Think your skeletons will stay firmly lodged in your closet? Think again. According to the Society for Human resource Management, 80 percent of employers conducted criminal background checks on applicants. In addition, 79 percent looked in to the previous work history of potential employees and 35 percent did credit checks. With those statistics, there’s a good chance a hiring manager will find exactly what you hope to hide. Since over 18,500 arrests for embezzlement in the U.S. in 2002, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, employers have learned that background checks are a necessity, especially for positions that could easily be abused.
Archive for April, 2008
Honesty, Best Policy with Background Checks
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008Healthcare Industry Keeps Going Strong
Thursday, April 17th, 2008The reality of a national recession has many concerned about their careers. In times of economic strife many suffer the loss of work and wages. The current state of the housing market is taking its toll on employment. Many job postings in construction, manufacturing, and financial services have been lost.
The longer the real estate crisis, paired with high gas prices, continues the further it’s negative effects on employment will stretch. Even many of those who do not end up losing their jobs will notice that the pay in their industry may soon become less competitive than it was prior to such events.