Preventing Bad Hiring Decisions

The Harvard Business Review reported that up to 80 percent of employee turnover is the direct result of bad hiring. Bad hiring—the selection of an applicant who doesn’t possess the proper credentials or, too often, an applicant who’s past behavior and decisions don’t...

Best Practices for Background Checks in Health Care

When hiring in the health care industry, there are several challenges that must be tackled. First, you, obviously, need to find qualified candidates with the appropriate licenses and/or certifications. Then, you need to perform the appropriate health care background...

Best Practices for Workplace Drug Testing

According to a study published by the U.S Dept. of Justice, 8 percent of full-time employees and 10.2 percent of part-time employees are illicit drug users. Due to this staggering number, 84 percent of companies now require drug testing for employment...

EEOC Guidance on Background Checks

Given that EEOC background check guidelines are geared towards preventing discrimination based on race and national origin, employers must take care when exercising background checks to ensure that they are legal, and effective. According to EEOC guidance on criminal...

U.S. Gun Control: Guns in the Workplace

Amongst all of the debate surrounding Federal Gun Control in the U.S., it is crucial to recognize the risks posed to the workforce, and how those risks can be minimized and mitigated. While national consensus may be hard to derive, the issue of firearms in the...