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PROBLEM EMPLOYEE: NOT EVERY EMPLOYEE SHOULD RECEIVE A TROPHY FOR PARTICIPATION

Is your employee a first string varsity player, or just showing up to ‘ride the pine’? As a manager of people within your organization, more than likely you conduct evaluations of each employee.  But do certain employees always end up at the bottom of your ranking sheet? A low-ranking employee is considered a problem employee. As a CEO, I believe in keeping score.  My son is …

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3 Tips for Quick and Accurate Results When Requesting Employment Verifications

When ordering a full employee background check with an accredited employment screening company (Consumer Reporting Agency), most often the search that is holding up the final report is the employment verification. Why is that?   Delays in these searches are caused by a number of different reasons. Here are three helpful tips for employers and job applicants to keep in mind when requesting employment verifications. If …

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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 …