In Winston-Salem, NC this week, school officials announced that they will take a random sample of employees and run their names through a criminal background check. A new procedure for the Winston-Salem/Forsythe County Schools, the criminal checks will search for past convictions that may have been missed during prior employment screenings that were run. This ...
Monthly Archives: October 2009
Resume Lies – Three Resume Lies that Cost Companies Dearly
Resume falsification encompasses some of the most common lies that people tell. Sure, it’s easy to fib on salary, dates of employment, and titles held. However, what implications do those lies have once someone is hired? Also consider that many HR departments now use employment screening providers and run background searches and criminal records ...
Resume Lies – Employment Background Screening and Ethics: How Businesses Today Can Avoid Hiring Cheaters and Liars
There are big differences in degrees of ethical compromises. Though they all boil down to unethical behavior, it is also true that some actions can be more harmful than others. Take, for example, the person who lies about whether their friend looks good in their new dress versus slipping a “little extra” into their wallet ...
Resume Lies – More than Just Resume Lies: When Social Networking Profiles Blow Someone’s Cover
It’s no surprise that many employment applicants now have social networking profiles on sites like MySpace and Facebook. It’s one thing to stumble across a candidate’s resume and cover letter along with a professional head shot. It’s another thing altogether to find pictures of drunken party happenings and indiscretions. Unfortunately, for people who choose to ...
