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Outsourcing Your Employment Verifications – What You Need To Know

By: Shelley Phelps

Do employment verifications and background checks consume a significant amount of your HR department’s time? Outsourcing these functions is a great way to increase the efficiency of HR personnel through the elimination of these time-consuming tasks. But it’s not as easy as just calling up an employment verification company and passing the baton – there’s still a lot you need to know.

The following is a collection of employment verification practices along with additional information that details the steps involved in processing background screenings.

Steps for a Successful Employment Verification

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How To Find College Scholarships

Cary Bergeron

A full tuition college scholarship is the dream of most high school seniors or recent graduates. A full ride gives the student the ability to pursue a college degree without worry or concern about how to pay for it. They are hard to find and typically have stringent requirements, but if you are lucky enough to qualify, pursue a full ride very hard.

A full ride scholarship is typically offered by the school, or at least controlled by the school. They cover full tuition and fees, but may not cover room and board. Most have some academic requirement, so the applicant will need to maintain a good GPA in order to keep the scholarship.

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Introduction to International Background Screening of Job Candidates

By: Lester S Rosen

Employers have long recognized that conducting due diligence on new hires is a mission critical task. Firms cannot afford to be sidetracked by employee problems such as workplace violence, theft, false resumes, embezzlement, harassment or trumped-up injury claims. Employers can be the subject of lawsuits for negligent hiring if they hire someone that they should have known, through the exercise of due diligence, was dangerous, unfit or unqualified. (more…)

4 Methods Help You Hire The Best Sales Reps

By: Michael Mercer, Ph.D.

Pre-employment tests plus other applicant evaluation methods help you select salesperson job applicants who will turn into highly productive, super-profitable sales reps. These applicant evaluation methods include pre-employment tests, intriguing bio-data, vague job interview questions, plus colorful role-plays.

Hiring fantastic sales reps is crucial. As Henry Ford wisely observed, “Until someone sells something, no one else has a job.” A company with monstrously effective sales reps can grow and prosper. However, a company with wonderful products but lousy sales reps will wither away. (more…)