Background Screening
On March 13, 2013, I did my 6th interview on the Recruiting Animal’s Blog Talk Radio show. I’ve been appearing on his show since way back in 2008. This time around we talked about whether or not LinkedIn intentionally or unintentionally discriminates against minorities (i.e., legally protected classes). Animal has read some articles claiming that [...]
On 9/12/12, I made my 5th appearance on the Recruiting Animal's Blog Talk Radio show. This was a pretty intense & wide-ranging interview discussing the falsification of credentials when interviewing for a job (e.g., Elizabeth Warren's Native-American ancestry claim), hiring on the basis of political affiliations & beliefs, the omnipresent social media issues in HR, [...]
On April 25, 2012, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC—they regulate workplace issues like discrimination) issued new rules concerning businesses use of criminal background screening. The EEOC’s motivation behind these new rules is their concern that minorities are being unintentionally discriminated against in the workplace due to the higher number of minority arrests & convictions [...]
On 3/27/12, I was interviewed by First Business' Angie Miles for their nationally syndicated morning broadcast. The subject of discussion is the recent issue of employers asking employees and job candidates for Facebook & other social media passwords & obtaining access to private information on social media. This has also been a recent topic of [...]
Here's the handout for my llinois WorkNet of Northern Cook County, Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity & Crain’s Chicago Small Business Week presentation on social media & HR & legal issues. A PDF version is available here.
