A spoof of online universities by NBC’s Saturday Night Live pokes fun at a very serious problem facing employers and recruiters using educational verification during background checks in today’s tough job market – so-called “diploma mills” where, for the right price,&... [More]
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Education Background Checks
For employers who think education verifications done as part of pre-employment background checks are unnecessary, here is a “tail” of a dog earning an online MBA from a “diploma mill.” According to a news release from GetEducated.com – a consumer advocacy gr... [More]
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Background Screening | Careers | Education Background Checks
The tragic, stunning murder of a young woman attending a prestigious Ivy League University who was about to be married – her body was discovered on what was to be her wedding day – has shed a bright light on the troubling issue of workplace violence in America. According to ... [More]
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Background Screening | Education Background Checks | Employee Benefits | Workplace Violence
With millions of students heading back to school around the country this week, millions of parents are focused on buying school supplies and learning new classrooms and schedules. Something else parents should think about are background checks for all of the workers at schools, from the prin... [More]
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Background Screening | Education Background Checks
An article on PalmBeachPost.com serves as a reminder that pre-employment background checks are only as effective as the people who oversee the background check process, and that random background checks on employees may reveal surprising results. According to the article, Curtis McRae, ... [More]
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