How well do you REALLY know that job applicant? Is he really who he says he is? Or is he just another bad guy in a nice suit? MBI Worldwide will help you uncover the facts about your job applicant.
Another Company Gets Hit With FCRA Class Action Lawsuit
Many hiring managers and H.R. professionals have recently heard the repeated cries of legal publications over the ever increasing EEOC enforcement and FCRA Class Action Lawsuits against employers, or more importantly your office. Politically motivated EEOC, and litigation hungry attorneys, have found a new industry that have them foaming at the mouth, “Adverse Action and proper policy on Disclosure and Authorizations requirements …
Do Your Employees Build Cathedrals or Lay Stone?
Have you ever heard the story about a man that walks by a construction site and sees three workers, each pushing a wheelbarrow full of stone. Out of curiosity, he asks one of the workers what they are doing. “What does it look like I am doing?” the first construction worker says with a sneer. “I’m just laying stone.” Unsatisfied with that …
EEOC Enforcement Guidance
If you have attended any HR refresher course or seminar in the last year you have most likely heard about the EEOC’s Enforcement Guidance. This guidance was issued April 25, 2012 and has been the burning topic in both the HR and Consumer Reporting Agency (CRA) communities in the last year. The guidance was issued to help employers tailor a …
Do you have proof of your applicant’s degree?
The case of Steve Masiello, should serve as a reminder to everyone not to trust that a previous employer has done a thorough background check. Steve Masiello is a Division I college basketball coach. Masiello has been coaching Manhattan College’s basketball team since 2011, and he previously worked under Rick Pitino as an assistant coach at Louisville from 2005 to …
IL Ban the Box: A Break Down
Within the last week Illinois Governor Quinn signed the Job Opportunities for Qualified Applicants Act also known as Ban the Box. What does this Act do? First, it bans any questioning of criminal histories from the application process. Secondly, it allows you to only question the applicant when two steps are met. (a) The applicant is qualified for the position …
Hiring for Longevity—Instead of Just Hiring to Fill a Seat
You have found the perfect candidate to fill your vacant position. You’ve interviewed him, he fits in with your staff…nothing could go wrong right? Until…he surprisingly quits three months later. Turnover is expensive and finding good candidates is difficult, what could you have done to hire someone you know will be there for the long haul? As a manager, you …
What are all these fees about?!
In today’s economy, we see a lot of businesses trying to do more with less. Fewer staff and fewer resources are becoming all too common. Unfortunately, this is not limited to just the private business sector. We are seeing a lot of county and state governments being hit as well. Shorter work days and fewer staff seem to have become …
