 percent of the...
Making sure that you are hiring the right candidates is more important now than ever. It’s difficult to calculate the costs of replacing an employee. Studies on the matter don’t much agree. However, it’s safe to say that replacing a bad hire can cost you at least 16% of that hire’s annual wage....
The responsibilities are endless, it seems. Interviewing candidates, managing training and onboarding, tending to employee concerns, conducting performance reviews and so forth. That’s just the routine functions. Let’s not forget that Human Resources is typically on the front line when things...
Most hiring managers can agree that running a criminal background check on prospective new hires is a good idea. However, there are a variety of different options available to businesses looking to verify their applicants. Without a thorough understanding of the process, it is difficult to...
Let's take a look at recent newsworthy articles that have affected the human resources landscape in the last several months.
How well do you truly know your trusted employees? True, they may be punctual, responsible, reliable, and otherwise exemplary employees. However, consider the secrets you keep from them. They may not be dark or dangerous secrets, but you also may hide your Beanie Babies collection from all but...
Drug screening and testing are standard practices for many employers, and with good reason. Employing substance abusers can cost your business, with hits to both your reputation and your bottom line. They are responsible for up to half of all workers compensation claims, are more than twice as...
