| Could the brutal rape and murder of
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| | background checking?Gone are the days of
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| Imette St. Guillen, the 24-year old
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| | relying only on reference calls to screen
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| graduate student in New York City, have
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| | new hires. With increasing security
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| been prevented? Some people think so.
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| | concerns, corporate scandals, and
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| And I'm one of them.The prime suspect,
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| | workplace violence, pre-employment
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| Darryl Littlejohn, who was indicted for
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| | screening is not only on the rise-it's
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| the murder, has a long rap sheet,
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| | becoming standard operating policy. And
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| including multiple drug offenses and
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| | at all levels. For presidents and CEOs,
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| robberies and had served time in prison.
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| | to the people in your creative
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| And according to the terms of his parole,
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| | department, to warehouse workers and call
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| wasn't allowed to work-anywhere-after
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| | center representatives.Pre-employment
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| 9pm.The alleged killer met his victim in
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| | screening is often conducted by or
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| the bar where he worked as a bouncer. In
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| | outsourced to third party consumer
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| New York, as in other cities and states,
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| | reporting agencies, as defined by the
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| it's the law to do criminal background
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| | Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) of the
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| checks on people who work in certain
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| | Federal Trade Commission.You not only can
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| kinds of jobs and businesses: like
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| | get information on job applicants, but
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| bouncers, security guards, airport
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| | background checks on your current
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| workers-even Wall Street brokers. The
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| | employees, too. You're able to get:
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| bar owner admitted he didn't do the
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| | court-by-court searches of criminal
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| required background check prior to hiring
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| | records nationwide, with up to date
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| Littlejohn.So what does this grisly big
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| | criminal activity, motor vehicle reports,
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| city crime have to do with your business
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| | social security traces, employment credit
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| and workplace issues? Nothing.
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| | reports, workers' compensation filings,
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| Absolutely nothing. Unless a person like
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| | employment, education, and professional
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| this is working in your distribution
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| | license verifications, and reference
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| center.Separating the Pros From The
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| | interviews. Also provided are drug and
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| ConsIs employment screening currently
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| | alcohol testing, employment physicals and
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| part of your hiring process? Are
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| | Form I-9 services (Immigration Reform and
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| criminal background checks part of
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| | Control Act).What does it cost?In some
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| company policy? If not, they should be.
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| | cases, expect to pay a screening
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| Regardless of the size of your
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| | organization a one-time setup or
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| business.Over 82% of HR professionals
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| | administrative fee of $100 or more for
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| report that their companies do background
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| | your company, plus the costs of the
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| checks of new hires, up from 66% in 1996
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| | background searches you want done. The
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| according to The Society for Human
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| | fees are not that much and discounts are
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| Resource Management, Workplace Violence
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| | usually given for multiple screenings
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| Survey.Last year, a client experienced a
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| | done within a year.Setting up a screening
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| serious theft problem in his warehouse.
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| | program policyThe FCRA sets the standards
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| It took several months for the numbers to
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| | for screening for employment. It defines
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| reveal the extent of the theft.In
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| | a background check as a consumer report.
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| retrospect, the employee who stole from
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| | Before you can get a consumer report for
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| his employer would have flunked
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| | employment purposes, you must notify the
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| background checks in three areas. He was
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| | job candidate in writing and get written
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| on probation. He owed restitution for
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| | authorization. This can be included
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| the crime he had committed. His bill
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| | within your company's employment
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| paying history was bad news because of
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| | application form. If you're simply
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| how much he had to repay. A background
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| | conducting inquiries-rather than running
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| check of his criminal history and his
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| | reports-you should also get consent.Take
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| credit record may have caused our client
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| | the time necessary to educate yourself on
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| to make a different choice (they were
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| | the process. Many small business
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| giving him a chance). But, the extent of
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| | agencies such as SCORE or the Small
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| his problems was never revealed.It's all
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| | Business Administration (SBA) can provide
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| about reducing riskEmployment screening
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| | counsel. Visit your state and local
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| is your front line of defense. Your
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| | government's websites on FCRA and
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| first and best opportunity to eliminate
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| | Americans With Disabilities Act
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| candidates who are dangerous, dishonest
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| | (ADA).Become familiar with all necessary
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| or have a history of poor work
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| | disclosure, adverse action, and other
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| performance. Pre-employment screening is
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| | critical forms and letters you'll need to
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| a necessary hiring practice to avoid
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| | be FCRA and state-law compliant. A third
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| lawsuits and costly hiring
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| | party, as part of its service, generally
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| mistakes.Wouldn't it be nice to know that
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| | takes care of much of this work.Be safe.
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| the new person you're hiring is telling
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| | Be smart. Don't wait. Pre-employment
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| the truth? Absolutely. But don't count
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| | background screening should now be
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| on it. It's estimated that up to 40% of
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| | standard practice of operating your
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| resumes can contain false or tweaked
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| | business.Les Gore is founder and managing
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| information. It's up to you and your
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| | partner of Executive Search
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| company to make sure you're getting in an
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| | International, a Boston-based, nationally
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| employee everything that what was
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| | recognized search firm and a 23-year
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| represented and promised. You're not
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| | vetern of the "recruiting wars.
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| only responsible, you're liable.What is
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