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Social Media Screening: What Recruiters Need to Know

The Staffing Stream

However, this type of DIY “social media screening” is fraught with compliance red flags that could land recruiters in hot water if not carefully managed. Of course, one answer may be to outsource social media screening to a third party expert as part of a wider background check program.

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How to Recruit Gen Z: Understanding Their Values and Aspirations

4 Corner Resources Staffing Blog

It’s called Generation Alpha, and it’s loosely defined as beginning around 2010). Digital natives While most Millennials can remember sitting and waiting for dial-up internet to take them to their Netscape Navigator home screen, Gen Z-ers have grown up with tablets and smartphones in hand.

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Why Companies Need To Take A Second Look At Hiring Military Veterans

SmartRecruiters

I spoke recently about this very topic with Cynthia Pasky , the founder and chief executive of Strategic Staffing Solutions , the Detroit-based IT and business services company, which has a strong record of hiring military veterans, including a dedicated website to support them. They visit military bases to find potential job candidates.

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Top Background Screening Trends in 2020

Recruiting Daily Advisor

In 2020, employment background checks are trending toward increasing complexity, added controversy about screening social media behavior, and the need to ensure corporate compliance with important new laws that vary by state and sometimes even by city. Social Media Background Screening. There’s a major catch to social screening.

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Siri, Can You Help Me With All Of This Shadow Work?

Staffing Talk

Purchased by Apple in 2010 and now just available, Siri is a voice recognition software that has both input and output (that is, you can talk to it, and it can talk back). And for staffing owners, operators, and recruiters, Siri can definitely free up time by helping with contacts, meetings and scheduling.

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Staffing News Of The Day, December 27, 2011

Staffing Talk

Integrity Staffing Solutions awarding 13 brand new cars to dedicated associates across the U.S. Employment screening lawsuits increase as attorneys and consumers become familiar with FCRA laws regulating background checks. Employment Screening Resources]. ” [White House]. could learn a lot” from Switzerland. Swiss Info].

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Staffing Firm’s Sleek Expansion Leads to Increased Employee Engagement

Staffing Talk

Unless you work at Google or Pixar, your office probably isn’t lined with music speakers and flat-screen TVs. Dawson is a homegrown, mostly clerical, professional, and call center staffing firm that started back in 1946 as a service to help WWII soldiers find work. They now work with about 60 staffing locations in the U.S.,