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What are the pitfalls of conducting background investigations on job applicants?

10/12/2011
Q. We use an outside company to conduct criminal background checks on applicants. The company asked us if we were interested in having it conduct searches on applicants’ past civil claims. Is that something we should do?

Act fast on firing for misconduct, or risk being liable for unemployment compensation

10/12/2011
If you want to fire someone for misconduct, here’s a good reason not to drag your feet on it. If the delay is too long between the alleged misconduct and the termination, the employee may get unemployment compensation.

Military outreach team recruits veterans

10/11/2011
Lockheed Martin is filling 1,000 jobs a year with military veterans and has expanded its recruiting efforts. Dedicated recruiters invite vets to face-to-face interviews with hiring managers and to participate in monthly online chats about employment opportunities.

Sorting through résumés? Make criteria clear

10/07/2011
These days, you’re probably receiving tons of résumés for open positions. You obviously can’t interview all candidates. But don’t get careless about whom you pick to advance to the next screening level.

Ernst & Young beefs up campus recruiting

10/07/2011

Ernst & Young plans to hire 25% more new graduates this year than last, so the professional services firm has upped its game when it comes to internships. To reach the 5,000 students it hopes to recruit this year, the New York-based organization launched a Global Student Exchange Program to offer overseas assignments to select summer interns.

Feds expand E-Verify ‘Self-Check’ to 16 more states

10/06/2011

Until recently, the E-Verify Self-Check on­­line system was available in only five states. Now the Department of Homeland Security has made it available to people in 16 more states.

365-day virtual job fair aims to attract veterans

10/04/2011
Houston-based trash collection giant Waste Management drew 739 military personnel and spouses in two hours during a virtual career day this summer—and it’s not over.

Committee choosing employees for promotion? Insist on complete record of selection factors

10/04/2011
It’s hard picking which employees to promote and which ones to pass over, especially when a committee must make the decision. The HR professional overseeing the selection process should get proactive by insisting that the committee document the proc­­ess.

EEOC: Something fishy about Bass Pro’s hiring patterns

10/04/2011
An EEOC lawsuit claims the Bass Pro Shops outdoor sporting goods retailer has been discriminating against black and Hispanic job applicants since at least 2005. The alleged reason: Minority employees wouldn’t fit the stores’ “corporate profile.”

Make bosses justify hiring, promotion choices

10/04/2011
Insist that all those involved in the hiring process document why they chose the candidate they did. That way, if a hiring manager inadvertently used hiring criteria that may have had the appearance of being biased, you can use those alternative reasons to de­­fend against a discrimination lawsuit.