Employers commonly conduct background checks on prospective employees in various areas that they may think relevant when deciding whether to hire an individual for a job. Yet, federal, state, and ...

Violations of data protection law in the context of application processes can result in heavy fines and liability for damages. For example, in 2022 the Spanish data protection authority imposed a fine ...

I've been a police psychologist for 30 years; counseling, teaching, giving workshops, and writing books, both fiction and non-fiction. My fictional alter-ego, Dr. Dot Meyerhoff, has done a lot more ...

The number of lawsuits over hiring practices – particularly background screening processes — has risen dramatically over the last decade, according to Tim Anderson, a shareholder in the Cleveland ...

So, what does all this mean for the HR leaders reading this? It means 2026 will be a year to re-evaluate your screening ...

You're an IT hiring professional at a medium to large-sized company. You have placed ads for a new hire on all the important sites, and the response has been fantastic. After weeks of interviewing, ...

Two important tools in pre-screening job candidates are the resume and the employment application. If you ask applicants to send in a resume, that will be the first tool you use to screen them. You ...

I've been a police psychologist for 30 years; counseling, teaching, giving workshops, and writing books, both fiction and non-fiction. My fictional alter-ego, Dr. Dot Meyerhoff, has done a lot more ...