Tag: background
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What About Bob?
We live in a crazy world and these are wild times. Listen to the news. I may view things a bit differently than you, but at least twice a newscast, I think “they should have checked out their employees a bit more carefully.” Sure, nowadays, every company has their employees sign an authorization form for…
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It Felt Right until it Didn’t
When our Client engaged our services, he gave us some background on his son. Both he and his wife were very proud of their son’s choice of friends and extracurricular activities. Some might say he had a good head on his shoulders. After graduating from college, he enrolled in a trade school. Just a few…
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Pete and Repeat Hired the Wrong Employee
We have Clients who have shared their experiences in hiring employees for their company. The first line is “You wouldn’t believe what this employee did? We had no idea they were remotely engaged in that activity. They interviewed so well”. Although we hate to hear this, we are very familiar with a hiring practice that…
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Background Checks Provide Safety with Online Dating
When Kate started to occasionally flirt online with a man she didn’t know, she viewed it as harmless fun on boring weekends. After all, she had been widowed three years earlier. She didn’t yet feel ready to date. But for some reason, Kate did not feel the least bit threatened by the chance to act…